Chapter 8 Finance Exam Questions and
Answers (FIN701)
Consider the following cash flows:
Year Cash Flow
0 −$5,900
1 2,000
2 2,700
3 1,500
4 900
Required:
What is the payback period for the above set of cash flows? - Answer-To calculate the
payback period, we need to find the time that the project has recovered its initial
investment. After two years, the project has created:
$2,000 + 2,700 = $4,700
in cash flows. The project still needs to create another:
$5,900 - 4,700 = $1,200
in cash flows. During the third year, the cash flows from the project will be $1,500. So,
the payback period will be 2 years, plus what we still need to make divided by what we
will make during the third year. The payback period is:
Payback = 2 + ($1,200 / $1,500)
Payback = 2.80 years
You're trying to determine whether or not to expand your business by building a new
manufacturing plant. The plant has an installation cost of $14 million, which will be
depreciated straight-line to zero over its four-year life.
Required:
If the plant has projected net income of $1,253,000, $1,935,000, $1,738,000, and
$1,310,000 over these four years, what is the project's average accounting return
(AAR)? - Answer-Our definition of AAR is the average net income divided by the
average book value. The average net income for this project is:
Average net income = ($1,253,000 + 1,935,000 + 1,738,000 + 1,310,000) / 4
Average net income = $1,559,000
And the average book value is:
, Average book value = ($14,000,000 + 0) / 2
Average book value = $7,000,000
So, the AAR for this project is:
AAR = Average net income / Average book value
AAR = $1,559,000 / $7,000,000
AAR = .2227, or 22.27%
A firm evaluates all of its projects by applying the IRR rule.
Year Cash Flow
0 -$ 153,000
1 78,000
2 67,000
3 49,000
Requirement 1:
What is the project's IRR? - Answer-Since the cash flows are conventional and the IRR
is greater than the required return, we would accept the project.
Calculator Solution:
CFo
-$153,000
C01
$78,000
F01
1
C02
$67,000
F02
1
C03
$49,000
F03
1
IRR CPT
14.02%
For the given cash flows, suppose the firm uses the NPV decision rule.
Year Cash Flow
0 -$ 153,000
1 78,000