NPV & IRR worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A project costs €80 000 today and returns €30 500 at the end of each year for 4 years. The required rate of return is 10%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 10%CF0 = −80 000CF1 = 30 500CF2 = 30 500CF3 = 30 500CF4 = 30 500
NPV = €
2.Easy
years0123−25 00012 50012 50012 500

A project costs €25 000 today and returns €12 500 at the end of each year for 3 years. The required rate of return is 9%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 9%CF0 = −25 000CF1 = 12 500CF2 = 12 500CF3 = 12 500
NPV = €
3.Medium
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An investment of €20 000 gives these cash flows at the end of years 1 to 4: €6 000, €6 000, €4 000, €5 000. The cost of capital is 10%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 10%CF0 = −20 000CF1 = 6 000CF2 = 6 000CF3 = 4 000CF4 = 5 000
NPV = €
4.Medium
years0123−30 00014 00012 00012 000

An investment of €30 000 gives these cash flows at the end of years 1 to 3: €14 000, €12 000, €12 000. The cost of capital is 9%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 9%CF0 = −30 000CF1 = 14 000CF2 = 12 000CF3 = 12 000
NPV = €
5.Hard
years012−40 00023 50023 500

A project costs €40 000 and returns €23 500, €23 500 at the end of years 1 to 2. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

CF0 = −40 000CF1 = 23 500CF2 = 23 500
IRR = %
6.Hard
years0123−10 0005 0005 5004 500

A project costs €10 000 and returns €5 000, €5 500, €4 500 at the end of years 1 to 3. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

CF0 = −10 000CF1 = 5 000CF2 = 5 500CF3 = 4 500
IRR = %

Answer key

  1. 1. NPV = 16681 €
  2. 2. NPV = 6641 €
  3. 3. NPV = −3166 €
  4. 4. NPV = 2210 €
  5. 5. IRR = 11.46 %
  6. 6. IRR = 23.79 %

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