Nowadays Manufacturing is considering an investment proposal with the following information:
Cost $450,000
Useful life 6 years (straight-line depreciation)
Annual Cash inflows $100,000 (estimated per year for 8 years)
Residual value $ 20,000
Required rate of return 10%
Answer the following questions concerning this proposal. Show your work.
a. What is the payback period of this project?
b. What is the NPV of this project?
c. Is the IRR greater or less than 10%? Explain your answer
d. Should the project be accepted based on your NPV analysis? Why or why not?