Should Bebida Sol undertake this project?

No. According to the previously calculated projects’ financial indicators NPV, IRR, payback period and
profitability index, we consider that Bebida Sol should not undertake this project.

Because the present value of the difference between future cash flows and initial costs of the
investment is negative, we advice Antonio Ortega, the owner of Bebida Sol company, not to invest in a
new product line, Hola Kola. If we follow the basic investment rule we have to reject a project because
NPV is less than zero. The general investment rule is also very clear with the IRR. Invest in project if the
IRR is higher than the discount rate. As the IRR of Hola Kola project is lower than the discount rate, we
recommend Antonio Ortega not to take this project. Based on the profitability index rule which is
negative, a project with the following cash flows should not be accepted

Except all these negative indicators, we consider this project as an unacceptable because we cannot
clearly define that there will be a demand for Bebida Sol’s new product. Finally, undertaking a project
with all these negative calculations will not rise the value of the firm, and stockholders will not benefit.