Concord Pacific is considering purchasing a small residential building in Abbotsford that will cost $1,700,000 and will require $120,000 in renovations immediately. Revenue from rent is estimated to be $500,000 a year. Expenses are estimated to be $200,000 a year. They plant to keep the building for 6 years and estimates they will be able to sell the building for $2,200,000 at the end of 6 years. Assume expenses occur at the beginning of the year and revenue at the end of the year. Concord wants to earn at least 18% per year. Concord has calculated the NPV of this project is -$81,683.54. To encourage businesses to invest, the provincial government is considering giving Concord a one-time tax credit payable at the end of 2 years.

Benford Inc. is planning to open a new sporting goods store in a suburban mall. Benford will lease the needed space in the mall. Equipment and fixtures for the store will cost $400,000 and be depreciated over a 5-year period on a straight-line basis to $0. The new store will require Benford to increase its net working capital by $400,000 at time 0. First-year sales are expected to be $1.4 million and to increase at an annual rate of 8 percent over the expected 10-year life of the store. Operating expenses (including lease payments and excluding depreciation) are projected to be $800,000 during the first year and increase at a 6 percent annual rate. The salvage value of the store’s equipment and fixtures is anticipated to be $19,000 at the end of 10 years. Benford’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Compute the net investment required for Benford. $    Compute the annual net cash flows for the 10-year projected life of the store. Year NCF…

A developer plans to start construction of a building in two years if, at that point, rent levels make construction feasible. At that time, the building will cost $1,000,000 to construct. During the first year after construction (year 3), there is a 50% chance that NOI will be $150,000 and a 50% chance that the NOI will be $75,000. In either case, NOI would be expected to increase at 4% per year thereafter. What is the value of the real option on the vacant land today if the relevant discount rate is 14%? O 109,649 O 137,369 O 192,367 96,183

Athena Investment Company is considering the purchase of an office property. After a careful review of the market and the leases that are in place, Athena believes that next year's cash flow will be $100,000. It also believes that the cash flow will rise in the amount of $6,400 each year for the foreseeable future. It plans to own the property for at least 10 years. Based on a review of sales of properties that are now 10 years older than the subject property, Athena has determined that cap rates are in a range of 0.10. Athena believes that it should earn an IRR (required return) of at least 11 percent. Required: a. What is the estimated value of this office property (assume a 0.10 terminal cap rate)? b. What is the current, or going-in, cap rate for this property?