Rossdale Flowers has a new greenhouse project with an initia

Rossdale Flowers has a new greenhouse project with an initial cost of $371,500 that is expected to generate cash flows of $46,500 for 12 years and a cash flow of $61,900 in Year 13. If the required return is 8.6 percent, what is the project\'s NPV?

?$15,800.21

$119,279.50

?$10,531.16

$5,378.66

$102,001.43

Solution

Year

Annual Cash Inflows

Present Value factor at 8.6%

Present Value of Annual Cash inflows

1

46,500

0.920810

42,817.68

2

46,500

0.847891

39,426.96

3

46,500

0.780740

36,304.75

4

46,500

0.718920

33,429.79

5

46,500

0.661989

30,782.50

6

46,500

0.609560

28,344.84

7

46,500

0.561295

26,100.22

8

46,500

0.516846

24,033.35

9

46,500

0.475917

22,130.16

10

46,500

0.438229

20,377.68

11

46,500

0.403526

18,763.98

12

46,500

0.371571

17,278.06

13

61,900

0.342146

21,178.88

Total Present Value of Annual Cash inflows

$ 360,968.84

Project’s Net Present Value [NPV] = Present Value of annual cash inflows – Initial Cost

= $360,968.84 – 371,500

= ?$10,531.16 [Negative NPV]

\"Hence, The Answer is ?$10,531.16\"

Year	Annual Cash Inflows	Present Value factor at 8.6%	Present Value of Annual Cash inflows
1	46,500	0.920810	42,817.68
2	46,500	0.847891	39,426.96
3	46,500	0.780740	36,304.75
4	46,500	0.718920	33,429.79
5	46,500	0.661989	30,782.50
6	46,500	0.609560	28,344.84
7	46,500	0.561295	26,100.22
8	46,500	0.516846	24,033.35
9	46,500	0.475917	22,130.16
10	46,500	0.438229	20,377.68
11	46,500	0.403526	18,763.98
12	46,500	0.371571	17,278.06
13	61,900	0.342146	21,178.88
Total Present Value of Annual Cash inflows	$ 360,968.84