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Capital Budgeting Problems
Capital Budgeting Problems
Capital Budgeting Problems
INFLATION
• Rise in general level of prices;
• Increases cost of living.
CAPITAL BUDGETING:
• Growth rates
• Cash flows
• Discount rates
Nominal Growth rate (a.k.a. inflating) = ( 1 + real growth rate) * (1 + inflation rate)
Real Growth rate (a.k.a. deflating) = ( 1 + nominal growth rate) / (1 + inflation rate)
Notes:
• Straight up, same period. You cannot use data from different periods (e.g., you cannot use inflation for period 1 to get
the nominal growth rate for period 2, it has to be inflation for period 2 and real growth for period 2 to compute for
nominal growth in period 2.)
Nominal Cash flows (a.k.a. inflating) = Real Cash Flows * (1 + inflation rate)
Real Cash flows (a.k.a. deflating) = Nominal Cash Flows / (1 + inflation rate)
Notes:
• When accounting for inflation in nominal cash flows, it must be cumulative. (e.g., when computing for nominal cash
flows in period 2, inflation rates for both periods 1 and 2 must be accounted).
2 Methods in computing for Nominal Cash Flows. (assuming you will start at real CFs (i.e., real CFs and/or growth rates
are given).
Method 1:
A. Compute for real CFs using real growth rates (grow the real CFs);
B. Convert real CFs to nominal CFs by incorporating (cumulative) inflation
Method 2:
C. Compute for nominal growth rates;
D. Grow the initial real CF by nominal growth rates and you will automatically get nominal CFs.