ACCA FM Syllabus D. Investment Appraisal - Capital rationing & divisible projects - Notes ^{4 / 5}

Here, divisible investment projects can be ranked in order of desirability using the profitability index

Steps for the exam with divisible projects

1. It's assumed that part rather than the whole investment can be undertaken

   If 70% of a project is performed, for example, its NPV is assumed to be 70% of the whole project NPV.

2. Then its profitability index is calculated

3. The profitability index is then used to rank the investment projects.

Illustration

A Company has 100,000 to invest and has identified the following 5 projects. They are DIVISIBLE.

Solution

Plan