Question

Sister Pools sells outdoor swimming pools and currently has an aftertax cost of capital of 11.6 percent. Al's Construction builds and sells water features and fountains and has an aftertax cost of capital of 10.3 percent. Sister Pools is considering building and selling its own water features and fountains. The sales manager of Sister Pools estimates that the water features and fountains would produce 20 percent of the firm's future total sales. The initial cash outlay for this project would be $85,000. The expected net cash inflows are $17,000 a year for 7 years. What is the net present value of the Sister Pools project?

Answer 1

The NPV of Sister Pools' project can be determined by discounting the expected annual cash inflows of $17,000 at the company's aftertax cost of capital of 11.6% over 7 years and subtracting the initial cash outlay of $85,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the net present value (NPV) of the project for Sister Pools, we need to discount the expected net cash inflows back to their present value at the company's aftertax cost of capital and then subtract the initial cash outlay.

The formula for NPV is:

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3. Calculate the present value (PV) of each cash inflow.
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6. Sum all the present values of the future cash inflows.
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9. Subtract the initial investment from the total present value of cash inflows.

Using Sister Pool's aftertax cost of capital of 11.6 percent, the NPV calculation would be as follows:

NPV = ∑(PV of cash inflows) – initial investment

NPV = ($17,000 / (1 + 0.116))^1 + ($17,000 / (1 + 0.116))^2 + ... + ($17,000 / (1 + 0.116))^7 – $85,000

Calculating each term individually:

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• Year 1: $17,000 / 1.116 = $15,234.41
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• Year 2: $17,000 / (1.116)^2 = $13,656.80
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• Year 3: $17,000 / (1.116)^3 = $12,248.27
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• ... continues until year 7

Summing these values and then subtracting the initial investment will give us the NPV. For exact numbers, the calculations should be done using a financial calculator or spreadsheet software capable of performing NPV calculations, as the above values are approximations to illustrate the process.