Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una empresa de agua purificada para el consumo humano en el cantón Guamote, provincia de Chimborazo, año 2014

Abstract

The research is about a feasibility study for the creation of a water purification company for human consumption in the canton Guamote, in the province of Chimborazo. This is important because it contributes to social and economic development of society; the problem is that the population is not supplied with safe drinking water; the population in this canton is 47,862 inhabitants. This project has the following objectives: to determine the feasibility of creating a water purification company for human consumption, to build the theoretical framework to support the feasibility study, to define methodological strategies, to analyze the results obtained by means of the market research, technical, organizational – legal, environmental, economic and financial. The methodology applied was; inductive, deductive and analytical methods, survey and interview techniques, the questionnaire and interview guide were the used as tools. The results show that the project is viable from a financial point of view since, making an investment of $ 59.042,13, we have a net present value of $ 56.347,29 an Internal Return Rate of 43%, the Investment Payback Period is 2 years and 10 months, the Cost – Benefit Relation is $ 1,45; when carrying out the sensitivity analysis it was evidenced that the project is not risky therefore we conclude that the project is profitable and its implementation is recommended.