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Gardial Fisheries is considering two mutually exclusive investments. The projects' expected net cash flows are as follows:
Expected Net Cash Flows
Time Project A Project B
0 ($375) ($575)
1 ($300) $190
2 ($200) $190
3 ($100) $190
4 $600 $190
5 $600 $190
6 $926 $190
7 ($200) $0

f. What is the regular payback period for these two projects?
Project A
Time period 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cash flow (375) (300) (200) (100) 600 $600 $926 ($200)
Cumulative cash flow -$375 -$675 -$875 -$975 -$375 $225 $1,151 $951
Intermediate calculation for payback
Payback using intermediate calculations 4.625
Project B
Time period 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cash flow -$575 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $0
Cumulative cash flow -$575 -$385 -$195 -$5 $185 $375 $565 $565
Intermediate calculation for payback
Payback using intermediate calculations 3.026
g. At a cost of capital of 12%, what is the discounted payback period for these two projects?
WACC = 12%
Project A
Time period 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cash flow -$375 -$300 -$200 -$100 $600 $600 $926 -$200
Disc. cash flow -$375 -$268 -$159 -$71 $381 $340 $469 -$90
Disc. cum. cash flow -$375 -$643 -$802 -$873 -$492 -$152 $317 $227
Intermediate calculation for payback
Payback using intermediate calculations 5.400
Project B
Time period 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cash flow -$575 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $0
Disc. cash flow -$575 $170 $151 $135 $121 $108 $96 $0
Disc. cum. cash flow -$575 -$405 -$254 -$119 $2 $110 $206 $206
Intermediate calculation for payback
Payback using intermediate calculation
Discounted Payback using PERCENTRANK Ok because cash flows follow normal pattern.

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