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FINANCIAL
PLANNING
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PRESENTATION
A FINANCING NEW INVESTMENT
1 a series of future earnings converted to their value today discounted cash flow
2 the annual percentage amount of income received from an investinent rate of return
3 the interest rate an investment carns when the present value of all costs equals the present value of
all returns internal rate of return
4 the difference between the value of money held now, and its value if it is received in the future,
because it could be invested during that period time value of money
5 the value of money, measured by the quantity (and quality) of products
and services it can buy purchasing power
6 the interest rate used to calculate the present value of future cash flows discount rate
41.2 Are the following statements true or false? Find
reasons for your answers in A and B opposite.
1 If a company uses its own money for a new project, there is no opportunity cost of capital.
=>False - the return we could get by investing the money in other ways is the opportunity
cost of capital
2 A project financed by borrowed money requires a rate of return higher than the cost of capital.
=>True - the rate of return must be at least as high as we could get by depositing the money
in a bank instead, or by making another risk-free investment
3 Because of inflation, money will usually be worth more in the future than at the present.
=>False - there's nearly always inflation, so cash will have lower purchasing power in the
future: you'll be able to buy less with the same amount of money
4 The longer you have to wait for investment returns, the less their present value is.
=>True - the value of money decreases over time
41.3 March the two parts of the sentences. Look at B and
C opposite to help you.
1 Future cash flows are usually discounted a businesses look for the one with the
highest internal rate of return.
2 If a project seems to be particularly risky or b by the cost of the capital involved in the
uncertain, investment.
3 Money you possess now is worth more than c discounted to their current value.
money received in the future, because
d it can earn interest in that time, and
there might be inflation.
4 The net present value of a project is the sum of all
the returns it is expected to provide,
e you can increase the discount rate you
use in your calculations.
5 When choosing among potential investments,
1a 2e 3d 4c 5a
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