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Under a special licensing arrangement, Swinyard Company has an opportunity tomar

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Question

Under a special licensing arrangement, Swinyard Company has an opportunity tomarket a new product for a 5 year period. The product would be purchased from themanufacturer and Swinyard would be responsible for promotion and distribution costs.

cost of equipment needed $60,000

working capital needed (released atthe end of the project) $100,000
overhaul of equipment in year 4  $5,000

salvage value of equipment at theend of 5 years$10,000

annual revenues and costs

sales revenues $200,000

cost of goods sold $125,000

other operating costs $35,000

At the end of the 5 year period, the working capital would be released forinvestment elsewhere. Swinyard uses a 12% discount rate. Ignore taxes anddepreciation.Calculate the NPV of the investment. Please show your calculations.Should Swinyard proceed with the investment based on your analysis?

Explanation / Answer

year

Amount

Discount factor

Present value

0

Cost

-60,000

1.000

-60,000

0

Working capital

-100,000

1.000

-100,000

1

Net income

40,000

.89286

35,714

2

40,000

.79719

31,888

3

40,000

.71178

28,471

4

35,000*

.63552

22,243

5

150,000**

.56743

85,115

NPV

43,431

*40,000 - $5000 overhaul expense

** 40,000 net income +10,000 salvage value + Working capital 100,000=150,000

year

Amount

Discount factor

Present value

0

Cost

-60,000

1.000

-60,000

0

Working capital

-100,000

1.000

-100,000

1

Net income

40,000

.89286

35,714

2

40,000

.79719

31,888

3

40,000

.71178

28,471

4

35,000*

.63552

22,243

5

150,000**

.56743

85,115

NPV

43,431