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Outdoor Sports is considering adding a putt putt golf course toits facility. The course would cost $179,000, would be depreciatedon a straight-line basis over its 6-year life, and would have azero salvage value. The sales would be $90,000 a year, withvariable costs of $28,000 and fixed costs of $12,600. In addition,the firm anticipates an additional $20,100 in revenue from itsexisting facilities if the putt putt course is added. The projectwill require $3,200 of net working capital, which is recoverable atthe end of the project. What is the net present value of thisproject at a discount rate of 14 percent and a tax rate of 40percent?
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$19,077
$51,022
$29,562
$27,820
$31,020

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Time line		0	1	2	3	4	5	6



Cost of new machine		-179000
Initial working capital		-3200
=Initial Investment outlay		-182200


Sales			110100	110100	110100	110100	110100	110100
Profits	Sales-variable cost		82100	82100	82100	82100	82100	82100
Fixed cost			-12600	-12600	-12600	-12600	-12600	-12600

-Depreciation	Cost of equipment/no. of years		-29833.3	-29833.3	-29833.33	-29833.33	-29833.33	-29833.33

=Pretax cash flows			39666.67	39666.67	39666.667	39666.667	39666.667	39666.667
-taxes	=(Pretax cash flows)*(1-tax)		23800	23800	23800	23800	23800	23800
+Depreciation			29833.33	29833.33	29833.333	29833.333	29833.333	29833.333
=after tax operating cash flow			53633.33	53633.33	53633.333	53633.333	53633.333	53633.333

reversal of working capital								3200


+Tax shield on salvage book value	=Salvage value * tax rate							0
=Terminal year after tax cash flows								3200

Total Cash flow for the period		-182200	53633.33	53633.33	53633.333	53633.333	53633.333	56833.333
Discount factor=	(1+discount rate)^corresponding period	1	1.14	1.2996	1.481544	1.6889602	1.9254146	2.1949726
Discounted CF=	Cashflow/discount factor	-182200	47046.78	41269.11	36200.972	31755.239	27855.473	25892.502
NPV=	Sum of discounted CF=	27820

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Outdoor Sports is considering adding a putt putt golf course toits facility. The course would cost $179,000, would be depreciatedon a straight-line basis over its 6-year life, and would have azero salvage value. The sales would be $90,000 a year, withvariable costs of $28,000 and fixed costs of $12,600. In addition,the firm anticipates an additional $20,100 in revenue from itsexisting facilities if the putt putt course is added. The projectwill require $3,200 of net working capital, which is recoverable atthe end of the project. What is the net present value of thisproject at a discount rate of 14 percent and a tax rate of 40percent?Multiple Choice$19,077$51,022$29,562$27,820$31,020