Suppose that annual income from a rental property is expected to start at $ per year and decrease at a uniform amount of $ each year after the first year for the -year expected life of the property. The investment cost is $, and i is % per year. Is this a good investment? Assume that the investment occurs at time zero (now) and that the annual income is first received at EOY one.

Answer and Explanation:

Year    Cash Inflow      Discounting factor 9%, 12 Years   Present Value

0        -$8,200                         1                                 -$8,200.00

1          $1,350                               0.8929                               $1,205.42

2          $1,295                              0.7972                               $1,032.37

3          $1,240                               0.7118                                $882.63

4          $1,185                                0.6355                              $753.07

5           $1,130                               0.5674                               $641.16

6           $1,075                               0.5066                              $544.60

7            $1,020                              0.4523                              $461.35

8            $965                                0.4039                              $389.76

9             $910                                 0.3606                             $328.15

10            $855                                0.322                               $275.31

11            $800                                0.2875                              $230.00

12            $745                                 0.2567                            $191.24

Net Present Value                                                                  -$1,264.95

Since the net presnet value comes in negative so it is not beneficial for a company as it is not able to cover the initial investment

i believe that it is a 45% chance.