Over the past six months, Six Flags conducted a marketing study on improving their park experience. The study cost $3.00 million and the results suggested that Six Flags add a kid's only roller coaster.
Suppose that Six Flags decides to build a new roller coaster for the upcoming operating season. The depreciable equipment for the roller coaster will cost $50.00 million and an additional $5.00 million to install. The equipment will be depreciated straight-line over 20 years.
The marketing team at Six Flags expects the coaster to increase attendance at the park by 5%. This translates to 110,714.00 more visitors at an average ticket price of $39.00. Expenses for these visitors are about 12.00% of sales.
There is no impact on working capital. The average visitor spends $23.00 on park merchandise and concessions. The after-tax operating margin on these side effects is 31.00%. The tax rate facing the firm is 36.00%, while the cost of capital is 8.00%.
What is the NPV of this coaster project if Six Flags will evaluate it over a 20-year period? (Six Flags expects the first year project cash flow to grow at 5% per year, going forward)
(Express answer in millions)