McGilla Golf has decided to sell a new line of golf clubs. The length of this pr
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Question
McGilla Golf has decided to sell a new line of golf clubs. The length of this project is seven years. The company has spent $1378859 on research and development for the new clubs. The plant and equipment required will cost $28832934 and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The new clubs will also require an increase in net working capital of $1335950 that will be returned at the end of the project. The annual OCF of the project will be $8327276. The tax rate is 35 percent, and the cost of capital is 12 percent. What is the payback period for this project?
(Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places.) Hint: there is a sunk cost number in this question.
Explanation / Answer
Initial investment:
Cost of the Plant and Euipment = 28,832,934.
Add: Working capital requirement = $1,335,950
Total outflows = $30,168,884
Cash InFlows = $8,327,276
Payback period = Cash Outflows / Cash inflows = $30,168,884 / $8,327,276 = 3.62 years.
Therefore, the payback period is 3.62 years.
Note: already incurred cost is a sunk cost and thus not takenin calculation.