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Capital budgeting










                   Example 2




                   X plc has the following estimated net cash flows for a new project.

                   X’s cost of capital is 10% per annum (round answers to the nearest $000).

                                                 Year 0       Year 1       Year 2       Year 3
                                                   $000        $000         $000         $000

                   Capital expenditure                500
                   Disposal proceeds                                                          50

                   Revenue                                        400            500        300
                   Operating costs                                100            150        110

                   Discount factors                 1.000        0.909         0.826      0.751

                   Calculate the net present value for the project.

                                                 Year 0      Year 1        Year 2       Year 3
                                                  $000        $000          $000         $000

                   Capital                          –500                                      50
                   expenditure/disposal
                   Revenue                                        400           500         300

                   Operating costs                               –100          –150        –110
                   Net cash flows                   –500          300           350         240

                   PV factors                      1.000        0.909         0.826       0.751
                   Discounted cash flows            –500          273           289         180

                   Net present value                 242



















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