Daryl Kearns saved $260,000 during the 25 years that he worked for a major corporation. Now he has retired at the age of 50 and has begun to draw a comfortable pension check every month. He wants to ensure the financial security of his retirement by investing his savings wisely and is currently considering two investment opportunities. Both investments require an initial payment of $187,500. The following table presents the estimated cash inflows for the two alternatives:
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Opportunity #1 $ 55,690 $ 58,770 $ 78,780 $ 101,410
Opportunity #2 103,100 109,300 18,200 15,600
Mr. Kearns decides to use his past average return on mutual fund investments as the discount rate; it is 10 percent. (PV of $1 and PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)
Required
Compute the net present value of each opportunity. Which should Mr. Kearns adopt based on the net present value approach?
Compute the payback period for each opportunity. Which should Mr. Kearns adopt based on the payback approach?