A Project Costs $200,000, Produces Annual Cash Inflows of $20,000

question 69

Essay

A project costs $200,000, produces annual cash inflows of $20,000, and has a discount rate of 8%. Explain how you can quickly determine the difference in the NPV of the project if the cash inflows last only 30 years rather than 40 years. Show the calculations needed to determine the amount of the NPV difference.

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Definitions:

FOB Shipping Point

A term of sale indicating that the buyer is responsible for the goods and the shipping cost as soon as the goods leave the seller's premises.

FOB Destination

A term used in shipping indicating that goods are considered delivered and the seller is responsible for them until they reach the buyer’s location.

Perpetual Inventory System

An inventory management system where updates are made continuously to record sales and purchases in real-time.

Inventory Sold

Inventory sold refers to the goods or merchandise a company sells to its customers during a specific period, which were previously part of the company's inventory.