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Kent Duncan is exploring the possibility of opening a self-service car wash and operating it for the next five years until he retires. He has gathered the following information: a. A building in which a car wash could be installed is avallable under a five-year lease at a cost of $4,100 per month. b. Purchase and installation costs of equipment would total $305,000. In five years the equipment could be sold for about 10% of its onginal cost. c. An investment of an additional \$5,000 would be required to cover working capital needs for cleaning supplies, change funds, and so forth. After five years, this working capital would be released for investment elsewhere d. Both a wash and a vacuum service would be offered. Each customer would pay $1.35 for a wash and $70 for access to a vacuum cleaner. e. The only variable costs associated with the operation would be 7.5 cents per wash for water and 10 cents per use of the vacuum for electricity. f. In addition to rent, monthly costs of operation would be: cleaning. $2,600; insurance, $75; and maintenance, $1,825. g. Gross receipts from the wash would be about $2,700 per week. According to the experience of other car washes, 60% of the customers using the wash would also use the vacuum. Mr. Duncan will not open the car wash unless it provides at least a 12% return. Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables Required: 1. Assuming that the car wash will be open 52 weeks a year, compute the expected annual net cash receipts from its operation 2. What is the net present value of the investment in the car wash? 2.b. Would you advise Mr. Duncan to open the car wash? Req 1 Req 2A Req 2B Assuming that the car wash will be open 52 weeks a year, compute the expected annual net cash receipts from its operation. \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|} \hline Auto wash cash receipts & & \\ \hline Vacuum cash receipts & & \\ \hline Total cash receipts & & \\ \hline Less cash disbursements & & \\ \hline Water & & \\ \hline Electricity & & \\ \hline Rent & & \\ \hline Cleaning & & \\ \hline Insurance & & \\ \hline Maintenance & & \\ \hline Total cash disbursements & & \\ \hline Annual net cash receipts from operations & & 0 \\ \hline \end{tabular} Examer 148-1 Present Value erS1; (1+r)21 Preseat Value of an Anatity of $1 in Arrars, r1[1=(1+r)k1] Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. What is the net present value of the investment in the car wash? (Enter negative amount with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole doliar amount.)

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