A company is considering an iron ore extraction project that requires an initial investment of $500,000 and will yield annual cash flows of $150,000 for 4 years. The companies hurdle rate is 9%. What is the NPV of the project?
Resent value of annuity of $1:
8% 9% 10%
1 0.926 0.917 0.909
2 1.783 1.759 1.736
3 2.577 2.531 2.487
4 3.312 3.24 3.17
5 3.993 3.89 3.791
6 4.623 4.486 4.355
7 5.206 5.033 4.868
8 5.747 5.535 5.335
9 6.247 5.995 5.759
10 6.71 6.418 6.145
A) Positive $100,000
B) Positive $14,000
C) Negative $100,000
D) Negative $14,000