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What is the NPV of the project? Project life: 3 years Equipment: Cost: $18,000 Economic life: 3 years Salvage value: $4,000 Initial investment in net working capital: $2,000 Revenue: $13,000 in year 1, with a nominal growth rate of 5% per year Fixed cost: $3,000 in year 1 Variable cost: 30% of revenue Corporate tax rate (T): 40% WACC for the project: 10% This project does not create incidental effect.
The oprrating cash flows are
Year | Revenue | Fixed cost | Variable cost | Net Revenue | Tax | Revenue after tax |
0 | ||||||
1 | $ 13,000.00 | -3000 | $ (3,900.00) | $ 6,100.00 | -2440 | $ 3,660.00 |
2 | $ 13,650.00 | $ (4,095.00) | $ 9,555.00 | -3822 | $ 5,733.00 | |
3 | $ 14,332.50 | $ (4,299.75) | $ 10,032.75 | -4013.1 | $ 6,019.65 |
TheNet cash flows are
Year | Initial cost | Salvage | Working capital | Revenue after tax | Net Cash flow |
0 | (18,000.00) | (2,000.00) | (20,000.00) | ||
1 | $ 3,660.00 | 3,660.00 | |||
2 | $ 5,733.00 | 5,733.00 | |||
3 | 4,000.00 | 2,000.00 | $ 6,019.65 | 12,019.65 |
The NPV = - $ 2904.17