TIME VALUE OF MONEY Time value of money refers to an individual preference of a given amount of cash now rather than the same amount at some future time. The reasons why an individual would prefer cash now: i) Subjective preference for present consumption – one may prefer present consumption over future consumption of goods and services because of the urgency of present wants or the risk of not being in a position to enjoy future consumption. ii) Availability of investment opportunities –
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Capital investment decisions are those decisions that involve current outlays in return for a stream of benefits in future years. It is true to say that all the firm ’s expenditures are made in expectation of realizing future benefits. Investment decisions are extremely important because they have a major long term effect on a firm ’s operations. For example‚ when BMW decided to build some of its cars in Greece‚ South Carolina‚ it made an investment in additional productive capacity that will affect
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importance of capital budgeting cannot be exaggerated. Some of the reasons for this importance are mentioned below: • Capital budgeting involves a greater amount of risk on account of unforeseen situations. Capital is generally invested with the expectation of future benefits which are likely to accrue over a long period of time. Therefore‚ a right decision has to be taken to ensure a favorable impact on the profitability and competitive position of the firm. • Capital budgeting decisions are
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Outcome:- On completion of this unit‚ a student shall be able to: Explain the role of capital budgeting techniques in the capital budgeting process. Calculate‚ interpret and evaluate payback period‚ net present value‚ profitability index and internal rate of return. 9-1 What are the most commonly used capital budgeting procedures? Why is capital-budgeting decision so important? Why are capital-budgeting errors so costly? 9-2 The treasurer of Anthony Press. has projected the cash flows of
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Capital Budgeting Scenario Proposal A: New Factory A company wants to build a new factory for increased capacity. Using the net present value (NPV) method of capital budgeting‚ determine the proposal’s appropriateness and economic viability with the following information: • Building a new factory will increase capacity by 30%. • The current capacity is $10 million of sales with a 5% profit margin. • The factory costs $10 million to build. • The new capacity will meet the company’s needs for
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Question 1: 2D1-LS02 Which of the following items is not an example of a capital expenditure? A ventilation system upgrade for EPA compliance. Project bonuses paid to employees. Purchase of a new assembly machine that will cut labor and maintenance costs. Purchase of a new computer server for the research and development group. Long-term capital budget expenditures are often grouped in one of the following categories: new machines and equipment intended for expansion‚ replacement of existing
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CHAPTER 12 RISK TOPICS AND REAL OPTIONS IN CAPITAL BUDGETING FOCUS Traditional capital budgeting techniques compute point estimates of NPV and IRR with no measure of variability. Hence they don’t give managers the information necessary to include a tradeoff between risk and expected return in their decisions. This chapter is concerned with modern approaches to incorporating risk into capital budgeting. The techniques considered include probabilistic cash flows‚ risk adjusted discount rates
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CAPITAL BUDGETING PROBLEM BMW Bike is considering building a new plant. Juan Optimist‚ the company’s marketing manager‚ is an enthusiastic supporter of the new plant. Mila Pessimist‚ the company’s chief financial officer‚ is not so sure that the plant is a good idea. Currently the company purchases its skateboards from foreign manufacturers. The following figures were estimated regarding the construction of a new plant. Cost of plant 4‚000‚000 Annual cash inflows 4‚000‚000 Annual cash
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Corporate Finance: The Core (Berk/DeMarzo) Chapter 7 - Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting 1) Which of the following statements is false? A) Because value is lost when a resource is used by another project‚ we should include the opportunity cost as an incremental cost of the project. B) Sunk costs are incremental with respect to the current decision regarding the project and should be included in its analysis. C) Overhead expenses are associated with activities that are not directly attributable to a single business
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LECTURE 9 CAPITAL BUDGETING CLASS QUESTION (The information below is for question 1 & 2) Toya Motors needs a new machine for production of its 2005 models. The financial vice president has appointed you to do the capital budgeting analysis. You have identified two different machines that are capable of performing the job. You have completed the cash flow analysis‚ and the expected net cash flows are as follows: Expected Net Cash Flow Year Machine B Machine O 0 ($5‚000) ($5‚000) 1 2‚085
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