NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV)

1. The capital budgeting process is comprehensive and is based on certain assumptions, or models and benchmarks that a company follows.This process often begins with a project analysis. Generally, the first step in project analysis before using any evaluation method is to estimate the ________.

a. Revenues from all project

b. Companys net income

c. Projects expected cashflow

2. Suppose Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc, is evaluation a proposed capital budgeting project (project alpha) that will require an initial investment of $500,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows:

Year	Cash Flow
Year 1	$325,000
Year 2	$425,000
Year 3	$450,000
Year 4	$400,000

Blue Hamster Manufacturing Incs weighted average cost of the capital is 10%, and project alpha has the same risk as the firms average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Alphas net present value (NPV)?

a. $871,690

b. $1,157,991

c. $1,182,991

d. $757,991

3. Blue Hamster Manufacturing Incs decision to accept or reject project Alpha is independent of its decisions on other projects. If the firms follows the NPV method, it should ______ project alpha

a. Accept

b. Reject

4. Which of the following statements best explains what it mean when a project has an NPV of $0?

a. When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a profit of $0. A firm should reject any project with an NPV of $0, because the project is not profitable.

b. When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a rate of return less than the projects weighted average cost of capital. Its Ok to accept the project, as long as the projects profit is positive.

c. When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a rate of return equal to the projects weighted average cost of capital. Its Ok to accept the project with an NPV of $0, because the project is earning the required minimum rate of return.