Why the answer below uses 0.28 as the exchange rate of the second year cash inflow in the Q1 but use 0.27 in the Q2?+ Alaska In would like to acquire Estoya Corp., which is located in Peru. In initial negotiations, Estoya has asked for a purchase price of 1 billion Peruvian new sol. If Alaska completes the purchase, it would keep Estoya' s operations for two years and then sell the company. In the recent past, Estoya has generated annual cash flows of 500 million new sol per year, but Alaska believes that it can increase these cash flows by 5 percent each year by improving the operations of the plant. Given these improvements, Alaska believes it will be able to resell Estoya in two years for 1.2 billion new sol. The current exchange rate of the new sol is $.29, and exchange rate forecasts for the next two years indicate values of $.29 and $.27, respectively. Given these facts, should Alaska Inc. pay 1 billion new sol for Estoya Corp. if the required rate of return is 18 percent? What is the maximum price Alaska should be willing to pay? ANSWER NPV = - 10 . + CF at SV ( 1+ * )' ( 1+ k)" NPY . = -(10 , )S+ (CF .;)S, (SV ,)S. (1 + *) " 500*(1+0.05) *0.29 (500*(1+0.05)2 +1200)*0.28 NPV=-1000*0.29+ (1+0.18) (1+0.18) =191.19>0 S=0.29, S=0.29, (1+ So)(1+f)=(1+ $2)?, (1+0.29)*(1+0.27)= (1+ $2)?, $2=0.28 Alaska should buy Estoya Corp. with 1 billion and the maximum price Alaska should be willing to pay is 481.19 million dollars (Letting NPV=0). ANSWER on-line Year 1 2 Operating CF 525.00 551.25 Sale of Estoya 1,200.00- Cash flows in new sol 525.00 1,751.25- Exchange rate $.29 $.27+ Cash flows in $ $152.25 $472.84- PV (18% discount rate) $129.03 $339.59. Cumulative PV $129.03 $468.62+ http:/www.ling nan.net/jplc/ifm/UploadFile/review/18.htm 1/4 10/9/2015 Chapter 18 Alaska, Inc. should not pay more than $468.62 million for Estoya Corp. Estoya is asking for 1.2 billion new sol, which translates to $348 million at the current exchange rate of $.29. Therefore, Alaska, Inc. should purchase Estoya Corp