Reference no: EM132722475
Question - Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has been above 24% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $4,900,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Pigeon Company's discount rate is 20%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows:
Sales $4,600,000
Variable expenses 2,080,000
Contribution margin 2,520,000
Fixed expenses:
Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs $820,000
Depreciation 980,000
Total fixed expenses 1,800,000
Net operating income $720,000
Required -
1. What is the project's net present value?
2. What is the project's internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent?
3. What is the project's simple rate of return?
4-a. Would the company want Casey to pursue this investment opportunity?
4-b. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?