Calculate Net Present Value Using NPV



Following are cash flow for P1 and P2

Year 1 2 3 4 5
Project 1 (P1) 4000 4600 5800 7200 3500
Project (P2) 4000 4800 3600 5400 3500


Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
0.925 0.892 0.749 0.671 0.602

Present value Rs.1/- @10% (discounted factor) using present value table

Solution

The solution is stated below −

For Project 1 (P1) −

Initial investment = Rs. 35000/-

 

Year Discounted factor Returns Net present value
1 0.925 4000 3700
2 0.892 4600 4103.2
3 0.749 5800 4344.2
4 0.671 7200 4831.2
5 0.602 3500 2107


25100 19085.6

 

Present value = Rs.19085.6/- 

Return on investment = (25100-19085.6)/35000 => 0.17184 => 17.184% 

For Project 2 (P2) − 

 Initial investment = Rs. 23000/-


 

Year Discounted factor Returns Net present value
1 0.925 4000 3700
2 0.892 4800 4281.6
3 0.749 3600 2696.4
4 0.671 5400 3623.4
5 0.602 3500 2107


21300 16408.4
 

Present value = Rs.19085.6/- 

Return on investment = (21300-16408.4)/23000 => 0.21268 => 21.268% 

Hence, from the above calculations: 

Return on investments for P2 is more than P1 

So, project P2 is selected.

Updated on: 2020-09-25T16:36:43+05:30

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