A company has cash outflows of $21 275 starting today for each of the next 5 years. After that they will have cash inflows of $16 000 for each of the following 7 years. The discount rate is 9% compounded annually. What is the NPV?
A) -$30 415.15
B) -$34 015.15
C) -$4015.15
D) -$341.51
E) -$41.51

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The NPV (Net Present Value) calculation involves discounting all cash flows (both inflows and outflows) to their present values using the given discount rate and then summing those present values. The formula for calculating the present value of a single cash flow is PV = CF / (1 + r)^n, where CF is the cash flow, r is the discount rate, and n is the number of periods. For outflows, the present values are subtracted, and for inflows, they are added to calculate NPV.For the outflows ($21,275 for 5 years starting today), we need to calculate the present value of each outflow and sum them up. The first outflow occurs today, so it is not discounted. The subsequent outflows are discounted back to their present values using the formula given above.For the inflows ($16,000 for 7 years), we start discounting from year 6 to year 12 because the inflows start after the 5 years of outflows.Using the given discount rate of 9%, we calculate the present value of each cash flow and sum them up to find the NPV. The calculation shows that the correct NPV is -$30,415.15, which corresponds to option A. This involves detailed calculations for each cash flow, taking into account the timing of each cash flow and applying the discount rate appropriately.

A Company Has Cash Outflows of $21 275 Starting Today