Cautionary Tales, Inc., is considering the acquisition of Danger Corp. at its asking price of $150,000. Cautionary

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Cautionary Tales, Inc., is considering the acquisition of Danger Corp. at its asking price of $150,000. Cautionary would immediately sell some of Danger’s assets for $15,000 if it makes the acquisition. Danger has a cash balance of $1,500 at the time of the acquisition. If Cautionary believes it can generate after-tax cash inflows of $25,000 per year for the next 7 years from the Danger acquisition, should the firm make the acquisition? Base your recommendation on the net present value of the outlay using Cautionary’s 10% cost of capital.

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What is NPV? The net present value is an important tool for capital budgeting decision to assess that an investment in a project is worthwhile or not? The net present value of a project is calculated before taking up the investment decision at...
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Principles Of Managerial Finance

ISBN: 978-0136119463

13th Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Chad J. Zutter

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