Expando, Inc., is considering the possibility of building an additional factory that would produce a new addition to its product line. The company is currently considering two options. The first is a small facility that it could build at a cost of $7 million. If the demand for new products is low, the company expects to receive $10 million in discounted revenues (present value of future revenues) with the small facility. On the other hand, if demand is high, it expects $12 million in discounted revenues using the small facility. The second option is to build a large factory at a cost of $12 million. Were demand to be low, the company would expect $12 million in discounted revenues with the large plant. If demand is high, the company estimates that the discounted revenues would be $16 million. In either case, the probability of demand being high is 0.50, and the probability of it being low is 0.50. Not constructing a new factory would result in no additional revenue being generated because the current factories cannot produce these new products.
1. Calculate the NPV for the following: (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Enter your answers in millions rounded to 1 decimal place.)
Plans NPV
Small facility $ million
Do nothing million
Large facility million
2. The best decision to help Expando is
a. to build a large facility.
b. to build a small facility.
c. to do nothing.