In: Accounting
Washington County’s Board of Representatives is considering the
construction of a longer runway at the county airport. Currently,
the airport can handle only private aircraft and small commuter
jets. A new, long runway would enable the airport to handle the
midsize jets used on many domestic flights. Data pertinent to the
board’s decision appear below.
Cost of acquiring additional land for runway | $ | 79,500 | |
Cost of runway construction | 270,000 | ||
Cost of extending perimeter fence | 19,840 | ||
Cost of runway lights | 43,000 | ||
Annual cost of maintaining new runway | 21,500 | ||
Annual incremental revenue from landing fees | 52,500 | ||
In addition to the preceding data, two other facts are relevant to
the decision. First, a longer runway will require a new snowplow,
which will cost $170,000. The old snowplow could be sold now for
$17,000. The new, larger plow will cost $15,000 more in annual
operating costs. Second, the County Board of Representatives
believes that the proposed long runway, and the major jet service
it will bring to the county, will increase economic activity in the
community. The board projects that the increased economic activity
will result in $76,000 per year in additional tax revenue for the
county.
In analyzing the runway proposal, the board has decided to use a
10-year time horizon. The county’s hurdle rate for capital projects
is 12 percent.
In analyzing the runway proposal, the board has decided to use a
10-year time horizon. The county’s hurdle rate for capital projects
is 12 percent. The County Board of Representatives believes that if
the county conducts a promotional effort costing $27,000 per year,
the proposed long runway will result in substantially greater
economic development than was projected originally. However, the
board is uncertain about the actual increase in county tax revenue
that will result.
Required:
Suppose the board builds the long runway and conducts the
promotional campaign. What would the increase in the county’s
annual tax revenue need to be in order for the proposed runway’s
internal rate of return to equal the county’s hurdle rate of 12
percent? (Round your intermediate calculations and final
answer to the nearest whole dollar.)
SOLUTION:
We are given the following,
Initial Investment
Cost of acquiring additional land for runway | $ | 79,500 |
Cost of runway construction | 270,000 | |
Cost of extending perimeter fence | 19,840 | |
Cost of runway lights | 43,000 | |
Cost of New snowplow | 170,000 | |
Salvage of old snowplow | (17,000) | |
Incremental Initial Cost = 79500 + 270000 + 19840 + 43000 + 170000 - 17000
= 565,340
The Operating Cash Flows are:
Annual incremental revenue from landing fees | 52,500 |
Annual cost of maintaining new runway | (21,500) |
Incremental Operating Cost of New Plow | (15,000) |
Additional Tax Revenue | 76,000 |
Incremental Annual Net Revenue | 92000 |
PV of Annual Net Revenue = 92000 * PVIFA (12%, 10)
= 92000 * 5.6502
= 519,818
NPV = 519,818 - 565,340
= - 45,522
With Additional yearly promotional effort,
for getting an IRR of 12% the annual net revenue should be = 565,340 / 5.6502
= $ 100,057
Additional Tax Revenue required = 100,057 - 92000 + 27000
= $ 35,057
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