NPV & IRR worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
years012345−25 0006 5006 5006 5006 5006 500

A project costs €25 000 today and returns €6 500 at the end of each year for 5 years. The required rate of return is 7.000000000000001%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 7.000000000000001%CF0 = −25 000CF1 = 6 500CF2 = 6 500CF3 = 6 500CF4 = 6 500CF5 = 6 500
NPV = €
2.Easy
years0123−50 00028 00028 00028 000

A project costs €50 000 today and returns €28 000 at the end of each year for 3 years. The required rate of return is 6%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 6%CF0 = −50 000CF1 = 28 000CF2 = 28 000CF3 = 28 000
NPV = €
3.Medium
years0123−30 00010 0007 0006 000

An investment of €30 000 gives these cash flows at the end of years 1 to 3: €10 000, €7 000, €6 000. The cost of capital is 7.000000000000001%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 7.000000000000001%CF0 = −30 000CF1 = 10 000CF2 = 7 000CF3 = 6 000
NPV = €
4.Medium
years0123…9−200 0008 000+3%+3%…r = 8%, NPV = ?

A project costs €200 000 today. It generates €8 000 at the end of the first year, and the cash flow then grows by 3% per year forever. The cost of capital is 8%. Find the net present value NPV.

C0 = €200 000CF1 = €8 000g = 3%r = 8%
NPV = €
5.Hard
years012−40 00017 50027 500

A project costs €40 000 and returns €17 500, €27 500 at the end of years 1 to 2. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

CF0 = −40 000CF1 = 17 500CF2 = 27 500
IRR = %
6.Hard
years0123−40 00015 50019 00021 500

A project costs €40 000 and returns €15 500, €19 000, €21 500 at the end of years 1 to 3. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

CF0 = −40 000CF1 = 15 500CF2 = 19 000CF3 = 21 500
IRR = %

Answer key

  1. 1. NPV = 1651 €
  2. 2. NPV = 24844 €
  3. 3. NPV = −9642 €
  4. 4. NPV = −40000 €
  5. 5. IRR = 7.628 %
  6. 6. IRR = 17.8 %

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