Blue Inc. is considering producing a short-lived fad item, which it estimates will have a project life of three years. The only fixed assets it will need to purchase is some machinery which costs $120,000, plus $10,000 to modify it for this project's use. The machinery will be depreciated using the MACRS 5-year property class schedule, and Blue estimates that the machinery could be sold at the end of the third year for $70,000. In addition to expenditures on fixed assets, this project would cause the firm's cash needs to increase by $15,000 and additional raw materials inventory will go up by $5,000, both at Time 0. It also estimates that by the end of Year 1, accounts receivable will rise by $6,000. The new product's sales revenues are expected to be $90,000 each year. Total costs excluding depreciation are estimated to be $30,000. The company's marginal tax rate is 34 percent, and the firm estimates is overall WACC to be 16.00 percent. Inflation is zero. What are the project's NPV and IRR? Should the company invest in the project?
Blue Inc. is considering producing a short-lived fad item, which it estimates will have a project life of three years. The only fixed assets it will need to purchase is some machinery which costs $120,000, plus $10,000 to modify it for this project's use. The machinery will be
In addition to expenditures on fixed assets, this project would cause the firm's cash needs to increase by $15,000 and additional raw materials inventory will go up by $5,000, both at Time 0. It also estimates that by the end of Year 1, accounts receivable will rise by $6,000.
The new product's sales revenues are expected to be $90,000 each year. Total costs excluding depreciation are estimated to be $30,000. The company's marginal tax rate is 34 percent, and the firm estimates is overall WACC to be 16.00 percent. Inflation is zero.
What are the project's NPV and IRR? Should the company invest in the project?
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