1. I am asked to compute the before-tax Net Present Value or NPV of a new ski lift for Deer Valley Lodge and advise the management there of the profitability. Before I am able to make this calculation there are a few calculations that I will need to make first. First the total amount of the investment, this will be the cost of a lift itself $2 million plus the cost of preparing the slope and installing the lift $1.3 million. Thus the investment amount for one lift is $3.3 million. Next I will need to find out the yearly net income from the investment. This will be gross ticket sales minus the total expenses. Deer Valley expects 300 skiers per day for 40 days at $55.00 per ticket, giving us $660,000 in ticket sales. In order to …show more content…
There are several factors that may change these numbers and should be considered prior to making an investment such as this. This is a ski resort and their income is based on the weather conditions and tourism. Both of these major factors can have dramatic fluctuations from year to year. For instance a late snow fall one year could push the ski season out past the major holiday vacation break drastically reducing the number of tourists available to ski. Unforeseen storms such as fires, earthquakes, and ice storms that are common to the mountains could cause severe damage during the peak of a season costing not only unplanned expenses, but the loss of ticket sales. Political and environmental issues could change the utility costs. Inflations could cause the employee wages to rise, adding to costs. Just trying to plan 20 years into the future can be challenging when dealing with the tourism industry, there are so many changes in styles, fads, technologies, and even economies. Who will you cater your business to 10 and 15 years from now? What about future competition from other resorts? On the other hand their will be great snow seasons too, providing many more days and attracting more visitors. Will these good years balance out with the bad? There are a lot of challenging questions when it comes to investment decisions. I believe knowledge is truly power in these
Free cash flows of the project for next five years can be calculated by adding depreciation values and subtracting changes in working capital from net income. In 2010, there will be a cash outflow of $2.2 million as capital expenditure. In 2011, there will be an additional one time cash outflow of $300,000 as an advertising expense. Using net free cash flow values for next five years and discount rate for discounting, NPV for the project comes out to be $2907, 100. The rate of return at which net present value becomes zero i.e.
Upon returning from his annual two-week vacation in early July of 2002, the treasurer of the Spring Valley Forest Products Corporation, a Mr. Fred Firr, found the firm's audited balance sheet as of June 30 on his desk. Close scrutiny of the company's financial condition as reported in this document suggested to Mr. Firr that the cash flow picture for the enterprise was deteriorating. In times gone by, the firm had been able to maintain sizeable cash balances in its bank of account, Tippecanoe Trust Company, during the major portion of the fiscal year, and had found only modest seasonal borrowings necessary. Recently, however, a lengthening of credit terms to customers necessitated by intense
The Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra) is a federally listed endangered subspecies that is restricted to the small area of Point Arena, in coastal Mendocino County, California (Zielinski, et al., 2013). (See Figure 1). The Point Arena mountain beaver is a dark brown, medium-sized burrowing rodent with small ears and eyes, and long whiskers and claws (National Park Service (NPS), n.d.). The subspecies is semi-fossorial, spending most of its five to six year lifespan in underground burrows (United States Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), 2011). The burrows are typically found on moist and steep north-facing slopes or in well-drained gullies; each burrow contains separate chambers for food storage, nesting, and excrement (NPS,
Given that the total profit over 8 years is $1.2375B (or $155M per year for 8 years), we will now compute the Present Value of this amount using the following formula:
Net present value (NPV) is the present value (PV) of an investment’s future cash flows minus the initial investment (“Net Present Value,” 2011). The high-tech alternative has a PV of $13,940,554.49 with an initial investment of $7,000,000, so the NPV = $6,940,554.49. This positive NPV indicates to
The first issue which needs to be addressed is to perform a monthly cash flow analysis for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1990. Robert & Alex would like to open up their own restaurant/brew pub with $200,000 of their own money and with the use of external financing to finance the rest of the company until excess cash flows remain stable and positive.
1. Two commonly used methods of financial analysis are payback and present value. Payback determines the length of time for an investment to return its original cost (1). Using the assumptions stated below the payback of the Jiminy Nick wind turbine with a cost of about $3.3 million would return the investment in about four years time. Net present value summarizes the initial cost of an investment, the estimated annual cash flows, and expected salvage value, taking into account the time value of money (1). A NPV calculation for the scenario SED is reviewing equals $7,697,286 minus the investment costs of $3,318,000 totaling $4,379,286.
Ans. To Canyon Ranch, customer information is must in order to implement their business model successfully. The value that it gives to the business is that it understands customer’s unique wants and give alternatives that will allow each guest to rach their individual goals. This is essential for Canyon Ranch to reach its mission to “inspire people to make healthy living, turning hopes and live into the highest enjoyment of life”. By gathering and sharing guests’ information, Canyon Ranch can assimilate it to “know and understand their customers, provides loyalty, and cross-sell its offerings” all of which are highly critical to
“Net present value (NPV) measures the value added to shareholder wealth from an investment Project” (Titman, Martin, Keown, 2011, p. 338). It is important for Caledonia Products to figure out the NPV. A start-up cost of $8, 100, 00 is a large amount, so Caledonia Products wants to ensure their investment will pay off. The first and second year covered the startup costs with an additional $7,061,600 profit. The return after year four starts to decline and probably would be negative after year five. NPV can help determine how long a company should continue a project, in Caledonia Products case, five years.
................. $9,000 Expenses other than depreciation ........................................................................................... ................. $5,500 All revenue will be received in cash; expenses other than depreciation will be paid in cash. Depreciation will be computed by the straightline method. Compute for this proposal the expected: a Annual increase in Port’s net income: $____________ b c d e Annual net cash flow: $____________ Payback period: ____________ years Return on average investment: ___________ % Net present value (round to the nearest dollar) of the proposed investment, discounted at an annual rate of 15% (Tables show that the present value of $1 to be received in five periods, discounted at 15%, is 0.497 and that the present value of a fiveyear annuity of $1, discounted at 15%, is 3.352): $____________
What might be some of the fundamental budgetary considerations the Conrad would have as they plan the expansion of their lodge?
This should be a rough estimate taking into account how much the likely cost of the opportunity would be against anticipated return? Use the information in the Marketing Plan to help you answer this.
Themachine costs $35,000 and is expected to last for 15 years. Rainbow has determined that the cost ofcapital for such an investment is 12%.[A] Compute the payback, net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR) for this machine.Should Rainbow purchase it? Assume that all cash flows (except the initial purchase) occur at the endof the year, and do not consider taxes. Rainbow Products is considering the purchase of a paint-mixing machine to reduce labor costs.The savings are expected to result in additional cash flows to Rainbow of $5,000 per year. Themachine costs $35,000 and is expected to last for 15 years. Rainbow has determined that the cost ofcapital for such an investment is 12%.[A] Compute the payback, net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR) for this machine.Should Rainbow purchase it? Assume that all cash flows (except the initial purchase) occur at the endof the year, and do not consider taxes. Rainbow Products is considering the purchase of a paint-mixing machine to reduce labor costs.The savings are expected to result in additional cash flows to Rainbow of $5,000 per year. Themachine costs $35,000 and is expected to last for 15 years. Rainbow has determined that the cost ofcapital for such an investment is 12%.[A] Compute the payback, net present value (NPV), and internal rate of return (IRR) for this machine.Should Rainbow purchase it? Assume that all cash flows (except the initial
Nestled in the high country of New Zealand's South Island is a getaway adventure playground aimed unashamedly ac the world's very wealthy. Presidents, playboys, and other such globe-trotters are the prime targets of this fledgling tourism business developed by Lilybank Lodge. The lodge offers this exclusive niche the opportunity of a secluded holiday in a little-known paradise. Guests, commonly under public scrutiny in their everyday lives, can escape such pressures at a hunting retreat designed specifically with their needs in mind.