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Helga is considering the purchase of a small restaurant. The purchase price listed by the seller is $800,000. Helga has used past financial information to estimate that the net cash flows (cash inflows less cash outflows) generated by the restaurant would be as follows
Helga is considering the purchase of a small restaurant. The purchase price listed by the seller is $800,000. Helga has used past financial information to estimate that the net cash flows (cash inflows less cash outflows) generated by the restaurant would be as follows
If purchased, the restaurant would be held for 10 years and then sold for an estimated $700,000.

Required:
Assuming that Helga desires a 10% rate of return on this investment, should the restaurant be purchased? (Assume that all cash flows occur at the end of the year.)

If purchased, the restaurant would be held for 10 years and then sold for an estimated $700,000. Required: Assuming that Helga desires a 10% rate of return on this investment, should the restaurant be purchased? (Assume that all cash flows occur at the end of the year.)


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