The owner of a ski resort is considering installing a new


The owner of a ski resort is considering installing a new ski lift, which will cost $750,000. Expenses for operating and maintaining the lift are estimated to be $1,500 per day when operating. The U.S. Weather Service estimates that there is a 60% probability of 80 days of skiing weather per year, a 30% probability of 100 days per year, and a 10% probability of 120 days per year. The operators of the resort estimate that during the first 80 days of adequate now in a season, an average of 500 people will use the lift each day, at a fee of $10 each. If 20 additional days are available, the lift will be used by only 400 people per day during the extra period; and if 20 more days of skiing are available, only 300 people per day will use the lift during those days. The owners wish to recover any invested capital within five years and want at least a 18% per year rate of return before taxes. Based on a before-tax analysis, what is the expected PW of installing the ski lift?

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