What is the present worth of all disbursements and receipts during the life time of the project, evaluated at the beginning of the first year, if the project has the following costs:

• Phase 1 labor $2500000 (per year paid at the end of each year)
• Phase 1 Material $620000 (paid at the end of the first year only
• Phase 2 -years 4 to 10, all costs are paid at the end of each year and include:
  • Launch $7500000
  • Insurance $660000
  • Labor $1900000
  • Material $630000

The project makes an annual income of $11000000 as a result of sales in phase 2.

Hint: The present value of the net cash flow of phase 2, evaluated at the beginning of first year, must be greater than the sum of the present worth of labor and material costs of phase 1, also evaluated at the beginning of first year. The difference would be the answer to this problem. Make sure to include the sign (-) if the answer is negative.

Remember, if the present worth of all disbursements and receipts is positive, the company will make at least 25% annual return on this investment.