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Problem 9-14 Project Evaluation (LO2)
Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows:
Year | Revenues |
1 | $60,000 |
2 | 40,000 |
3 | 30,000 |
4 | 10,000 |
Thereafter | 0 |
Expenses are expected to be 30% of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to be 10% of revenues in the following year. The product requires an immediate investment of $81,000 in plant and equipment.
Required:
a. What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital.
b. If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation, and the firm’s tax rate is 20%, what are the project cash flows in each year? Assume the plant and equipment are worthless at the end of 4 years.
c. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, what is the project's NPV?
d. What is project IRR?
Question a:
Initial investment in the product is -$87,000
Question b:
Cash Flow in Year 1 is $39,650
Cash Flow in Year 2 is $27,450
Cash Flow in Year 3 is $22,850
Cash Flow in Year 4 is $10,650
Question c:
Project's NPV is -$3,826.96
Question d:
Project's IRR is 7.50%