The Sisneros Company is considering building a chili processing plant in Hatch, New Mexico. The plant is expected to produce 40,000 pounds of processed chili peppers each year for the next 10 years. During the first year, Sisneros expects to sell the processed peppers for $3 per pound. The price is expected to increase at a 6 percent rate per year over the 10-year economic life of the plant. The costs of operating the plant, exclusive of depreciation, including the cost of fresh peppers, are estimated to be $70,000 during the first year. These costs are expected to increase at an 10 percent rate per year over the next 10 years. The plant will cost $100,000 to build. It will be depreciated as a 7-year MACRS asset. The estimated salvage at the end of 10 years is zero. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent.

Use Table II, Table IV, and Table 9A-3 to answer the questions below.

TABLE 9A-3 7yr - 14.29%, 24.49%, 17.49%, 12.49%, 8.93%, 8.92%, 8.93%, 4.46%

1. Calculate the net investment required to build the plant. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. $
2. Calculate the annual net cash flows from the project. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

   Year	NCF
   1	$
   2	$
   3	$
   4	$
   5	$
   6	$
   7	$
   8	$
   9	$
   10	$

3. Calculate the net present value if Sisneros uses a 15 percent cost of capital to evaluate projects of this type. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $

   Should the plant be built? -Select-Yes, buildNo, do not buildItem 13 the plant because NPV -Select-><=Item 14 0

4. Calculate the payback period for this project. Round your answer up to the nearest whole number. years
5. How many internal rates of return does this project have? Why? The project has -Select-one internal rate of returnmultiple internal rates of returnItem 16 because its cash flows have -Select-one sign changemore than one sign changesItem 17 .