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A project has an initial investment of $200.00. You have come up with the following estimates of the projects with cash flows.

Pessimistic NPV Most Likely Optimistic
Revenues 30 40 50
Costs -20 -16 -10

If the cash flows are perpetuities and the cost of capital is 10%. What does a sensitivity analysis of NPV (no taxes) show? Please show step-by-step computations. Thanks!

BTW. As you are probably well aware, there is an answer for each (Pessimistic, Most Likely and Optimistic).

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Cash Flow under pessimistic = 30-20 = 10
NPV under pessimistic situation = 10/.1 - 200 = -100

Cash Flow under most likely = ...

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