Sub-Prime Loan Company Is Thinking of Opening a New Office,and

Multiple Choice

Sub-Prime Loan Company is thinking of opening a new office,and the key data are shown below.The company owns the building that would be used,and it could sell it for $100,000 after taxes if it decides not to open the new office.The equipment for the project would be depreciated by the straight-line method over the project's 3-year life,after which it would be worth nothing and thus it would have a zero salvage value.No change in net operating working capital would be required,and revenues and other operating costs would be constant over the project's 3-year life.What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash flows are constant in Years 1-3.)

A) $10,521
B) $11,075
C) $11,658
D) $12,271
E) $12,885