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141) Padmore Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital
budgeting project:
Investment required in equipment
Working capital requirement
Net annual operating cash inflow
The expected life of the project and the equipment is 3 years and the equipment has zero salvage
value. The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use
elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment
and the depreciation expense on the equipment would be $240,000 per year. Assume cash flows
occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes
into account in its capital budgeting. The net annual operating cash inflow is the difference
between the incremental sales revenue and incremental cash operating expenses.
Required:
Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!