Garden-Grow Products is considering a new investment whose data are shown below. The equipment would be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the project's 3-year life, would have a zero salvage value, and would require some additional working capital that would be recovered at the end of the project's life. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's life. What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash flows are constant in Years 1 to 3.) Project cost of capital (r) 10.0% Net investment in fixed assets (basis)$75,000 Required new working capital $15,000 Straight-line deprec. rate 33.333% Sales revenues, each year $75,000 Operating costs (excl. deprec.), each year $25,000 Tax rate 35.0%

Garden-Grow Products is considering a new investment whose data are shown below. The equipment would be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the project's 3-year life, would have a zero salvage value, and would require some additional working capital that would be recovered at the end of the project's life. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's life. What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash flows are constant in Years 1 to 3.) Project cost of capital (r) 10.0% Net investment in fixed assets (basis)$75,000 Required new working capital $15,000 Straight-line deprec. rate 33.333% Sales revenues, each year $75,000 Operating costs (excl. deprec.), each year $25,000 Tax rate 35.0%

EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Chapter10: Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria And Real Option

Section10.A: Mutually Exclusive Investments Having Unequal Lives

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