Finance – project analysis (NPV, IRR,sensitivity and scenario analysis,discount rate)

1.Project analysis NPV and IRR analysis techniques correctly applied to make a recommendation including: – Correct use of assumptions and inputs. – Recommendation consistent with results of analysis. – Sensitivity and scenario analyses that provide insight into the impacts of changes in important input values and consider very good/very bad scenarios. 2. Discount rate Opinion on the appropriateness of discount rate is expressed and well justified. Note: the quality of the justification is important. Factors considered will include: – Appropriateness and robustness of analysis performed. – If external sources are used, whether the assumptions and methods used by these sources are appropriate. – Explanation of the link between the risk of the project and the appropriate discount.