The Aubey Coffee Company is evaluating the within-plant distribution system for
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The Aubey Coffee Company is evaluating the within-plant distribution system for its new roasting, grinding, and packing plant. The two alternatives are (1) a conveyor system with a high initial cost, but low annual operating costs, and (2) several forklift trucks, which cost less but have considerably higher operating costs. The decision to construct the plant has already been made, and the choice here will have no effect on the overall revenues of the project. The cost of capital for the plant is 7%, and the projects' expected net costs are listed in the table:
a) What is the present value of each alternative? Round your answers to the nearest dollar, if necessary. Enter your answers as a whole numbers. For example, do not enter 1,000,000 as 1 million.
EXPECTED NET COST Year Conveyor Forklift 0 -$500,000 -$200,000 1 -120,000 -160,000 2 -120,000 -160,000 3 -120,000 -160,000 4 -120,000 -160,000 5 -20,000 -160,000Explanation / Answer
The NPV of Conveyor is -$920,725.07 and that of Forklist is -$856,031.59
Note: Present value Each cash flow = Cash flow / (1.07^year)
Year Conveyor Conveyor - Present value @ 7% Forklift Forklift - Present value @ 7% 0 -500000 -500000 -200000 -200000 1 -120000 -112149.533 -160000 -149532.71 2 -120000 -104812.647 -160000 -139750.197 3 -120000 -97955.7452 -160000 -130607.66 4 -120000 -91547.4254 -160000 -122063.234 5 -20000 -14259.7236 -160000 -114077.789 NPV (920,725.07) (856,031.59)Related Questions
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