The Board Store buys 100,000 board-feed of lumber at a price of $5.99 per board-foot. They expect to sell all the lumber over the course of the next 5 months and receive the following cash flows: Month 2 3 4 5 Cash Flow $120,000 $130,000 $140,000 $130,000 $120,000 Is this a good deal for the Board Store? Cannot be determined Yes, because they receive more than their initial investment back in future cash flows. They do receive more than their initial investment, but you don't know whether this is sufficient to compensate for time, risk, inflation, and taxes