Cost of equipment needed $120,000
Working capital needed $80,000
Overhaul of equipment in four years $40,000
Salvage value of the equipment in five years $20,000
Annual revenues and costs:
Sales revenues $255,000
Cost of goods sold $160,000
Out-of-pocket operating costs $50,000
Discount rate 10%
Now 1 2 3 4
Purchase of equipment (120,000)$
Investment in working capital (80,000)$
Sales 255,000$ 255,000$ 255,000$ 255,000$
Cost of goods sold (160,000)$ (160,000)$ (160,000)$ (160,000)$
Out-of-pocket operating costs (50,000)$ (50,000)$ (50,000)$ (50,000)$
Overhaul of equipment (40,000)$
Salvage value of the equipment
Working capital released
Total cash flows (a) (200,000)$ 45,000$ 45,000$ 45,000$ 5,000$
Discount factor (14%) (b) 1.000 0.909 0.826 0.751 0.683
Present value of cash flows (a) x (b) (200,000)$ 40,905$ 37,170$ 33,795$ 3,415$
Net present value 5,330$
Present value of $1 = 1/(1+r)^n