Century Roofing is thinking of opening a new warehouse, and the key data are shown below. The company owns the building that would be used, and it could sell it for $100,000 after taxes if it decides not to open the new warehouse. The equipment for the project would be depreciated by the straight-line method over the project's 3-year life, after which it would be worth nothing and thus it would have a zero salvage value. No new working capital would be required, and revenues and other operating costs would be constant over the project's 3-year life. What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash flows are constant in Years 1-3.)
Project cost of capital (r) | 10.0% |
Opportunity cost | $100,000 |
Net equipment cost (depreciable basis) | $65,000 |
Straight-line deprec. rate for equipment | 33.333% |
Sales revenues, each year | $123,000 |
Operating costs (excl. deprec.), each year | $25,000 |
Tax rate | 25% |