Assignment:
Dilmar's Safety First Corporation is evaluating the inclusion of a new safety id screening device. As the company risk manager you have to evaluate whether or not the new device is a good investment. Conduct a Net Present Value analysis. Determine whether or not the NPV analysis alone justifies the purchase of the new screening device.
The particulars are: The screening device will cost $300,000. The maintenance will be $4,000 per year. The screening device needs special swipe cards that will cost $6,000 per year. It is expected that the insurance premium savings will be $40,000 per year. Loss reduction is expected to amount to $80,000 per year. The screening device has a seven year useful life with zero salvage value. The company is in the 35% tax bracket. Gerardo has determined that the cost of capital for the firm is the appropriate discount rate, that rate is 8%.