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This 3 page paper looks at three business plans and assesses which of the three is the most risky and would require the highest discount rate when assessing the potential investment returns. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEasbplan.rtf
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a reality the business plan itself need to be viable and those who will be using need to have, or be able to acquire, the skills and resources needed to
make a success of the business. When assessing the business plans using the financials it is likely that there will be a process used which will calculate a net present
value, the discount factor used will be arrived at by looking at a number of issues, including the risk, the greater the risk the greater the required discount factor to
account for the risk and return (Nellis and Parker, 2000). Looking at three business plans we can assess which is most likely to be the most risky and require the
highest discount factor. The Three Businesses Three business plans are for a truck stop business plan; Interstate Travel Center, a coffee export business; Slivera and Sons, and a
consulting business; Acme Consulting. The travel center has some elements that will help to reduce the perceived risk, a high level of the initial investment Capital is used to
purchase and develop land, which creates value and potential security. The products that the center will sell are essential, and they are placing the facility in a busy area between
two interstates, so there is convenience that will help to attract customers as well as advertising and using brand names. The financial indicate a profit and a break even reached
in year three. However there are some concerns, there is a gross margin projected at 26% which is 10% higher than the industry average with is 26%, this may be
an indication of an over optimistic projection, however there are also a large number of additional services and there is an estimate of higher than average admin costs. The
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