You are consultant to
a firm evaluating an expansion of its current business. The cash-flow forecasts
(in millions of dollars) for the project are as follows:
Years
Cash
Flow
0
-100
1-10
+15
On
the basis of the behavior of the firm’s stock, you believe that the beta of
firm is 1,4. Assuming that the rate of return available on risk-free investment
is 4% and that the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 12%, what
is the net present value of the project?