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A project requires an initial fixed asset investment of $600,000, which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the si
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NPV of the project is $-31,395 (or can be $-31,396 because of rounding)

NPV Computation:

Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Initial investment $ (600,000)
Sales units 10000 12500 15625 19531 24414 30518
Selling price/unit $            50 $            50 $            50 $            45 $                45 $                45
Variable cost/unit $            35 $            35 $            35 $            35 $                35 $                35
Sales revenue $ 500,000 $ 625,000 $ 781,250 $ 878,895 $ 1,098,630 $ 1,373,310
Variable cost $ 350,000 $ 437,500 $ 546,875 $ 683,585 $     854,490 $ 1,068,130
Fixed cost $    50,000 $    50,000 $    50,000 $    50,000 $        50,000 $        50,000
Depreciation $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $     100,000 $     100,000
EBIT $             -   $    37,500 $    84,375 $    45,310 $        94,140 $     155,180
Tax@34% $             -   $    12,750 $    28,688 $    15,405 $        32,008 $        52,761
Net income $             -   $    24,750 $    55,688 $    29,905 $        62,132 $     102,419
Depreciation $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $ 100,000 $     100,000 $     100,000
Operating cash flow $ 100,000 $ 124,750 $ 155,688 $ 129,905 $     162,132 $     202,419
Net working capital $   (30,000) $    (7,500) $    (9,375) $ (11,719) $    (7,323) $     (16,480) $     (20,601)
Recouped $     102,998
Post-tax salvage value $        33,001
Free cash flow $ (630,000) $    92,500 $ 115,375 $ 143,969 $ 122,581 $     145,652 $     317,817
PVF @12% 1.000 0.893 0.797 0.712 0.636 0.567 0.507
NPV $ (630,000) $    82,589 $    91,976 $ 102,474 $    77,903 $        82,647 $     161,016
Project NPV $   (31,395)

Excel formula view:

Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Initial investment -600000
Sales units 10000 12500 15625 19531 24414 30518
Selling price/unit 50 50 50 45 45 45
Variable cost/unit 35 35 35 35 35 35
Sales revenue =+D5*D4 =+E5*E4 =+F5*F4 =+G5*G4 =+H5*H4 =+I5*I4
Variable cost =+D4*D6 =+E4*E6 =+F4*F6 =+G4*G6 =+H4*H6 =+I4*I6
Fixed cost 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000 50000
Depreciation 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000
EBIT =+D7-D8-D9-D10 =+E7-E8-E9-E10 =+F7-F8-F9-F10 =+G7-G8-G9-G10 =+H7-H8-H9-H10 =+I7-I8-I9-I10
Tax@34% =+D11*0.34 =+E11*0.34 =+F11*0.34 =+G11*0.34 =+H11*0.34 =+I11*0.34
Net income =+D11-D12 =+E11-E12 =+F11-F12 =+G11-G12 =+H11-H12 =+I11-I12
Depreciation =+D10 =+E10 =+F10 =+G10 =+H10 =+I10
Operating cash flow =+D14+D13 =+E14+E13 =+F14+F13 =+G14+G13 =+H14+H13 =+I14+I13
Net working capital -30000 =-(D7*7.5%)-C16
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