1. Consider a project with the following cash flows:
After-Tax After-Tax
Accounting Cash Flow
Year Profits from Operations
1 $799 $750
2 $150 $1,000
3 $200 $1,200
Initial outlay = $1,500
Compute the profitability index if the company's discount rate is 10%.
2. We-Know-Widgets, Inc. is analyzing a project that requires an initial investment of $10,000, followed by cash inflows of $1,000 in Year 1, $4,000 in Year 2, and $15,000 in Year 3. The cost of capital is 10%. What is the profitability index of the project?
3. A project has an initial outlay of $4,000. It has a single payoff at the end of Year 4 of $6,996.46. What is the IRR for the project (round to the nearest percent)?
4. Given the following annual net cash flows, determine the IRR to the nearest whole percent of a project with an initial outlay of $1,520.
Year Net Cash Flow
1 $1,000
2 $1,500
3 $500