A Project Requires an Initial Investment in Equipment of $90,000

question 1

Multiple Choice

A project requires an initial investment in equipment of $90,000 and then requires an initial investment in working capital of $10,000 (at t = 0) .You expect the project to produce sales revenue of $120,000 per year for three years.You estimate manufacturing costs at 60 percent of revenues.(Assume all revenues and costs occur at year-end [i.e., t = 1, t = 2, and t = 3]) .The equipment depreciates using straight-line depreciation over three years.At the end of the project, the firm can sell the equipment for $10,000 and also recover the investment in net working capital.The corporate tax rate is 30 percent and the cost of capital is 12 percent. Calculate the NPV of the project.

• A)$14,418
• B)$8,443
• C)$-2,735
• D)$12,873

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