Assume that Baps Corporation is considering the establishment of a subsidiary in Norway. The initial investment required by the parent is $5,000,000. If the project is undertaken, Baps would terminate the project after four years. Baps' cost of capital is 13%, and the project is of the same risk as Baps' existing projects. All cash flows generated from the project will be remitted to the parent at the end of each year. Listed below are the estimated cash flows the Norwegian subsidiary will generate over the project's lifetime in Norwegian kroner (NOK):

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

NOK10,000,000

NOK15,000,000

NOK17,000,000

NOK20,000,000

The current exchange rate of the Norwegian kroner is $.135. Baps' exchange rate forecast for the Norwegian kroner over the project's lifetime is listed below:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

$.13

$.14

$.12

$.15

a. What is the net present value of the Norwegian project?

b. Assume that NOK8,000,000 of the cash flow in year 4 represents the salvage value. Baps is not completely certain that the salvage value will be this amount and wishes to determine the break-even salvage value, which is $.

c. Baps is also uncertain regarding the cost of capital. Recently, Norway has been involved in some political turmoil. What is the net present value (NPV) of this project if a 16% cost of capital is used instead of 13%?

d. The Norwegian government is considering a change to their current laws on remitted funds requiring foreign subsidiary’s to keep their cashflows invested within Norway for at least 4 years. Baps is concerned that this may effect their investment decision. What would the net present value (NPV) of this project if Baps cannot remit funds till the end of the project.

(a) Net present value = $1,048,829

(b) Salvage value = 0

(c) Net present value = $ 645,146.70

(d) Not applicable

Explanation:

a. NPV of the norwegian project.

First we convert the cash flows into US $ and then find the net present value which is as shown in the table below:

Year Currency  Cash flow    Cash flow in $         Discounted value at 13%

0         $   -5000000        -5000000              -5000000.00

1      NOK    10000000     1300000                   1150442.48

2      NOK    15000000     2100000                 1644608.04

3      NOK     17000000     2040000                 1413822.33

4      NOK     20000000     3000000                1839956.18

NPV                                                   $ 1,048,829.03

The NPV is $1,048,829

b. Break even salavage value calculation

The cash flow in year 4 is only 12,000,000 NOK since the 8,000,000 NOK of salvage value is not certain. We assume salavage value is 0.

The NPV is as shown below:

Year   Currency     Cash flow     Cash flow in     Discounted value at 13%

0         $         -5000000-5000000      -5000000.00

1      NOK      100000001300000                1150442.48

2      NOK      150000002100000                1644608.04

3      NOK          170000002040000          1413822.33

4      NOK         120000001800000                 1103973.71

NPV                                                $ 3,12,846.55

Even with salvage value 0, the project has positive NPV. Hence we can say that break-even salvage value is 0

c. The NPV of the project at 16% is as shown below

Year  Currency    Cash flow   Cash flow in $Discounted value at 13%

0        $       -5000000-5000000        -5000000.00

1      NOK         10000000  1300000         1120689.66

2      NOK         15000000  2100000         1560642.09

3      NOK         17000000  2040000          1306941.65

4      NOK         20000000  3000000         1656873.29

NPV                                                  $  645,146.70

d . Now the funds will only be available after 4 years. In order, to calculate the NPV, we need the investment returns of the funds for the 4 years that it is invested in norway. Since that information is not given, we cannot calculate the NPV