Abstract:
This research has the objectives (1) to study the cost and return from the investment in an apartment business in Pattaya, Banglamung district, Chonburi, and (2) to evaluate whether to invest in this project by considering the data collected from apartment businesses in Pattaya, Banglamung district, Chonburi. Data were collected by interviewing 10 apartment owners in Pattaya, Banglamung district, Chonburi. Data analysis is performed using financial measures at the 6.93% discount rate, 20-year project life, and with the projects sensitivity analysis. The result shows that under normal circumstances, this apartment project has a Net Present Value (NPV) of 28,735,096.54 Baht, Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 21.12%, Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) of 10.76%, and a Payback Period (PB) of 10 years and 1 month. The sensitivity analysis reveals that under Case 1 where revenues decline by 8% while operating expenses and initial investment stay the same, the NPV will be 24,670,859.40 Baht, IRR will be 19.28%, ARR will be 9.03%, and PB will be 12 years and 4 months. And under Case 2 where revenues decline by 15%, while operating expenses and initial investment stay the same, the NPV will be 21,114,651.90 Baht, IRR will be 17.64%, ARR will be 7.52%, and PB will be 15 years and 3 months. Therefore, this study concludes that the apartment project is worth investing even when there are unfavorable changes.