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Should we
build this
plant?
Capital Budgeting: the process of
planning for purchases of long-
term assets.
example:
Suppose our firm must decide whether to
purchase a new plastic molding machine
for Rs125,000. How do we decide?
Will the machine be profitable?
Will our firm earn a high rate of return
on the investment?
Decision-making Criteria in
Capital Budgeting
How do we decide
if a capital
investment
project should
be accepted or
rejected?
Decision-making Criteria in
Capital Budgeting
The Ideal Evaluation Method should:
FVn PV1 i .
n
FVn 1 n
PV = = FVn
1+ in 1+ i
3
1
PV = 100
1.10
= Rs 75.13.
Payback Period
The number of years needed to
recover the initial cash outlay.
How long will it take for the project
to generate enough cash to pay for
itself?
Payback Period
How long will it take for the project
to generate enough cash to pay for
itself?
(500) 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Payback Period
How long will it take for the project
to generate enough cash to pay for
itself?
(500) 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
This project is clearly unprofitable, but we
would accept it based on a 4-year payback
criterion!
Discounted Payback
0 1 2 3 4 5
Discounted
Year Cash Flow CF (14%)
0 -500 -500.00
1 250 219.30
Discounted Payback
(500) 250 250 250 250 250
0 1 2 3 4 5
Discounted
Year Cash Flow CF (14%)
0 -500 -500.00
1 250 219.30 1 year
280.70
Discounted Payback
(500) 250 250 250 250 250
0 1 2 3 4 5
Discounted
Year Cash Flow CF (14%)
0 -500 -500.00
1 250 219.30 1 year
280.70
2 250 192.38
Discounted Payback
(500) 250 250 250 250 250
0 1 2 3 4 5
Discounted
Year Cash Flow CF (14%)
0 -500 -500.00
1 250 219.30 1 year
280.70
2 250 192.38 2 years
88.32
Discounted Payback
(500) 250 250 250 250 250
0 1 2 3 4 5
Discounted
Year Cash Flow CF (14%)
0 -500 -500.00
1 250 219.30 1 year
280.70
2 250 192.38 2 years
88.32
3 250 168.75
Discounted Payback
(500) 250 250 250 250 250
0 1 2 3 4 5
Discounted
Year Cash Flow CF (14%)
0 -500 -500.00
1 250 219.30 1 year
280.70
2 250 192.38 2 years
88.32
3 250 168.75 .52 years
Discounted Payback
(500) 250 250 250 250 250
0 1 2 3 4 5
Discounted
Year Cash Flow CF (14%)
The Discounted
0 -500 -500.00
Payback
1 250 219.30 1 year
is 2.52 years
280.70
280.70
2 250 192.38 2 years
88.32
3 250 168.75 .52 years
Other Methods
Decision Rule:
0 1 2 3 4 5
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
ACFt
NPV = - IO
(1 + k) t
t=1
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
ACFt
NPV = - IO
(1 + k) t
t=1
n
ACFt
IRR:
t=1
(1 + IRR) t = IO
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
n
ACFt
IRR:
t=1
(1 + IRR) t = IO
0 1 2 3 4 5
83,000 83,000 83,000 83,000 116,000
(276,400)
0 1 2 3 4 5
This is what we are actually doing:
0 1 2 3 4 5
This is what we are actually doing: