1. A nonprofit government corporation is considering two alternatives for generating power: Alternative A. Build a coal-powered generating facility at a cost of $20,000,000. Annual power sales are expected to be $1,000,000 per year. Annual operating and maintenance costs are $200,000 per year. A benefit of this alternative is that it is expected to attract new industry, worth $500,000 per year, to the region. Alternative B. Build a hydroelectric generating facility. The capital investment, power sales, and operating costs are $30,000,000, $800,000, and $100,000 per year, respectively. Annual benefits of this alternative are as follows: Flood-control savings Irrigation Recreation Ability to attract new industry 600, 000 200, 000 100, 000 400, 000 Determine the costs and benefits for each alternative in terms of its economic aspect and corresponding monetary estimate. Cite also possible disbenefits for each alternative, if any.

The Drilling Corp. owns drilling rights on a tract of land on which crude oil has been discovered. The BBTD projects that the tract will allow drilling and recovery on crude for the next 4 years. They anticipate the following cost associated with the project including the cost of restoring the land to a park-like atmosphere. Below are projected data associated with this project: Annual cash receipts of $50,000 Annual cash expenses of $300,000 Equipment requirements of $500,000. Some of this equipment will be sold for $20,000 at the conclusion of the lease. The remainder of the equipment will have no salvage value at the end of the project and will be abandoned, adding to the rustic park-like atmosphere of the property.  Inventory and supplies necessary to begin and maintain the project are $40,000 The cost of restoring the land to a pristine park-like setting and converting the drilling equipment into monkey bars is projected to be $100,000. ( Assume this is not a capital expenditure)…

A highway is to be built connecting Maud and Bowlegs. Route A follows the old road and costs $4 million initially and $210,000/year thereafter. A new route, B, will cost $6 million initially and $180,000/year thereafter. Route C is an enhanced version of Route B with wider lanes, shoulders, and so on. Route C will cost $9 million at first, plus $260,000 per year to maintain. Benefits to the users, considering time, operation, and safety, are $500,000 per year for A, $850,000 per year for B, and $1,000,000 per year for C. Using a 7% interest rate, a 15-year study period, and a salvage value of 50% of first cost, determine which road should be constructed.

Consider how Kyler Valley River Park Lodge could use capital budgeting to decide whether the $12,000,000 River Park Lodge expansion would be a good investment. Assume Kyler Valley's managers developed the following estimates concerning the expansion: (Click the icon to view the estimates.) Assume that Kyler Valley uses the straight-line depreciation method and expects the lodge expansion to have a residual value of $850,000 at the end of its ten-year life. The average annual operating income from the expansion is $1,773,400 and the depreciation has been calculated as $1,115,000. Calculate the ARR. Round to two decimal places ARR Data Table 120 skiers Number of additional skiers per day Average number of days per year that weather conditions allow skiing at Kyler Valley 145 days Useful life of expansion (in years) 10 years 244 Average cash spent by each skier per day 78 Average variable cost of serving each skier per day 12,000,000 Cost of expansion 8% Discount rate