Riley Industries is considering an investment that will require an initial cash outlay of $200,000 to purchase non-depreciable assets. The project promises to return $60,000 per year (after-tax) for eight years with no salvage value. The company's cost
of capital is 11 percent. The company is uncertain about its estimate of the life expectancy of the project. How many years must the project generate the $60,000 per year return for the company to at least be indifferent about its acceptance? (Do not consider the possibility of partial year returns.) Present value tables or a financial calculator are required.
Dividing $200,000/$60,000, gives the annuity discount factor (3.3333) for 11 percent associated with the minimal required time for this project to be successful. According to the tables in Appendix A, the project will have a positive net present value if the cash flows last through year 5.
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