Rate of Return Analysis - Worked Examples
Example 1 — Find the IRR of PHP -1.0M now followed by PHP 300k/year for 5 years.
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Example 2 — Apply the MARR rule to Example 1 if MARR is 12%.
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Example 3 — The same project has MARR 18%. What is the decision?
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Example 4 — Estimate IRR from NPV values +PHP 80k at 10% and -PHP 20k at 14% using linear interpolation.
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Example 5 — Identify multiple-root risk for cash flows -100, +230, -132.
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Example 6 — Why is no IRR percentage needed when all project cash flows are nonnegative?
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Example 7 — Two mutually exclusive alternatives have stand-alone IRRs 30% and 22%. Can the 30% alternative be selected immediately?
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Example 8 — Incremental decision: B costs PHP 500k more than A and produces PHP 140k/year additional net cash flow for 5 years. MARR is 10%.
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Example 9 — Incremental ROR is 8% while MARR is 11%. Which alternative survives?
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Example 10 — An NPV profile has roots at 5% and 25%, while MARR is 12%. Why is saying IRR = 25% insufficient?
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Example 11 — Modified rate: negative-flow PW magnitude is PHP 1.2M, positive-flow FW at the chosen reinvestment rate is PHP 2.1M at year 6.
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Example 12 — Cross-check: a conventional project has IRR 14% and MARR 10%, but a spreadsheet reports negative NPV at 10%. What should you do?
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Example 13 — Repeated-root case: cash flows are +PHP 0.25M at t=0, -PHP 1.00M at year 1, and +PHP 1.00M at year 2. Show why an IRR can exist without an NPV sign crossing.
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