Construction company, has a 20-county area in eastern Georgia has as its main source of income production and placement of asphalt concrete used in road construction. Thanks to a new, multi-year, state-funded programs highway, the company is considering the purchase of a new non-portable drum mix plants, needed to expand its asphalt and concrete production facilities. Students can learn the net present value (NPV), payback period, profitability index (the ratio of the present value of future cash flows divided by the initial investment), and the internal rate of return (IRR) for the purchase decision is not attractive. See also In case (UV1463). "Hide
by Robert I Carraway, Robert Jenkins Source: Darden School of Business 4 pages. Publication Date: August 10, 2005. Prod. #: UV1462-PDF-ENG
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