A Company Is Considering an Iron Ore Extraction Project That

question 18

Multiple Choice

A company is considering an iron ore extraction project that requires an initial investment of $512,000 and will yield annual cash inflows of $156,000 for four years.The company's discount rate is 9%.What is the NPV of the project? Present value of an ordinary annuity of $1:
$\begin{array}{|c|r|r|r|}\hline &{8 \%} &{9 \%} &{10 \%} \\\hline 1 & 0.926 & 0.917 & 0.909 \\\hline 2 & 1.783 & 1.759 & 1.736 \\\hline 3 & 2.577 & 2.531 & 2.487 \\\hline 4 & 3.312 & 3.24 & 3.17 \\\hline 5 & 3.993 & 3.89 & 3.791 \\\hline 6 & 4.623 & 4.486 & 4.359 \\\hline 7 & 5.206 & 5.033 & 4.869 \\\hline 8 & 5.747 & 5.535 & 5.339 \\\hline 9 & 6.247 & 5.995 & 5.759 \\\hline 10 & 6.71 & 6.418 & 6.145 \\\hline\end{array}$

• A)$6560
• B)$(102,400)
• C)$102,400
• D)$(6560)

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