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The management of Londo Corporation is investigating buying a small used aircraf

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Question

The management of Londo Corporation is investigating buying a small used aircraft to use in making airborne inspections of its above-ground pipelines. The aircraft would have a useful life of 4 years. The company uses a discount rate of 10% in its capital budgeting. The net present value of the investment, excluding the intangible benefits, is -$316,880. (Ignore income taxes in this problem) Click here to view Exhibit 13B-2 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. How large would the annual intangible benefit have to be to make the investment in the aircraft financially attractive? (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)

Explanation / Answer

Annual intangible benefit to make investment attractive= 316880/3.17= 99962