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Knotts, Inc., an all-equity firm, is considering an investment of $1.71 million that will be depreciated according to the straight-line method over its four-year life. The project is expected to generate earnings before taxes and depreciation of $604,000 per year for four years. The investment will not change the risk level of the firm. The company can obtain a four-year, 8.4 percent loan to finance the project from a local bank. All principal will be repaid in one balloon payment at the end of the fourth year. The bank will charge the firm $54,000 in flotation fees, which will be amortized over the four-year life of the loan. If the company financed the project entirely with equity, the firm’s cost of capital would be 14 percent. The corporate tax rate is 23 percent. |
Using the adjusted present value method, calculate the APV of the project. |