Scanlin, Inc., is considering a project that will result in initial aftertax cash savings of $1.85 million at the end of the first year, and these savings will grow at a rate of 3 percent per year indefinitely.
The firm has a target debt-equity ratio of .85, a cost of equity of 12.5 percent, and an aftertax cost of debt of 5.3 percent.
The cost-saving proposal is somewhat riskier than the usual project the firm undertakes; management uses the subjective approach and applies an adjustment factor of 2 percent to the cost of capital for such risky projects.
What is the maximum initial cost the company would be willing to pay for the project?