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bachelor in business administration
Polytechnic State University Sanluis
Jan-2006 - Nov-2010
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Polytechnic State University
Jan-2012 - Nov-2016
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Harvard Square Academy (HS2)
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Problem 14-39 Â Net Present Value, Uncertainty
Ondi Airlines is interested in acquiring a new aircraft to service a new route. The route will be from Tulsa to Denver. The aircraft will fly one round-trip daily except for scheduled mainte- nance days. There are 15 maintenance days scheduled each year. The seating capacity of the air- craft is 150. Flights are expected to be fully booked. The average revenue per passenger per flight (one-way) is $235. Annual operating costs of the aircraft follow:
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Fuel |
$1,750,000 |
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Flight personnel |
750,000 |
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Food and beverages |
100,000 |
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Maintenance |
550,000 |
|
Other |
100,000 |
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Total |
$3,250,000 |
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The aircraft will cost $120,000,000 and has an expected life of 20 years. The company requires a 12% return. Assume there are no income   taxes.
Required:
1.      Calculate the NPV for the aircraft. Should the company buy it?
2.      In discussing the proposal, the marketing manager for the airline believes that the assump- tion of 100% booking is unrealistic. He believes that the booking rate will be somewhere between 70 and 90%, with the most likely rate being 80%. Recalculate the NPV by using an 80% seating capacity. Should the aircraft be purchased?
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3.      Calculate the average seating rate that would be needed so that NPV will equal zero.
4.      CONCEPTUAL CONNECTION Suppose that the price per passenger could be increased by 10% without any effect on demand. What is the average seating rate now needed to achieve a NPV equal to zero? What would you now recommend?
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