Reference no: EM13334575
Dunn Manufacturing corporation is considering the purchase of a factory that maks values. these would be used by dunn to manufacture water pumps. the purchase would require an initial outlay of $1449968. the factory would have anestimated life of ten years and no residual value. currently, the compny buys 500,000 values per year at a cost of $1.50 each. if the factory were purchased, the values could be manufactured for $0.90 each.
Required:
a) determined the net present value of the proposed project and whether it should be accepted under each of the following assuptions.
1. the cost of capital is 12%
2. the cost of capital is 14%
3. the cost of capital is 16%
b) determine the profitablity index under the following assuptions.
1. the cost of capital is 12%
2. the cost of capital is 14%
3. the cost of capital is 16%
c) determne the internal rate of return of the proposed project and indicate whether it should be accepted under each of the folowing assuptions.
1. the cost of capital is 12%
2. the cost of capital is 14%
3. the cost of capital is 16%