Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows: Year Revenues 1 $ 40,000 2 30,000 3 20,000 4 10,000 Thereafter 0 Expenses are expected to be 40% of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. The product requires an immediate investment of $45,000 in plant and equipment. Required: What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital. If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%, what are the project cash flows in each year? If the opportunity cost of capital is 12%, what is project NPV? What is project IRR?

Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows: Year Revenues 1 $ 40,000 2 30,000 3 20,000 4 10,000 Thereafter 0 Expenses are expected to be 40% of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. The product requires an immediate investment of $45,000 in plant and equipment. Required: What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital. If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%, what are the project cash flows in each year? If the opportunity cost of capital is 12%, what is project NPV? What is project IRR?

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Chapter17: Long-term Investment Analysis

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Year	Revenues
1	$ 40,000
2	30,000
3	20,000
4	10,000
Thereafter	0

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What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital.
If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation, and the firm’s tax rate is 40%, what are the project cash flows in each year?
If the opportunity cost of capital is 12%, what is project NPV?
What is project IRR?

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