NPV & IRR worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
years012345−10 0004 0004 0004 0004 0004 000

A project costs €10 000 today and returns €4 000 at the end of each year for 5 years. The required rate of return is 10%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 10%CF0 = −10 000CF1 = 4 000CF2 = 4 000CF3 = 4 000CF4 = 4 000CF5 = 4 000
NPV = €
2.Easy
years012345−10 0003 0003 0003 0003 0003 000

A project costs €10 000 today and returns €3 000 at the end of each year for 5 years. The required rate of return is 10%. Find the net present value NPV.

r = 10%CF0 = −10 000CF1 = 3 000CF2 = 3 000CF3 = 3 000CF4 = 3 000CF5 = 3 000
NPV = €
3.Medium
years0123…9−100 00010 000+4%+4%…r = 12%, NPV = ?

A project costs €100 000 today. It generates €10 000 at the end of the first year, and the cash flow then grows by 4% per year forever. The cost of capital is 12%. Find the net present value NPV.

C0 = €100 000CF1 = €10 000g = 4%r = 12%
NPV = €
4.Medium
years0123…9−250 00020 000+1%+1%…r = 10%, NPV = ?

A project costs €250 000 today. It generates €20 000 at the end of the first year, and the cash flow then grows by 1% per year forever. The cost of capital is 10%. Find the net present value NPV.

C0 = €250 000CF1 = €20 000g = 1%r = 10%
NPV = €
5.Hard
years01234567−50 0009 0009 0009 0009 0009 0009 0009 000

An investment of €50 000 returns €9 000 at the end of each year for 7 years. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

C0 = €50 000CF = €9 000n = 7
IRR = %
6.Hard
years012−10 0005 0007 000

A project costs €10 000 and returns €5 000, €7 000 at the end of years 1 to 2. Find its internal rate of return IRR in percent.

CF0 = −10 000CF1 = 5 000CF2 = 7 000
IRR = %

Answer key

  1. 1. NPV = 5163 €
  2. 2. NPV = 1372 €
  3. 3. NPV = 25000 €
  4. 4. NPV = −27778 €
  5. 5. IRR = 6.136 %
  6. 6. IRR = 12.32 %

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