18.4 Natural Mosaic. Natural Mosaic Company (U.S.) is considering investing Rs50,000,000 in India to create a wholly owned tile manufacturing plant to export to the European market. After five years, the subsidiary would be sold to Indian investors for Rs100,000,000. A pro forma income statement for the Indian operation predicts the generation of Rs7,000,000 of annual cash flow, as listed in the following table. 30,000,000 Sales revenue Less cash operating expenses Gross income (17,000,000) 13,000,000 (1,000,000) Less depreciation expenses Earnings before interest and taxes Less Indian taxes at 50% 12,000,000 (6,000,000) Net income 6,000,000 1,000,000 Add back depreciation Annual cash flow 7,000,000 The initial investment will be made on December 31, 2011, and cash flows will occur on December 31st of each succeeding year. Annual cash dividends to Philadelphia Composite from India will equal 75% of accounting income. The U.S. corporate tax rate is 40% and the Indian corporate tax rate is 50%. Because the Indian tax rate is greater than the U.S. tax rate, annual dividends paid to Natural Mosaic will not be subject to additional taxes in the United States. There are no capital gains taxes on the final sale. Natural Mosaic uses a weighted average cost of capital of 14% on domestic investments, but will add six percentage points for the Indian investment because of perceived greater risk. Natural Mosaic forecasts on the rupee/dollar exchange rate as of December 31st for the next six years are listed next. R$/$ RS/$ 2011 50 2014 62 2012 54 2015 66 2013 58 2016 70 What are the net present value and internal rate of return on this investment