Regrettably, attaching an Excel spreadsheet is not possible via this
forum. However, the calculations are very easy to understand, making
a spreadsheet superfluous.
First, we have a perpetuity with an initial payout of $5,000 with an
annual growth rate of 5%.
We know that the present value of such a perpetuity is equal to the
initial payout divided by the quantity (interest rate minus growth
rate). In this case, this amounts to $5,000 divided by 0.05 or
$100,000.
To calculate the net present value, we subtract the $80,000
installation cost from the present value of the perpetuity. This
results in a net present value of $20,000.
The internal rate of return is the interest rate that causes the net
present value to equal zero. So, $5,000/(i-0.05) - $80,000 = 0.
After performing some algebra, we learn that the internal rate of
return i is 11.25%. Since the internal rate of return is higher than
the discount rate, we know that the net present value will be
positive, so everything checks out.
References:
Principles of Engineering Economy, eighth edition, Grant, Ireson, &
Leavenworth, John Wiley & Sons, 1990, page 101
Principles of Corporate Finance, fourth edition, Brealey & Myers,
McGraw-Hill Inc., 1991, page 34
Sincerely,
Wonko |