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Software ==> | Excel (113 exercises) |
Topic ==> | Scenarios (2 exercises) |
Level ==> | Average difficulty |
Subject ==> | Excel training |
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Open the file in the above folder. This shows an investment appraisal model for a friend's business venture, in which you put in £40,000 at the end of year 1 and receive £10,000 back for 7 subsequent years. At a discount rate of 8%, the Net Present Value of the investment is £11,170.
Create formulae which bring the NPV and IRR onto the inputs sheet (this is necessary because a scenario can not change cells on one sheet and compare results cells from a different sheet):
Give your two cells range names as shown.
Create the following 4 scenarios:
Scenario name | What it involves |
---|---|
Base case | The current figures for all input cells (apart from the date) |
Smaller dividends | The income for the 7 subsequent years is only £9.000 per year |
Higher initial investment | The original amount invested is £60,000, not £40,000 |
Interest rate rise | The discount rate is 10% and not 8% |
Which of these scenarios would produce the lowest NPV, do you think?
It's always a good idea to create a base case scenario, as you can choose to show it to revert to your original input assumptions if you by mistake switch to a different scenario.
Create a summary report showing the NPV and IRR for each scenario:
Raising the initial outlay had the worst effect of the NPV, but all of the scenarios lowered it.
Save your workbook with the name Model with scenarios then close it down.
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