Value Lodges owns an economy motel chain and is considering building a new 200-unit motel. The cost to build the motel is estimated at $6,800,000; Value Lodges estimates furnishings for the motel will cost an additional $200,000 and will require replacement every 5 years.
Annual operating and maintenance costs for the motel are estimated to be $540,000. The average rental rate for a unit is anticipated to be $25/day. Value Lodges expects the motel to have a life of 15 years and a salvage value of $900,000 at the end of 15 years. This estimated salvage value assumes that the furnishings are not new. Furnishings have no salvage value at the end of each 5-year replacement interval.
Required:
1. Assuming average daily occupancy percentages of 50 percent, 60 percent, 70 percent, and 80 percent for years 1 through 4, respectively, and 90 percent for the fifth through fifteenth years, a MARR of 12 percent/year, 365 operating days/year, and ignoring the cost of land, should the motel be built? Base your decision on an internal rate of return analysis.

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Answer:

The motel should not be built because the IRR is 9.31%, which is lower than the company's MARR (12%).

Explanation:

cost to build the new 200 unit motel $6,800,000 + $200,000 = $7,000,000

the furnishing must be replaced every 5 years

annual operating costs $540,000

average rental rate

useful life 15 years with a salvage value of $900,000

expected cash flows:

year      total revenue         costs                furnishing        total

0                                      -$6,800,000       -$200,000  -$7,000,000

1               $912,500           -$540,000                                $372,500

2           $1,095,000           -$540,000                                $555,000

3            $1,277,500           -$540,000                                $737,500

4           $1,460,000           -$540,000                                $920,000

5           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

6           $1,642,500           -$540,000       -$200,000      $902,500

7           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

8           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

9           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

10          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

11           $1,642,500           -$540,000       -$200,000      $902,500

12          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

13          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

14          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

15         $2,542,500           -$540,000                             $2,002,500

now using an excel spreadsheet I calculated both the NPV and IRR:

  • NPV = -$1,113,875
  • IRR = 9.31% < 12% (MARR)

The model should not be built because the IRR is 9.31%, which is lower than the company's MARR (12%).

  • The calculation is as follows:

cost to build the new 200 unit motel should be

= $6,800,000 + $200,000

= $7,000,000

expected cash flows:

year      total revenue         costs                furnishing        total

0                                      -$6,800,000       -$200,000 -$7,000,000

1               $912,500           -$540,000                                $372,500

2           $1,095,000           -$540,000                                $555,000

3            1,277,500           -$540,000                                $737,500

4           $1,460,000           -$540,000                                $920,000

5           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

6           $1,642,500           -$540,000       -$200,000      $902,500

7           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

8           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

9           $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

10          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

11           $1,642,500           -$540,000       -$200,000      $902,500

12          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

13          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

14          $1,642,500           -$540,000                               $1,102,500

15         $2,542,500           -$540,000                             $2,002,500

here we used the excel for calculating both the NPV and IRR:

NPV = -$1,113,875

IRR = 9.31% < 12% (MARR)

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