ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF NPV

Posted by pm brothers On Friday, April 19, 2013 0 comments
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ADVANTAGES 
 It takes into account the time value of money.
 It focuses attention on the objective of maximization of the wealth of the project.
 It considers the cash flow stream over the entire life of the project.
 It is highly useful in case of mutually exclusive projects.
 This method is most suitable when cash inflows are not uniform.
 This method is generally preferred by economists
DISADVANTAGES

 It involves complicated calculations.
 It is difficult to select the discount rate.
 This method is not suitable in case of projects involving different amounts of investment.
 The relative desirability of project will change with a change in the discount rate.
 Not suitable in case of two projects having different useful lives.

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