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Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company.
Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has been above 23% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $4,700,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Pigeon Company's discount rate is 19%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows:
Sales $4,400,000Variable expenses 2,000,000Contribution margin 2,400,000Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other
fixed out-of-pocket costs$800,000 Depreciation 940,000 Total fixed expenses 1,740,000Net operating income $660,000
Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.
Required:
1. What is the project's net present value?
2. What is the project's internal rate of return to the nearest whole percent?
3. What is the project's simple rate of return?
4-a. Would the company want Casey to pursue this investment opportunity?
4-b. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity?
