TexMex Food Company is considering a new salsa whose data are
shown below. The equipment to be used would be depreciated by the
straight-line method over its 3-year life and would have a zero
salvage value, and no change in net operating working capital would
be required. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be
constant over the project's 3-year life. However, this project
would compete with other TexMex products and would reduce their
pre-tax annual cash flows. What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash
flows are constant in Years 1-3.) Do not round the intermediate
calculations and round the final answer to the nearest whole
number.
WACC |
10.0% |
Pre-tax cash flow reduction for other products
(cannibalization) |
-$5,000 |
Investment cost (depreciable basis) |
$80,000 |
Straight-line depr. rate |
33.333% |
Annual sales revenues |
$66,000 |
Annual operating costs (excl. depr.) |
-$25,000 |
Tax rate |
35.0% |