Check my work In five years, Kent Duncan will retire. He is exploring the possibility of opening a self-service car wash. The car wash could be managed in the free time he has available from his regular occupation, and it could be closed easily when he retires. After careful study, Mr. Duncan determined the following: points eBook Print References a. A building in which a car wash could be installed is available under a five-year lease at a cost of $3,800 per month. b. Purchase and installation costs of equipment would total $210,000. In five years the equipment could be sold for about 9% of its original cost. C. An investment of an additional $3,000 would be required to cover working capital needs for cleaning supplies, change funds, and so forth. After five years, this working capital would be released for investment elsewhere. d. Both a wash and a vacuum service would be offered. Each customer would pay $1.35 for a wash and $.90 for access to a vacuum cleaner. e. The only variable costs associated with the operation would be 7.5 cents per wash for water and 10 cents per use of the vacuum for electricity. f. In addition to rent, monthly costs of operation would be: cleaning, $2,300; insurance, $75; and maintenance, $1,795. g. Gross receipts from the wash would be about $2,295 per week. According to the experience of other car washes, 60% of the customers using the wash would also use the vacuum. Mr. Duncan will not open the car wash unless it provides at least a 15% return. Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Assuming that the car wash will be open 52 weeks a year, compute the expected annual net cash receipts from its operation. 2-a. Determine the net present value using the net present value method of investment analysis. 2-b. Would you advise Mr. Duncan to open the car wash? Return to question Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2A Req 2B Assuming that the car wash will be open 52 weeks a year, compute the expected annual net cash receipts from its operation. $ 119,340 47,736 167,076 Auto wash cash receipts Vacuum cash receipts Total cash receipts Less cash disbursements: Water Electricity Rent 6,630 5,304 45,600 27,600 900 21,540 Cleaning Insurance Maintenance Total cash disbursements Annual net cash flow from operations 107,574 59,502 $ ( Req 1 Req 2A > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 2A Req 2B Determine the net present value using the net present value method of investment analysis. (Enter negative amount with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Net present value Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1 Req 1 Req 2A Req 2A Req 2B Req 2B Would you advise Mr. Duncan to open the car wash? Yes TO No
