EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
EBK CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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ISBN: 9781337514835
Author: MOYER
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Carpet Baggers, Inc., is proposing to construct a new bagging plant in a country in Europe. The two prime candidates are Germany and Switzerland. The forecasted cash flows from the proposed plants are as follows:

 

  C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 IRR(%)
Germany (millions of euros) –75 +25 +30 +30 +35 +35 +35 32.6
Switzerland (millions of Swiss francs) –131 +35 +45 +45 +46 +46 +46 23.3
 

 

The spot exchange rate for euros is $1.45/€, while the rate for Swiss francs is SFr1.65/$. The interest rate is 4% in the United States, 3% in Switzerland, and 5% in the euro countries. The financial manager has suggested that, if the cash flows were stated in dollars, a return in excess of 10% would be acceptable.

 

a. Calculate the NPV in dollars for the German plant. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.

b. Calculate the NPV in dollars for the Swiss plant. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

 

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