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 $1915230 on research and development for the new clubs. The plant and equipment required will cost $28720691 and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The new clubs will also require an increase in net working capital of $1275402 that will be returned at the end of the project. The annual OCF of the project will be $8311783. The tax rate is 28 percent, and the cost of capital is 10 percent.
What is the payback period for this project?
Explanation / Answer
Year Cash flow PVF@7% Present value 0 $ (29,411,020) 1.000 $ (29,411,020) 1 $ 8,169,374 0.935 $ 7,634,929 2 $ 8,169,374 0.873 $ 7,135,448 3 $ 8,169,374 0.816 $ 6,668,643 4 $ 8,169,374 0.763 $ 6,232,376 5 $ 8,169,374 0.713 $ 5,824,651 6 $ 8,169,374 0.666 $ 5,443,599 7 $ 9,438,853 0.623 $ 5,878,043 Net present value $ 15,406,668