Several months before the dinner (and consequently, just before the majority of expenditures), some executives begin to
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 7:00 am
Several months before the dinner (and consequently, just before the majority of expenditures), some executives begin to question the value of the international dinner. The dinner is budgeted to cost the school $5850 and research has shown the cashflow payback of events like this to be as little as $1550 per year, over the following 5 years. Oregon Tech analyzes projects based on a 5 year payback period, and assumes an average hurdle rate of 10%. Calculate the NPV for the international dinner. Are the executives correct? Is the school's money better spent elsewhere? Defend. What other (indirect, or non-monetary) considerations should be weighed in defending the value of this project?