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Doing some sensitivity analysis
If we really want to be fancy, we can do a sensitivity table (using Excel’s Data Table,
see Chapter 30). The table below shows the IRR of the investment as a function of the annual
rent and the terminal value:
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Data table--Condo IRR as function of annual rent and terminal value
Rent
15.98%
18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 26,000 28,000
Terminal value --> 50,000
9.72% 11.45% 13.15% 14.82% 16.47% 18.10%
60,000
10.26% 11.93% 13.59% 15.22% 16.84% 18.44%
70,000
10.77% 12.40% 14.01% 15.61% 17.19% 18.76%
80,000
11.25% 12.84% 14.42% 15.98% 17.54% 19.08%
90,000
11.71% 13.27% 14.81% 16.34% 17.87% 19.38%
100,000
12.15% 13.67% 15.19% 16.69% 18.19% 19.68%
110,000
12.58% 14.06% 15.55% 17.02% 18.50% 19.96%
120,000 12.98% 14.44% 15.90% 17.35% 18.80% 20.24%
130,000 13.37% 14.80% 16.23% 17.66% 19.09% 20.51%
140,000 13.75% 15.15% 16.56% 17.96% 19.37% 20.78%
150,000 14.11% 15.49% 16.87% 18.26% 19.65% 21.03%
160,000 14.46% 15.82% 17.18% 18.55% 19.91% 21.28%
Note: The data table above computes the IRR of the condo investment for combinations of rent (from $18,000 to
$26,000 per year) and terminal value (from $50,000 to $160,000).
Data tables are very useful though not trivial to compute. See Chapter 30 for more information.
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The calculations aren’t that surprising: For a given rent, the IRR is higher when the
terminal value is higher, and for a given terminal value, the IRR is higher given a higher rent.
Building the data table
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Here’s how the data table was set up:
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We build a table with terminal values in the left-hand column and rent in the top row.
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In the top left-hand corner of the table (cell B40), we refer to the IRR calculation in the
spreadsheet example (this calculation occurs in cell B36).
At this point the table looks like this:
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This subsection doesn’t replace Chapter 30, but it may help you recall what we said there.