Your firm is considering an expansion of its operations into a nearby geographic area that the...

 

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Your firm is considering an expansion of its operations into a nearby geographic area that the firm is currently not serving. This would require an up-front investment (startup cost) of $989,060.00, to be made immediately. Here are the forecasts that were prepared for this project: Year Cash Flow 0 -989,060.00 1 70,120.00 2 74,411.34 3 80,937.22 4 89,896.97 The long-term growth rate for cash flows after year 4 is expected to be 4.73%. The cost of capital appropriate for this project is 12.48%. Prepare a detailed and concrete recommendation, explaining whether the firm should go ahead with this project, and why. Provide all information that your superiors may want to see. Your firm is considering an expansion of its operations into a nearby geographic area that the firm is currently not serving. This would require an up-front investment (startup cost) of $989,060.00, to be made immediately. Here are the forecasts that were prepared for this project: Year Cash Flow 0 -989,060.00 1 70,120.00 2 74,411.34 3 80,937.22 4 89,896.97 The long-term growth rate for cash flows after year 4 is expected to be 4.73%. The cost of capital appropriate for this project is 12.48%. Prepare a detailed and concrete recommendation, explaining whether the firm should go ahead with this project, and why. Provide all information that your superiors may want to see.