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Week Five Assignment Please complete the following 5 exercises below in either Excel or a word document (but must be single document). You must show your work where appropriate (leaving the calculations within Excel cells is acceptable). Save the document, and submit it in the appropriate week using the Assignment Submission button. 1. Basic present value calculations Calculate the present value of the following cash flows, rounding to the nearest dollar: A single cash inflow of $12,000 in five years, discounted at an 11% rate of return. An annual receipt of $16,000 over the next 12 years, discounted at an 11% rate of return. A single receipt of $15,000 at the end of Year 1 followed by a single receipt of $10,000 at the end of Year 3. The company has a 12% rate of return. An annual receipt of $8,000 for three years followed by a single receipt of $10,000 at the end of Year 4. The company has an 11% rate of return. 2. Cash flow calculations and net present value On January 2, 20X7, Brian Rein invested $10,000 in the stock market and purchased 500 shares of Heartland Development, Inc. Heartland paid cash dividends of $2.70 per share in 20X7 and 20X8; the dividend was raised to $3.30 per share in 20X9. On December 31, 20X9, Rein sold his holdings and generated proceeds of $13,100. Rein uses the net-present- value method and desires a 16% return on investments. Prepare a chronological list of the investment’s cash flows. Note: Rein is entitled to the 20X9 dividend. Compute the investment’s net present value, rounding calculations to the nearest dollar. Given the results of part (b), should Rein have acquired the Heartland stock? Briefly explain. 3. Net present value The City of Brighton is studying a 550-acre site on Route 401 for a new landfill. The startup cost has been calculated as follows: Purchase cost: $400 per acre Site preparation: $180,000 The site can be used for 20 years before it reaches capacity. Brighton, which…