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Royal Dutch Shipping is planning on Investing $1,600,000 to buy a freighter. Pre

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Question

Royal Dutch Shipping is planning on Investing $1,600,000 to buy a freighter.   Prepare a net present value analysis based on the assumption that the freighter will be sold for 10% of it's cost at the end of the year 5.   Assume a 10% cost of capital. Annual operating cash flows for the project are:

Year 1:   $380,000
Year 2:   $390,000
Year 3:   $400,000
Year 4:   $410,000
Year 5:   $420,000

Prepare a loan amortization schedule based on monthly payments for the $1,600,000 if Royal Dutch Shipping can pay 10% down on a loan for $1,600,000 and can get a loan for 6% interest for 10 years (do not include this in your Net Present Value computations. This is a separate issue. (CO 3). (Hint: www.bankrate.com/calculators/mortgages/amortization-calculator.aspx )

Explanation / Answer

NPV ANALYSIS

580,000=420000+10% OF 16,00,000

AS THE NPV OF THE FREIGHTER IS POSITIVE, IT IS ADVISABLE TO INVEST.

PVF@10% 0 -1600000 1 -1600000 1 3,80,000 0.909 345420 2 3,90,000 0.826 322140 3 400000 0.751 300400 4 410000 0.683 280030 5 580000 0.621 360180 NPV 8170

580,000=420000+10% OF 16,00,000

AS THE NPV OF THE FREIGHTER IS POSITIVE, IT IS ADVISABLE TO INVEST.