The Wheel Deal Inc., a company that produces scooters and other wheeled non-motorized 

The Wheel Deal Inc., a company that produces scooters and other wheeled non-motorized 

recreational equipment is considering an expansion of their product line to Europe. The 

expansion would require a purchase of equipment with a price of euro 1,200,000 and additional 

installation of euro 300,000. The new product line is expected to increase net revenues by euro 

300,000 for the next 10 years. The equipment is multipurpose and the firm anticipates that they 

will sell it at the end of the 10th

 year for euro 500,000. The initial investment (at year 0) also 

requires an increase in Net Working Capital of euro 100,000 (to be recovered at the end of 10th

 

year). The current spot rate is $0.95/euro, and the expected inflation rate in the U.S. is 2% per 

year and 5% per year in Europe. 

  

Use Spreadsheet to carry out the following calculations (show your formulas in each cell): 

 

i. Based on the relative version of purchasing power parity relationship, calculate the 

expected appreciation/depreciation in euro and forecast the expected exchange rate 

for the next 10 years. 

ii. Develop the timeline of cash flows (years 0 – 10) in euros 

iii. Use the spot exchange rate and your forecasted exchange rate to calculate the timeline 

of future cash flows (years 0-10) in dollar terms. 

iv. Compute the IRR of the project 

v. Compute the NPV of the project at discount rates of (a) 8% (b) 9% (c) 11% (d) 14%. 

vi. Plot in graph (you can use scatter with smooth lines option) the Net Present Values at 

above mentioned discount rates and show the IRR in the graph. 

vii. Based on IRR and NPV calculations, comment if the project is acceptable or not at 

the above discount rates.