Question

The Yurdone Corporation wants to set up a private cemetery business. According to the CFO, Barry M. Deep, business is “looking up.” As a result, the cemetery project will provide a net cash inflow of $145,000 for the firm during the first year, and the cash flows are projected to grow at a rate of 4 percent per year forever. The project requires an initial investment of $1,900,000.
a-1.	What is the NPV for the project if the company's required return is 11 percent? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

a-2.	If the company requires an 11 percent return on such undertakings, should the cemetery business be started?

b.

The company is somewhat unsure about the 4 percent growth rate assumption in its cash flows. At what constant growth rate would the company just break even if it still required a return of 11 percent on investment? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Answer 1