Carnival Corporation has recently placed into service some of the largest cruise ships in the world. One of these ships, the Carnival Breeze, can hold up to 3,600 passengers, and it can cost $800 million to build. Assume the following additional information:There will be 330 cruise days per year operated at a full capacity of 3,600 passengers.The variable expenses per passenger are estimated to be $110 per cruise day.The revenue per passenger is expected to be $250 per cruise day.The fixed expenses for running the ship, other than depreciation, are estimated to be $20,000,000 per year.The ship has a service life of 10 years, with a residual value of $200,000,000 at the end of 10 years.Present Value of $1 at Compound InterestYear6%10%12%15%20%10.9430.9090.8930.8700.83320.8900.8260.7970.7560.69430.8400.7510.7120.6580.57940.7920.6830.6360.5720.48250.7470.6210.5670.4970.40260.7050.5640.5070.4320.33570.6650.5130.4520.3760.27980.6270.4670.4040.3270.23390.5920.4240.3610.2840.194100.5580.3860.3220.2470.162Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound InterestYear6%10%12%15%20%10.9430.9090.8930.8700.83321.8331.7361.6901.6261.52832.6732.4872.4022.2832.10643.4653.1703.0372.8552.58954.2123.7913.6053.3522.99164.9174.3554.1113.7843.32675.5824.8684.5644.1603.60586.2105.3354.9684.4873.83796.8025.7595.3284.7724.031107.3606.1455.6505.0194.192a. Determine the annual net cash flow from operating the cruise ship.Revenues$fill in the blank 1Variable expensesfill in the blank 2Fixed expensesfill in the blank 3Annual net cash flow$fill in the blank 4b. Determine the net present value of this investment, assuming a 12% minimum rate of return. Use the present value tables provided above. If required, round to the nearest dollar.Present value of annual net cash flows$fill in the blank 5Present value of residual valuefill in the blank 6Total present value$fill in the blank 7Amount to be investedfill in the blank 8Net present value$fill in the blank 9

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Carnival Corporation has recently placed into service some of the largest cruise ships in the world. One of these ships, the Carnival Breeze, can hold up to 3,600 passengers, and it can cost $800 million to build. Assume the following additional information:

There will be 330 cruise days per year operated at a full capacity of 3,600 passengers.
The variable expenses per passenger are estimated to be $110 per cruise day.
The revenue per passenger is expected to be $250 per cruise day.
The fixed expenses for running the ship, other than depreciation, are estimated to be $20,000,000 per year.
The ship has a service life of 10 years, with a residual value of $200,000,000 at the end of 10 years.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.352	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.784	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

a. Determine the annual net cash flow from operating the cruise ship.

Revenues	$fill in the blank 1
Variable expenses	fill in the blank 2
Fixed expenses	fill in the blank 3
Annual net cash flow	$fill in the blank 4

b. Determine the net present value of this investment, assuming a 12% minimum rate of return. Use the present value tables provided above. If required, round to the nearest dollar.

Present value of annual net cash flows	$fill in the blank 5
Present value of residual value	fill in the blank 6
Total present value	$fill in the blank 7
Amount to be invested	fill in the blank 8
Net present value	$fill in the blank 9

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