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Mustaine Enterprises, Inc has been considering the purchase of a new manufacturi

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Question

Mustaine Enterprises, Inc has been considering the purchase of a new manufacturing facility for $272,000 The facility is to be fully depreciated on a straight-line basis over seven years. It is expected to have no resale value after the seven years. Operating revenues from the facility are expected to be $107,000, in nominal terms, at the end of the first year. The revenues are expected to increase at the inflation rate of 5 percent. Production costs at the end of the first year will be $32,000, in nominal terms, and they are expected to increase 6 percent per year. The real discount rate is 8 percent. The corporate tax rate is 34 percent. The company has other ongoing profitable operations.

How do I solve for the NVP?

Explanation / Answer

Particulars Year Cash Flows Net Of tax cash flows PVF @ 8% PV @ 21% Installed Cost 0    2,72,000.00      2,72,000.00 1       2,72,000 Production Costs 1       32,000.00         21,120.00           0.93           19,556 Production Costs 2       33,920.00         22,387.20           0.86           19,193 Production Costs 3       35,955.20         23,730.43           0.79           18,838 Production Costs 4       38,112.51         25,154.26           0.74           18,489 Production Costs 5       40,399.26         26,663.51           0.68           18,147 Production Costs 6       42,823.22         28,263.32           0.63           17,811 Production Costs 7       45,392.61         29,959.12           0.58           17,481 PV of cash outflws       4,01,514 Operating revenues 1    1,07,000.00         70,620.00           0.93           65,389 Operating revenues 2    1,12,350.00         74,151.00           0.86           63,573 Operating revenues 3    1,17,967.50         77,858.55           0.79           61,807 Operating revenues 4    1,23,865.88         81,751.48           0.74           60,090 Operating revenues 5    1,30,059.17         85,839.05           0.68           58,421 Operating revenues 6    1,36,562.13         90,131.00           0.63           56,798 Operating revenues 7    1,43,390.23         94,637.55           0.58           55,220 Tax Saving On depreciation 1 to 7       38,857.14         13,211.43           5.21           68,784 Present Value of cash Inflows       4,90,080 Net Present Value     88,565.58