FUND OF CORP FIN >CUSTOM<
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781308616384
Author: Ross
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 10, Problem 28QP
Issues in Capital Budgeting [LO1] The debate regarding CFLs versus incandescent bulbs (see Problems 25–27) has even more wrinkles. In no particular order:
1. Incandescent bulbs generate a lot more heat than CFLs.
2. CFL prices will probably decline relative to incandescent bulbs.
3. CFLs unavoidably contain small amounts of mercury, a significant environmental hazard, and special precautions must be taken in disposing of burned-out units (and also in cleaning up a broken lamp). Currently, there is no agreed-upon way to recycle a CFL. Incandescent bulbs pose no disposal/breakage hazards.
4. Depending on a light’s location (or the number of lights), there can be a nontrivial cost to change bulbs (i.e., labor cost in a business).
5. Coal-fired power generation accounts for a substantial portion of the mercury emissions in the U.S., though the emissions will drop sharply in the relatively near future.
6. Power generation accounts for a substantial portion of CO2 emissions in the U.S.
7. CFLs are more energy and material intensive to manufacture. On-site mercury contamination and worker safety are issues.
8. If you install a CFL in a permanent lighting fixture in a building, you will probably move long before the CFL burns out.
9. Another lighting technology based on light-emitting diodes (LEDs) exists and is improving. LEDs are currently much more expensive than CFLs, but costs are coming down. LEDs last much longer than CFLs and use even less power. Plus, LEDs don’t contain mercury.
Qualitatively, how do these issues affect your position in the CFL versus incandescent lightbulb debate? Some countries have banned incandescent bulbs. Does your analysis suggest such a move is wise? Are there other regulations short of an outright ban that make sense to you?
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
5. Risk analysis in capital budgeting
Projects differ in risk, and risk analysis is a critical component of the capital budgeting process.
Consider the case of United Recycling Inc.:
United Recycling Inc. is one of the largest recyclers of glass and paper products in the United States. The company is looking into expanding into the cardboard recycling business. The company’s CFO has performed a detailed analysis of the proposed expansion.
The selling price of recycled cardboard can fluctuate dramatically, depending on the market conditions. By creating models that used different assumptions for the selling price of recycled cardboard but keeping all other inputs in the model the same, the CFO demonstrated the effect of fluctuations in the price of recycled cardboard.
A. Based on the information given, determine which of the statements is correct.
The company’s CFO performed a scenario analysis on the project’s financial model.
The company’s CFO was conducting a…
[6:46 am, 15/01/2022] Mahmoud: 19. Cost of Capital. Pollution Busters, Inc., is considering a purchase of 10 additional carbon sequesters for $100,000 apiece. The sequesters last for only 1 year until saturated with carbon. Then the carbon is removed and sold. (O LO4) a. Suppose the government guarantees the price of carbon. At this price, the payoff after 1 year is guaranteed to be $115,000. How would you determine the opportunity cost of capital for this investment? b. Suppose instead that the sequestered carbon has to be sold on the London Carbon Exchange. Carbon prices have been extremely volatile, but Pollution Busters' CFO learns that average rates of return from investment on that exchange have been about 20%. She thinks this is a reasonable forecast for the future. What is the opportunity cost of capital in this case? Is the purchase of an additional sequester a worthwhile capital investment if she expects that the price of extracted carbon will $115,000?
please show the strps
5. Risk analysis in capital budgeting
Projects differ in risk, and risk analysis is a critical component of the capital budgeting process.
Consider the case of United Recycling Inc.:
United Recycling Inc. is one of the largest recyclers of glass and paper products in the United States. The company is looking into expanding into the cardboard recycling business. The company’s CFO has performed a detailed analysis of the proposed expansion.
The company’s CFO used sophisticated software to analyze a large number of scenarios and generate estimated rates of return and risk indexes.
Based on the information given, determine which of the statements is correct.
The company’s CFO used a Monte Carlo simulation to evaluate the project’s financial model.
The company’s CFO conducted a sensitivity analysis to evaluate the project’s financial model.
Evaluating risk is an important part of the capital budgeting process. Which of the following is measured by its…
Chapter 10 Solutions
FUND OF CORP FIN >CUSTOM<
Ch. 10.1 - What are the relevant incremental cash flows for...Ch. 10.1 - What is the stand-alone principle?Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 10.2ACQCh. 10.2 - Prob. 10.2BCQCh. 10.2 - Explain why interest paid is not a relevant cash...Ch. 10.3 - What is the definition of project operating cash...Ch. 10.3 - For the shark attractant project, why did we add...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 10.4ACQCh. 10.4 - How is depreciation calculated for fixed assets...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 10.5ACQ
Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 10.5BCQCh. 10.6 - Prob. 10.6ACQCh. 10.6 - Under what circumstances do we have to worry about...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.1CTFCh. 10 - What should NOT be included as an incremental cash...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.3CTFCh. 10 - An asset costs 24,000 and is classified as...Ch. 10 - Prob. 10.5CTFCh. 10 - Prob. 10.6CTFCh. 10 - Opportunity Cost [LO1] In the context of capital...Ch. 10 - Depreciation [LO1] Given the choice, would a firm...Ch. 10 - Net Working Capital [LO1] In our capital budgeting...Ch. 10 - Stand-Alone Principle [LO1] Suppose a financial...Ch. 10 - Prob. 5CRCTCh. 10 - Cash Flow and Depreciation [LOI] When evaluating...Ch. 10 - Capital Budgeting Considerations [LOI] A major...Ch. 10 - Prob. 8CRCTCh. 10 - Prob. 9CRCTCh. 10 - Prob. 10CRCTCh. 10 - Relevant Cash Flows [LO1] Parker Slone, Inc., is...Ch. 10 - Prob. 2QPCh. 10 - Calculating Projected Net Income [LO1] A proposed...Ch. 10 - Calculating OCF [LO1] Consider the following...Ch. 10 - OCF from Several Approaches [LO1] A proposed new...Ch. 10 - Calculating Depreciation [LO1] A piece of newly...Ch. 10 - Calculating Salvage Value [LO1] Consider an asset...Ch. 10 - Calculating Salvage Value [LO1] An asset used in a...Ch. 10 - Calculating Project OCF [LO1] Quad Enterprises is...Ch. 10 - Calculating Project NPV [LO1] In the previous...Ch. 10 - Prob. 11QPCh. 10 - NPV and Modified ACRS [LO1] In the previous...Ch. 10 - Project Evaluation [LO1] Dog Up! Franks is looking...Ch. 10 - Project Evaluation [LO1] Your firm is...Ch. 10 - Prob. 15QPCh. 10 - Calculating EAC [LO4] A five-year project has an...Ch. 10 - Calculating EAC [LO4] You are evaluating two...Ch. 10 - Calculating a Bid Price [LO3] Romo Enterprises...Ch. 10 - Cost-Cutting Proposals [LO2] Warmack Machine Shop...Ch. 10 - Comparing Mutually Exclusive Projects [LO1] Lang...Ch. 10 - Prob. 21QPCh. 10 - Prob. 22QPCh. 10 - Prob. 23QPCh. 10 - Comparing Mutually Exclusive Projects [LO4]...Ch. 10 - Equivalent Annual Cost [LO4] Compact fluorescent...Ch. 10 - Break-Even Cost [LO2] The previous problem...Ch. 10 - Break-Even Replacement [LO2] The previous two...Ch. 10 - Issues in Capital Budgeting [LO1] The debate...Ch. 10 - Replacement Decisions [LO2] Your small remodeling...Ch. 10 - Replacement Decisions [LO2] In the previous...Ch. 10 - Calculating Project NPV [LO1] You have been hired...Ch. 10 - Prob. 32QPCh. 10 - Calculating Required Savings [LO2] A proposed...Ch. 10 - Prob. 34QPCh. 10 - Calculating a Bid Price [LO3] Your company has...Ch. 10 - Replacement Decisions [LO2] Suppose we are...Ch. 10 - Conch Republic Electronics, Part 1 Conch Republic...Ch. 10 - Conch Republic Electronics, Part 1 Conch Republic...Ch. 10 - Conch Republic Electronics, Part 1 Conch Republic...Ch. 10 - Conch Republic Electronics, Part 1 Conch Republic...
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, finance and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Reconsider Example 11.6, where the expected cash flows for the Capstone project arePeriod 0 1 2 3 4 5Cash Flow -$55,000 $17,094 $20,439 $20,069 $20,212 $29,660Suppose that Capstone consider the MicroCHP project to be just one of their normal risky projects. Then the appropriate discount rate to use is 15%. However, Capstone considers the MicroCHP project to be much riskier than normal projects, so it believes an additional risk premium of 6.93% should be added. If management has decided to use a risk-adjusted discount rate of 21.93% to compensate for the uncertainty of the cash flows, is this project acceptable?arrow_forwardP12–28 CAPITAL RATIONING: NPV APPROACH A firm with a 13% cost of capital must select the optimal group of projects from those shown in the following table, given its capital budget of $1 million. Calculate the present value of cash inflows associated with each project. Select the optimal group of projects, keeping in mind that unused funds are costly.arrow_forwardH5. Discuss the following statement: If a firm has only independent projects, a constant WACC, and projects with normal cash flows, the NPV and IRR methods will always lead to identical capital budgeting decisions. What does this imply about the choice between IRR and NPV? If each of the assumptions were changed (one by one), how would your answer change? Explain with detailsarrow_forward
- Which of the following is NOT a capital budgeting project? Question 11 options: Delta Airlines is deciding between purchasing new aircraft from either Boeing or Airbus. Boeing is deciding whether to build a new factory in Seattle, Washington which will produce a new aircraft that Boeing has developed. Boeing has excess cash that it decides to invest in 90-day Treasury Bills. United Airlines has decided to start a new route that will run between Houston and Brazil.arrow_forward1. Why does WACC increase and IRR decrease as the capital budget increases? Are there any steps management can take to reverse these trends?arrow_forwardQ.3 (x1=70000 x2=10%) The IPS company has installed a system to help reduce the number of defective products. The capital investment in the system is $X1, and the projected annual savings are tabled below. The system's market value at the EOY five is negligible, and the MARR is x2% per year A. What is the FW of this investment? Based on econonical deciston rule, is this a good investment. b. What is the IRR of the system? Based on economical decision rule, is this a good investmentr. C. What is the discounted pavback period for this investment.arrow_forward
- Q15. Which of the following is NOT potentially problematic for Internal Rate of Return (IRR)? Group of answer choices 1. IRR cannot cope with multiple future cash flows 2. It is assumed that intermediate cash flow can be reinvested at the same rate as the project IRR 3. IRR may produce nonsense answers when there is unconventional cash flow with more than one change of sign'. 4. When comparing 2 projects with very different sensitivity to the assumed discount rate, IRR may conflict with Net Present Valuearrow_forward1. In the context of capital budgeting, what is an opportunity cost?2. Given the choice, would a firm prefer to use MACRS depreciation or straight-line depreciation? Why?3. In our capital budgeting examples, we assumed that a firm would recover all of the working capital it invested in a project. Is this a reasonable assumption? When might it not be valid?4. Suppose a financial manager is quoted as saying, “Our firm uses the stand-alone principle. Because we treat projects like minifirms in our evaluation process, we include financing costs because they are relevant at the firm level.” Critically evaluate this statement.arrow_forward16. The company cost of capital may be an inappropriate discount rate for a capital budgeting proposal if: A) it calculates a negative NPV for the proposal. B) the proposal has a different degree of risk. C) the company has unique risk. D) the company expects to earn more than the risk-free rate.arrow_forward
- 27...NPV is the best tool to use for capital budgeting because: a.It uses the IRR to discount cash flows as opposed to using the WACC. The IRR is a more appropriate discount rate. b.It provides a direct measure of the value that the project adds to shareholder wealth and properly considers the Time Value of Money. c.It can not handle non-normal cashflow streams. d.NPV isn't the best tool to use for capital budgeting.arrow_forwardMf2. Your firm is considering choosing either Project X or Project Y with the following cash flows: Year: 0. 1 2 3 4 Project X -$150,000 $75,000. $65,000 55,000 $45,000 Project Y -$180,000 $90,000. $70,000 $70,000 $50,000 Between a discount rate of ______ and ______ you can be sure your firm should prefer Project Y to Project X. a. 0%; 14.16% b. 0%; 10.25% c.14.16%; 24.26% d10.25; 22.63% e. 0%; 25%arrow_forward8) Modern Refurbishing Inc. is considering a project that has the following cash flow data. What is the project's IRR? Note that a project's IRR can be less than the cost of capital (and even negative), in which case it will be rejected. Year 0 1 2 3 4 Cash flows −$850 $300 $290 $280 $270 a. 15.89% b. 13.13% c. 19.22% d. 17.48% e. 14.44%arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Essentials Of InvestmentsFinanceISBN:9781260013924Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,
Foundations Of FinanceFinanceISBN:9780134897264Author:KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. WilliamPublisher:Pearson,
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou...FinanceISBN:9781337395250Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. HoustonPublisher:Cengage Learning
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i...FinanceISBN:9780077861759Author:Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan ProfessorPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Essentials Of Investments
Finance
ISBN:9781260013924
Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.
Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,
Foundations Of Finance
Finance
ISBN:9780134897264
Author:KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William
Publisher:Pearson,
Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou...
Finance
ISBN:9781337395250
Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i...
Finance
ISBN:9780077861759
Author:Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
What is WACC-Weighted average cost of capital; Author: Learn to invest;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0inqw9cCJnM;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY