In addition to the cut on its benchmark overnight borrowing rate, the Fed also announced a half percentage point cut on the interest it pays on excess bank reserves. The IOER is used as a – Uses an arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate – Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash flows and market values Internal Rate of Return • This is the most important alternative to NPV • It is often used in practice and is intuitively appealing • It is based entirely on the estimated cash flows and is independent of interest rates 2- Requires an arbitrary cutoff point: when deciding on the cutoff period, there is no objective basis for choosing a particular number. 3- Ignores cash flows beyond the cutoff date: the cash flows that occur after the cutoff period are totally ignored. So the payback period may lead to the rejection of profitable long-term investment. Need to have a target cutoff rate Decision Rule Accept the project if the AAR from FINA 2010 at CUHK A predetermined arbitrary cut-off may be used in place of the COST OF CAPITAL as the DISCOUNT RATE. Different cut-off rates may be employed for projects with different degrees of riskiness. See DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW. Free benchmarking software. Compare results with other users and see which parts you can upgrade together with the expected performance improvements. The Fed Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate to zero on Sunday, the second such emergency rate cut this year in response to the coronavirus. Although the Fed funds rate is indirectly tied to
Computing NPV for the Project Using the formula: NPV = -165,000/(1.12)0 + 63,120/(1.12)1 + 70,800/(1.12)2 + 91,080/(1.12)3 = 12,627.41 Net Present Value Sum of the PVs of all cash flows. << CALCULATOR << EXCEL Rationale for the NPV Method NPV = PV inflows – Cost NPV=0 → Project’s inflows are “exactly sufficient to repay the invested capital and provide the required rate of return” NPV = net gain in shareholder wealth Rule: Accept project if NPV > 0 NPV Method Meets all desirable
time value of money is ignored. – Uses an arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate. – Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash flows and market values. o Cons – ignores time value of money; uses arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate; projects; cutoff period arbitrary; does not lead to value-maximizing decisions. 8 Jan 2009 ignored
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- Based on accounting net income and money ignored – Uses an arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate – Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash flows and market values Internal Rate The TAMP Order has not provided any reason for using a cut off rate of 24 uses a very high cut off rate, which seems to have been arrived at arbitrarily. (c). PNP is the benchmark productivity that must be achieved in the next tariff period. -Not a true rate of return; time value of money is ignored. -Uses arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate. -Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash
The TAMP Order has not provided any reason for using a cut off rate of 24 uses a very high cut off rate, which seems to have been arrived at arbitrarily. (c). PNP is the benchmark productivity that must be achieved in the next tariff period.
time value of money is ignored. – Uses an arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate. – Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash flows and market values. o Cons – ignores time value of money; uses arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate; projects; cutoff period arbitrary; does not lead to value-maximizing decisions. 8 Jan 2009 ignored
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- Based on accounting net income and money ignored – Uses an arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate – Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash flows and market values Internal Rate The TAMP Order has not provided any reason for using a cut off rate of 24 uses a very high cut off rate, which seems to have been arrived at arbitrarily. (c). PNP is the benchmark productivity that must be achieved in the next tariff period. -Not a true rate of return; time value of money is ignored. -Uses arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate. -Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash
With the Fed's benchmark rate back to essentially zero, those recent gains in savings rates will erode immediately. Already, according to the FDIC, the average savings account rate is a mere 0.09%
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– Uses an arbitrary benchmark cutoff rate – Based on accounting net income and book values, not cash flows and market values Internal Rate of Return • This is the most important alternative to NPV • It is often used in practice and is intuitively appealing • It is based entirely on the estimated cash flows and is independent of interest rates
4 Mar 2020 A hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project or investment required by a manager or investor. Hurdle rates allow companies to make