Lobster Seafood Corp. is planning to build a new shipping depot. The initial cost of the investment is $1.18 million. Efficiencies from the new depot are expected to generate an annual after-tax cost reduction of $105,000 forever. The corporation has a total value of $65 million and has outstanding debt of $45 million. What is the NPV of the project if the firm has an aftertax cost of debt of 5.8 percent and a cost equity of 12.6 percent?

Lobster Seafood Corp. is planning to build a new shipping depot. The initial cost of the investment is $1.18 million. Efficiencies from the new depot are expected to generate an annual after-tax cost reduction of $105,000 forever. The corporation has a total value of $65 million and has outstanding debt of $45 million. What is the NPV of the project if the firm has an aftertax cost of debt of 5.8 percent and a cost equity of 12.6 percent?

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Chapter12: Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria

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