Assignment 3: Individual Final Project
The Allied Group is considering two investments. The first investment involves a packaging machine, which can be used to package garments for shipping orders to customers. The second possible investment would be a molding machine that would be used to mold the mannequin parts.
The first possible investment is the packaging machine, which will cost $14,000. The second investment, the molding machine, would cost $12,000. The expected cash flows for the two projects are given below and the cost of capital to the firm is 15%. Both machines will be unusable after five years and have no salvage value.
The net cash flows for the two possible projects are given in the following table:
Year Packaging Machine Molding Machine
0 ($14000) ($12,000)
1 4100 3200
2 3300 2800
3 2900 2800
4 2200 2200
5 1200 2200
Questions: Address all of the following questions in a brief but thorough manner.
- What is each project’s payback period? Provide a detailed explanation of how you calculated the payback period for each.
- What is the NPV for each project? Provide a detailed explanation of how you calculated the payback period for each.
- What is the IRR for each project? Provide a detailed explanation of how you calculated the payback period for each.
- If both of the projects can be selected, then should both be selected? Why or why not? Explain why or why not.
- If the two projects are mutually exclusive, which project, if any, should be selected? Explain why.
Name your report: SU_MBA5009_W5_A3_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit your four- to five-page paper in APA style to the W5 Assignment 3 Dropbox by Wednesday, February 1, 2017.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria |
Maximum Points |
Calculated each project’s payback period and came to the correct conclusions. |
50 |
Calculated the NPV for each project and came to the correct conclusions. |
50 |
Calculated the IRR for each project and came to the correct conclusions. |
50 |
Identified which projects, if any, should be selected if the two projects were independent of each other and explained why. |
30 |
Identified which project, if any, should be selected if the two projects were mutually exclusive and explained why. |
30 |
Work was clearly written, with logical flow, with minimal errors (including APA format) and utilized appropriate citation/reference of sources. |
40 |
Total: |
250 |
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