Assignment
Your neighborhood self-service laundry is for sale and you consider investing in this business. For the business alone and no other assets (such as building and land), the purchase price is $240,000. The net cash flows for the project are $30,000 per year for the next 5 years. You plan to borrow the money for this investment at 5%.
1. Prepare a net present value calculation for this project. What is the net present value of this project?
2. Calculate the simple payback period for this project. Your desired payback period is 5 years. How long is the payback period for this project?
3. Is this a good investment? What would be a good price at which to purchase this business?
Submit an Excel spreadsheet which must include the answers to all 3 questions: 1) A Net Present Value calculation, 2) a Simple Payback Period calculation, and 3) the answer to question regarding whether this is a good investment and what the best price should be.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.