... is used instead of the initial investment.) 3.3 The Net Present Value Method (NPV) The net present value (NPV) method of investment appraisal uses discounted cash follows to evaluate capital investment projects. The calculation of NPV can be represented algebraically as follows: Where: I0 is the initial investment C1, ... Most spreadsheets and some calculations using the same method.) 3.5 A Comparison of The NPV and IRR Methods There is no conflict between these two discounted cash-flow methods when a single investment project with conventional cash flows is being evaluated. In the foll...

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... own. He must make further decisions and instruct strategy each step of the way. According to Bealey and Myers (2001), when you use discounted cash flow to value a project, you implicitly imply that your firm will hold the project passively. In order words, you are ignoring the ... look at more traditional methods which have been used in capital budgeting decisions. Traditional methods Traditional risk analysis methods usually develop models based on the discounted cash flow (DCF) method for capital investment decisions. They include payback, simple interest rate, discount or net present...

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... =0. In this situation, it will be difficult to choose a suitable project if the cost of capital is between two IRR. This conflict never happens when using NPV technique because each discounted rate has only one positive or negative NPV (Colin Durry, 2001). The IRR method requires a cost of capital to compare to select a project. Therefore, this may be a big problem when ... business entity does not choose the cost of finance. NPV on the other hand does not need a rate of return to compare. It can be used to calculate at many discounted rate and then only comparing between positive NPV an...

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... is to accept a project if its payback period is substantially less than its economic life (or its payback period is less than the alternatives). The discounted payback method finds the number of years required for the discounted cash inflows to cover the cost of the project. Based on the payback rule, an investment is acceptable if its calculated payback period is less ... ...

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... tax consequence of plant's depreciation and scrap value (nil) and also enhances the laminate benefits. Terminal Value & NPV For 10 years, Terminal value (Exhibit D) of the non-laminated plant has a discounted value of $0.83 million (obtained through the recovery from working capital and PP&E at the end. $9.2 million of "present value of free cash flows from unlaminated plant" is ... ...

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