Hicks Company is considering an investment opportunity with the following expected net cash​ inflows: Year​ 1, $235,000​; Year​ 2, $195,000​; Year​ 3, $125,000. The company uses a discount rate of 6​% and the initial investment is $365,000. LOADING... ​(Click the icon to view Present Value of​ $1 table.)                             LOADING... ​(Click the icon to view Present Value of Ordinary Annuity of​ $1 table.)   Calculate the NPV of the investment. Should the company invest in the​ project? Why or why​ not?                    Use the following table to calculate the net present value of the project. ​(Enter any factor amounts to three decimal​ places, X.XXX.)       Net Cash   PV Factor   Present Years   Inflow   (i = 6%)   Value   Present value of each year's inflow:           1 (n = 1)           2 (n = 2)           3 (n = 3)             Total PV of cash inflows           0 Initial investment             Net present value of the project

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Hicks
Company is considering an investment opportunity with the following expected net cash​ inflows: Year​ 1,
$235,000​;
Year​ 2,
$195,000​;
Year​ 3,
$125,000.
The company uses a discount rate of
6​%
and the initial investment is
$365,000.
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Calculate the NPV of the investment. Should the company invest in the​ project? Why or why​ not?                 
 
Use the following table to calculate the net present value of the project. ​(Enter any factor amounts to three decimal​ places, X.XXX.)
 
 
 
Net Cash
 
PV Factor
 
Present
Years
 
Inflow
 
(i = 6%)
 
Value
 
Present value of each year's inflow:
 
 
 
 
 
1
(n = 1)
 
 
 
 
 
2
(n = 2)
 
 
 
 
 
3
(n = 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total PV of cash inflows
       
 
0
Initial investment
       
 
 
Net present value of the project
 
 
 
 
 
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