This project requires an investment in fixed assets, at time 0, of 44,000,000.  

Assets will be depreciated straight line in 5 years.

This project has a 4 year life. The revenues for each of the 4 year of life are the following

Year 1, 2, 3, 4 Revenues 14,000,000 39,000,000 42,000,000 47,000,000

The cost of good sold and the level of working capital at the end of the year (the project starts with a 0 working capital at time 0) are reported below

Year 1, 2, 3, 4 Cost of goods sold 15,000,000 16,000,000 14,000,000 15,500,000 Working Capital 30,000,000 30,000,000 35,000,000, 0

The assets at the end of year 4 will have a salvage value of 1,000,000.

The opportunity cost of capital is 3.55%. You have positive taxable income coming from other investments in place. The corporate tax rate is 26%. .

1. a)What is the NPV

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To evaluate the projects financial viability we can calculate the net present value NPV of the cash flows generated by the project Given Initial investment time 0 44000000 Depreciation period 5 years ... View the full answer