The owner of Waco Waffle House is considering an expansion of the business. He has identified...

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The owner of Waco Waffle House is considering an expansion of the business. He has identified two alternatives, as follows: • Build a new restaurant near the mall. • Buy and renovate an old building downtown for the new restaurant. The projected cash flows from these two alternatives are shown below. The owner of the restaurant uses a 14 percent after-tax discount rate. Investment Proposal Cash Outflow: Time 0 Net After-Tax Cash Inflows* Years 1-10 Mall restaurant Years 11-20 $86,000 $86,000 $539,500 255,000 Downtown restaurant 53,500 * Includes after-tax cash flows from all sources, including incremental revenue, incremental expenses, and depreciation tax shield. Required: 1. Compute the net present value of each alternative restaurant site. 2. Compute the profitability index for each alternative. 3. How do the two sites rank in terms of NPV and the profitability index? The owner of Waco Waffle House is considering an expansion of the business. He has identified two alternatives, as follows: • Build a new restaurant near the mall. • Buy and renovate an old building downtown for the new restaurant. The projected cash flows from these two alternatives are shown below. The owner of the restaurant uses a 14 percent after-tax discount rate. Investment Proposal Cash Outflow: Time 0 Net After-Tax Cash Inflows* Years 1-10 Mall restaurant Years 11-20 $86,000 $86,000 $539,500 255,000 Downtown restaurant 53,500 * Includes after-tax cash flows from all sources, including incremental revenue, incremental expenses, and depreciation tax shield. Required: 1. Compute the net present value of each alternative restaurant site. 2. Compute the profitability index for each alternative. 3. How do the two sites rank in terms of NPV and the profitability index?

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A B 135 136 Year Mall restaurent 137 0 138 1 139 2 140 3 141 4 142 5 143 6 144 7 145 8 146 9 147 ... View the full answer