Heron Enterprises, Inc. has been considering the purchase of a new manufacturing facility for $120,000. The facility is to be fully depreciated on a straight-line basis over seven years. It is expected to have no resale value after the seven years. Operating revenues from the facility are expected to be $80,000, in nominal terms, at the end of the first year. The revenues are expected to increase at the inflation rate of 6 percent. Production costs at the end of the first year will be $40,000, in nominal terms, and they are expected to increase at 8 percent per year. The real discount rate is 15 percent. The corporate tax rate is 34 percent. Heron has other ongoing profitable operations.
Requirement 1:
Calculate the NPV of the project.