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Relevant Cash Flows [LO1] Parker & Slone, Inc., is looking at setting up a new manufacturing plant in South Park to produce garden tools. The company bought some land six years ago for $3.5 million in anticipation of using it as a warehouse and distribution site, but the company has since decided to rent these facilities from a competitor instead. If the land were sold today, the company would net $3.9 million. The company wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant will cost $16.7 million to build, and the site requires $850,000 worth of grading before it is suitable for construction. What is the proper cash flow amount to use as the initial investment in fixed assets when evaluating this project? Why?
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- #2 Brett Collins is reviewing his company’s investment in a cement plant. The company paid $15,300,000 five years ago to acquire the plant. Now top management is considering an opportunity to sell it. The president wants to know whether the plant has met original expectations before he decides its fate. The company’s desired rate of return for present value computations is 9 percent. Expected and actual cash flows follow. (PV of $1 and PVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Expected $ 3,360,000 $ 5,040,000 $ 4,590,000 $ 5,160,000 $ 4,270,000 Actual 2,620,000 2,990,000 4,830,000 3,890,000 3,590,000 Required a.&b. Compute the net present value of the expected and actual cash flows as of the beginning of the investment. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar.) Net Present Value…arrow_forwardQUESTION 1 Agro Tech Corporation is considering investing in a new IT system for selling to its clients. The company has identified two new possible systems, which would be suitable for its customers. Only one of the systems can be selected and the directors are looking for guidance on which system would be the best. The company requires a 15% rate of return on projects of this nature. The installation cost per project will be R100 000 each, while systems can be disposed for R200 000 each after five- years life span. Cash flows for Agro Tech Corporation: IT System (Rands) PERIOD 1 2 3 4 5 SYSTEM A -4 000 000 R1 800 000 R1 700 000 R1 600 000 R1 500 000 R1 400 000 SYSTEM B -3 500 000 1 500 000 1 500 000 1 500 000 1 400 000 R1 300 000 Required: 1.1 Determine the payback period in years, months and days for both systems 1.2 Based on your calculations in 1.1, which system should Agro Tech Corporation consider? Why? 1.3 Calculate the Net Present Value for both systems. 1.4 Calculate the…arrow_forwardProject Evaluation [LO1] Dog Up! Franks is looking at a new sausage systemwith an installed cost of $460,000. This cost will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's five-year life, at the end of which the sausage system can be scrapped for $55,000. The sausage system will save the firm $155,000 per year in pretax operating costs, and the system requires an initial investment in net working capital of $29,000. If the tax rate is 21 percent and the discount rate is 10 percent, what is the NPV of this project?arrow_forward
- #37 Caspian Sea Drinks is considering the purchase of a new water filtration system produced by Rube Goldberg Machines. This new equipment, the RGM-7000, will allow Caspian Sea Drinks to expand production. It will cost $15.00 million fully installed and will be fully depreciated over a 18.00 year life, then removed for no cost. The RGM-7000 will result in additional revenues of $2.83 million per year and increased operating costs of $681,996.00 per year. Caspian Sea Drinks' marginal tax rate is 20.00%. The incremental cash flows for produced by the RGM-7000 are Submit Answer format: Currency: Round to: 2 decimal places. unanswered not_submitted Attempts Remaining: Infinityarrow_forward[EXCEL] Net present value: Crescent Industries management is planning to replace some existing machinery in its plant. The cost of the new equipment and the resulting cash flows are shown in the accompanying table. If the firm uses an 18 percent discount rate for projects like this, should management go ahead with the project? Please use excel Year Cash Flow 0 −$3,300,000 1 875,123 2 966,222 3 1,145,000 4 1,250,399 5 1,504,445arrow_forwardc. Sabuni Itd is considering expanding its operation by acquiring a new plant in Mombasa. The cost of the plant is 50 million. The new plant is expected to generate the following projected cash flows for a period of 5 years. Year 1 3 Cash 15,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 25,000,000 35,00,000 flows Required: Using NPV technique, advise the company on whether to acquire the plant if the discount rate is 10% LERO)arrow_forward
- Question 2 : ABC CO. is considering replacing a production line with a new, more productive one. You are given the information that follows. The existing production line currently generates $100,000 profit per year and could be sold today for $40,000. The new proposed production line would generate profits of $150,000 per year The new proposed production line requires an initial investment $80,000. The company is seeking your advice regarding whether to replace the production line or keep the existing one. Required: Based on the Marginal analysis concept, what would you recommend? State the reasons why focusing on profit only should not be the optimal goal for companies.arrow_forwardNirvana Chip Designs has finished designing its next generation of chips, the XJ5000 series and is getting ready to start production. As the analyst on the project, you are required to prepare pro forma free cash flows. Which of the following are relevant to your analysis? Design cost for the chips Potential lost sales of the XJ4000 chips Proportional cost of the corporate jet lease Start-up investment in raw materials Upgrades to the chip fabrication facility required if the chip is produced Market research done to guide the development of the new chip Market value of land and buildings where new chip will be produced Design cost for the chips. (Select the best choice below.) A. This is relevant because it is an investment in working capital. B. This is relevant as it represents cannibalization of existing sales. C. This is irrelevant because it is a sunk cost. D. This is irrelevant as it represents existing overhead. b. Potential lost sales…arrow_forward8 Netflix is considering building a new production facility in New Jersey. Netflix's financial team has made the following estimates regarding the costs and benefits of the new production facility in 2023: Sales: 918 Variable Costs: 216 EBIT: 414 Tax Rate: 25% Depreciation: 16 Change in NWC: 61 CapEx: 9 Based on the above information what is the 2023 FCF from this project?arrow_forward
- #4 Caspian Sea Drinks is considering the production of a diet drink. The expansion of the plant and the purchase of the equipment necessary to produce the diet drink will cost $27.00 million. The plant and equipment will be depreciated over 10 years to a book value of $2.00 million, and sold for that amount in year 10. Net working capital will increase by $1.48 million at the beginning of the project and will be recovered at the end. The new diet drink will produce revenues of $9.35 million per year and cost $1.56 million per year over the 10-year life of the project. Marketing estimates 17.00% of the buyers of the diet drink will be people who will switch from the regular drink. The marginal tax rate is 24.00%. The WACC is 10.00%. Find the IRR (internal rate of return). Answer format: Percentage Round to: 4 decimal places (Example: 9.2434%, % sign required. Will accept decimal format rounded to 6 decimal places (ex: 0.092434))arrow_forward#4 Caspian Sea Drinks is considering the production of a diet drink. The expansion of the plant and the purchase of the equipment necessary to produce the diet drink will cost $28.00 million. The plant and equipment will be depreciated over 10 years to a book value of $2.00 million, and sold for that amount in year 10. Net working capital will increase by $1.23 million at the beginning of the project and will be recovered at the end. The new diet drink will produce revenues of $8.78 million per year and cost $2.27 million per year over the 10-year life of the project. Marketing estimates 17.00% of the buyers of the diet drink will be people who will switch from the regular drink. The marginal tax rate is 34.00%. The WACC is 15.00%. Find the IRR (internal rate of return). Submit Answer format: Percentage Round to: 4 decimal places (Example: 9.2434%, % sign required. Will accept decimal format rounded to 6 decimal places (ex: 0.092434))arrow_forward#3 Caspian Sea Drinks is considering the production of a diet drink. The expansion of the plant and the purchase of the equipment necessary to produce the diet drink will cost $22.00 million. The plant and equipment will be depreciated over 10 years to a book value of $1.00 million, and sold for that amount in year 10. Net working capital will increase by $1.37 million at the beginning of the project and will be recovered at the end. The new diet drink will produce revenues of $9.24 million per year and cost $2.26 million per year over the 10-year life of the project. Marketing estimates 20.00% of the buyers of the diet drink will be people who will switch from the regular drink. The marginal tax rate is 33.00%. The WACC is 15.00%. Find the NPV (net present value). Submit Answer format: Currency: Round to: 2 decimal places.arrow_forward
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