Assignment
Assignment
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering 6th Semester Performance Test (Assignment) CSE 3607 System Analysis and Design Marks: 10 Date: 10-6-2011
1. Assuming monetary benefits of an information system at $85,000 per year, one-time costs of $75,000, recurring costs of $35,000 per year, a discount rate of 12 percent, and a five-year time horizon, calculate the Net Present Value of these costs and benefits of an information system. Also calculate the overall Return on Investment of the project and then present a Break-Even Analysis. At what point does break-even occur?
Year 0 Net Economic Benefit Discount Rate PV of Benefits NPV of all Benefits One-Time Costs Recurring Costs Discount Rate PV of Recurring Costs NPV of all Costs Overall NPV Overall ROI Break-even Analysis Yearly NPV Cash Flow Overall NPV Cash Flow
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Year 2
Year 3
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Year 5
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2. Describe the three commonly used methods for performing economic cost-benefit analysis.
3. Describe the concept of the time value of money. How does the discount rate affect the value of $1 today versus one year from today?