MaxiCare Corporation, a not-for-profit organization, specializes in health care
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Question
MaxiCare Corporation, a not-for-profit organization, specializes in health care for senior citizens. Management is considering whether to expand operations by opening a new chain of care centers in the inner city of large metropolises. For a new facility, initial cash outlays for lease, renovations, net working capital, training, and other costs are expected to be about $14.25 million in year 0. The corporation expects the cash inflows of each new facility in its first year of operation to equal the total cash outlays for the year. Net cash inflows are expected to increase to $0.915 million in each of years 2 and 3; $2.295 million in year 4; and $2.750 million in each of years 5 through 10. The lease agreement for the facility will expire at the end of year 10, and MaxiCare expects the cost to close a facility will pretty much exhaust all cash proceeds from the disposal. Cost of capital for MaxiCare is 14%.
Required:
Compute the net present value (NPV) and the IRR for this venture. (Use the NPV and IRR functions in Excel to answer the question.) (Round NPV to the nearest whole number. Round estimated IRR to 2 decimal places.)
What is the breakeven selling price for this investment, that is, the price that would yield an NPV of $0? (Use the Goal Seek function in Excel to determine the breakeven selling price.) (Round final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
Compute the net present value (NPV) and the IRR for this venture. (Use the NPV and IRR functions in Excel to answer the question.) (Round NPV to the nearest whole number. Round estimated IRR to 2 decimal places.)
Explanation / Answer
Net present value : - $ 5.234
IRR: 6%
Break-even selling price: $ 2.732 million per annum
Break-even selling price at a discount rate of 14% = 5.216 x S - 14.25 = 0 or S = 14.25 / 5.216 = 2.732 million