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Winthrop Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a five-year period. To pursue this opportunity, the company would need to purchase a piece of equipment for $125,000. The equipment would have a useful life of five years and zero salvage value. It would be depreciated for financial reporting and tax purposes using the straight-line method. After careful study, Winthrop estimated the following annual costs and revenues for the new product:
Annual revenues and costs: | |||
Sales revenues | $ | 320,000 | |
Variable expenses | $ | 180,000 | |
Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs | $ | 82,000 | |
The company’s tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 16%.
Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity.