In a project in which you are the Project Manager, the team is considering to purchase one machine. Based on the forecast data, there are three potential machines that could be engaged in the project. The company is willing to invest RM 15,000 for each machine. The machines differ in performance such that the projected incomes are different for each machine as tabulated in Table Q3a over 4 years-period. Year 0 1 Table Q3a. 4 years cash flow figures for Machines A, B and C. Machine A Machine B Machine C (RMI 15,000) (RMI 15,000) (RMI 15,000) RM20,000 RM60,000 RM40,000 RM30,000 RM40.000 RM60,000 RM40,000 RM30,000 RM30,000 RM40,000 RM20,000 RM35,000 2 3 Based on the payback period estimate, what would be the obvious machine selection for the project? State two (2) disadvantages of using the payback period as a capital budgeting technique ? (7 marks) (b) Calculate the Net Present Value (NPV) for each machine after 4 years assuming a discount (inflation) rate of 12% for each year of the project. Based on NPV technique, which machine would be the preferred choice and why? Table Q3b provides a list of discount factors for a range of discount (inflation) rates. State two (2) advantages of the NPV financial method (12 marks) Table Q3b. Discount factors over 4 years for various inflation/discount rates Years 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 1 0.9091 0.9009 0.8929 0.885 0.8772 0.8696 0.8621 0.8547 0.8475 08403 0.8333 2 0.8264 0.8116 0.79720.7831 0.7695 0.7561 0.7432 0.7305 0.7182 0.7062 0.6944 0.7513 0.7312 0.7118 0.693 0.675 0.6575 0.6407 0.6244 0.6086 0.5934 0.5787 0.683 0.6587 0.6355 0.6133 0.5921 0.5718 0.55230.5337 0.5158 0.4987 0.4832 3 (c) Based on your choice of Machine in (b), estimate the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) for that Machine over the 4-years period using Table Q2b. (7 marks)