Question

With the market price of gold at ​C$1,562.50 per ounce​ (C$ stands for Canadian​ dollars), Maritime Resources​ Corp., a Canadian mining​ firm, would like to assess the financial feasibility of reopening an old gold mine that had ceased operations in the past due to low gold prices. Reopening the mine would require an​ up-front capital expenditure of ​C$67.9 million and annual operating expenses of ​C$19.43 million. Maritime expects that over a​ 5-year operating life it can recover 174, 000 ounces of gold from the mine and that the project will have no terminal value. Maritime uses​ straight-line depreciation, has a 21.04​% corporate tax​ rate, and has​ a(n) 11.1​% cost of capital.

a. Calculate the operating cash flows for the gold mine project.

Operating Cash Flows for Gold Mine Project:

Revenue                 $ ________

Operating Expenses _______

EBITS                               _______

Depreciation                     _______

NPBT                               ________

Taxes                                _______

NPAT                                _______

OCF                                  _______

b. Depict on a timeline the net cash flows for the gold mine project.

c. Calculate the internal rate of return​ (IRR) for the gold mine project.

d. Calculate the net present value​ (NPV) for the gold mine project.

e. Make a recommendation to accept or reject the gold mine​ project, and justify your answer.

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Answer 1