W99NOONQ2.1

Use the following STRIP table to figure the NPV a project that has these cash flows:

STRIP Table:

Maturity of STRIP

Bid Price

Ask Price

August 1999

96:01

96:02

February 2000

92:07

92:08

August 2000

88:13

88:16

February 2001

84:21

84:24

Cash flows:

Today

February 2000

February 2001

-$10,000

+$70,000

+$10,000

Since we have cash flows coming in Feb 2000 and Feb 2001,we need to know what their PV’s are, or equivalently, what people are willing to pay today for cash flows in Feb 2000 and 2001. The STRIP table tells us exactly that. The price for $100 in Feb 2000 is 92:08 or 92 and 8/32 of a dollar: $92.25. Similarly, the price for $100 in Feb 2001 is 84:24 or $84.75. Thus, the price per dollar for money to be received in the future is $0.9525 for Feb 2000 and $0.8475 for Feb 2001. The NPV of the project is:

NPV=-10,000+70,000(0.9225)+10,000(0.8475)=$63,050.

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