The system’s price is $ 50,000, and it will cost another $ 10,000 for transportation and installation. The system is expected to be sold after three years because the laboratory is being moved at that time. The best estimate of the system’s salvage value after three years of use is $ 20,000. The system will have no impact on volume or reimbursement ( and hence revenues), but it is expected to save $ 20,000 per year in operating costs. The not- for- profit business’s corporate cost of capital is 10 percent, and the standard risk adjustment is 4 percentage points.
a. What is the project’s net investment outlay at Year0?
b. What are the project’s operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3?
c. What is the terminal cash flow at the end of Year3?
d. If the project has average risk, is it expected to be profitable?