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The ABC Corp. is evaluating a proposal for a new project. Itwill cost RM55,000 to get the undertaking started. The project willthen generate cash inflows of RM21,000 in its first year andRM17,000 per year in the next five years after which it will end.ABC uses an interest rate of 9% compounded annually for suchevaluations. Calculate the “Net Present Value” (NPV) of the projectby treating the initial cost as a cash outflow (a negative) in thepresent, and adding the present value of the subsequent cashinflows as positives

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Calculation of net present value of project using interest rate of 9% compounded annually
Year	Cash flow	Discount Factor @ 9%	Present Value
0	-RM55,000.00	1.000	-RM55,000.00
1	RM21,000.00	0.917	RM19,266.06
2	RM17,000.00	0.842	RM14,308.56
3	RM17,000.00	0.772	RM13,127.12
4	RM17,000.00	0.708	RM12,043.23
5	RM17,000.00	0.650	RM11,048.83
6	RM17,000.00	0.596	RM10,136.54
Net Present Value			RM24,930.34

The “Net Present Value” (NPV) of the project =				RM24,930.34

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The ABC Corp. is evaluating a proposal for a new project. Itwill cost RM55,000 to get the undertaking started. The project willthen generate cash inflows of RM21,000 in its first year andRM17,000 per year in the next five years after which it will end.ABC uses an interest rate of 9% compounded annually for suchevaluations. Calculate the “Net Present Value” (NPV) of the projectby treating the initial cost as a cash outflow (a negative) in thepresent, and adding the present value of the subsequent cashinflows as positives