NPV & IRR worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A project costs €100 000 today and returns €30 000 at the end of each year for 5 years. The required rate of return is 15%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 15%CF0 = −100 000CF1 = 30 000CF2 = 30 000CF3 = 30 000CF4 = 30 000CF5 = 30 000
NPV = €
2.Easy
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A project costs €50 000 today and returns €24 500 at the end of each year for 3 years. The required rate of return is 8%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 8%CF0 = −50 000CF1 = 24 500CF2 = 24 500CF3 = 24 500
NPV = €
3.Medium
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An investment of €75 000 gives these cash flows at the end of years 1 to 4: €23 000, €21 000, €19 000, €21 000. The cost of capital is 6%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 6%CF0 = −75 000CF1 = 23 000CF2 = 21 000CF3 = 19 000CF4 = 21 000
NPV = €
4.Medium
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An investment of €20 000 gives these cash flows at the end of years 1 to 4: €8 000, €7 000, €6 000, €5 000. The cost of capital is 15%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 15%CF0 = −20 000CF1 = 8 000CF2 = 7 000CF3 = 6 000CF4 = 5 000
NPV = €
5.Hard
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A project costs €20 000 and returns €12 000, €13 000 at the end of years 1 to 2. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

CF0 = −20 000CF1 = 12 000CF2 = 13 000
IRR = %
6.Hard
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A project costs €25 000 and returns €18 500, €14 500, €13 000 at the end of years 1 to 3. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

CF0 = −25 000CF1 = 18 500CF2 = 14 500CF3 = 13 000
IRR = %

Answer key

  1. 1. NPV = 564.7 €
  2. 2. NPV = 13139 €
  3. 3. NPV = −2025 €
  4. 4. NPV = −946.6 €
  5. 5. IRR = 16.02 %
  6. 6. IRR = 41.17 %

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