Whitmire Corporation Whitmire Corporation Is Considering an Investment in a New Product

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Whitmire Corporation
Whitmire Corporation is considering an investment in a new product line.The investment would require an immediate outlay of $100,000 for equipment and an immediate investment of $200,000 in working capital.The investment is expected to generate a net cash inflow of $100,000 in year 1,$150,000 in year 2,and $200,000 in years 3 and 4.The equipment would be scrapped (for no salvage)at the end of the fourth year and the working capital would be liquidated.The equipment would be fully depreciated by the straight-line method over its four-year life.
Refer to Whitmire Corporation.If Whitmire uses a discount rate of 16 percent,what is the NPV of the proposed product line investment?

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