Oakmont Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period. The company’s discount rate is 17%. After careful study, Oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product:
Cost of equipment needed | $ | 165,000 |
Working capital needed | $ | 67,000 |
Overhaul of the equipment in year two | $ | 10,000 |
Salvage value of the equipment in four years | $ | 13,000 |
Annual revenues and costs: | ||
Sales revenues | $ | 320,000 |
Variable expenses | $ | 155,000 |
Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs | $ | 77,000 |
When the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company.
Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.
Required:
Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Now | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Purchase of equipment | -165000 | ||||
Working capital investment | -67000 | ||||
Sales | 320000 | 320000 | 320000 | 320000 | |
Variable expenses | -155000 | -155000 | -155000 | -155000 | |
Fixed out-of-pocket costs | -77000 | -77000 | -77000 | -77000 | |
Overhaul of equipment | -10000 | ||||
Working capital released | 67000 | ||||
Salvage value of equipment | 13000 | ||||
Total cash flows | -232000 | 88000 | 78000 | 88000 | 168000 |
Discount factor (17%) | 1 | 0.855 | 0.731 | 0.624 | 0.534 |
Present value | -232000 | 75240 | 57018 | 54912 | 89712 |
Net present value | 44882 |
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