Problem 31-14 Capital Budgeting

Lakonishok Equipment has an investment opportunity in Europe. The project costs 19 million and is expected to produce cash flows of 3.6 million in Year 1, 4.1 million in Year 2, and 5.1 million in Year 3. The current spot exchange rate is $1.09 / and the current risk-free rate in the United States is 3.1 percent, compared to that in Europe of 2.9 percent. The appropriate discount rate for the project is estimated to be 10.5 percent, the U.S. cost of capital for the company. In addition, the subsidiary can be sold at the end of three years for an estimated 12.7 million.

What is the NPV of the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16). Enter your answer in dollars, not in millions. (e.g., 1,234,567.))

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