John Wiggins is contemplating the purchase of a small restaurant. The purchase price listed by the seller is $800,000. John 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:
Years Amount
1-6 $ 80,000
7 70,000
8 60,000
9 50,000
10 40,000
If purchased, the restaurant would be held for 10 years and then sold for an estimated $700,000.
Required:
(a) Determine the present value, assuming that John desires a 10% rate of return on this investment.