Diseño de un proyecto de inversión para la creación de una unidad de negocios, que permita un adecuado aprovechamiento de residuos plásticos en el cantón Guaranda, provincia de Bolívar

Abstract

This research aims at the design of an investment Project for the creation of a business unit that allows an adequate use of plastic waste at canton Guaranda in the province of Bolivar. A market study determined the potential existence in 840.000 kg of waste plastic from which the project will contribute with 360,000 kg to the market. This does not mean to saturate the market, by the one will obtain income of $ 288,000.00. The study propose to invest the revenues in the installation of a plant, the plant needs a total inversion of $128.673,71 from which, $34,200 correspond to a credit acquired from the Corporación Financiera Nacional (National Financial Corporation). For the credit would have to pay a fixed quota of $ 11,942.84 during five years to amortize the total debt, the total annual operation costs would be $ 163.797, 61. Besides, the investment of the project would yield an annual profit of $ 82.346,18 as shown in the income statement sheet. The acceptable minimum rate of return (TREMA for the Spanish terms) will be a 14% to cover the financial costs. The net present value is $ 214.844,40 which is higher than the investment. The IRR, i.e., Internal Rate of Return (TIR for the Spanish terms) is 67% which exceeds the minimum acceptable rate of return. The investment recovers in 1 years, 4 months and 10 days and the break-even point is 257.435 kg of plastic scales, which means that it would have a monetary value of $ 205.948.00