Loose Leaf for Corporate Finance Format: Loose-leaf
Loose Leaf for Corporate Finance Format: Loose-leaf
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ISBN: 9781260139716
Author: Ross
Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Publishers
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Chapter 6, Problem 42QAP

a.

Summary Introduction

Adequate information:

New sales units for the first year = 1,800

New sales units for the second year = 2,150

New sales units for the third year = 2,600

New sales units for the fourth year = 2,350

New sales units for the fifth year = 2,200

Per unit selling price of the new tables= $5,900

Variable cost of the new tables as a percentage of sales = 37%

Annual fixed costs of the new tables= $2.05 million

Begging inventory as a percentage of sales for both type of tables = 10%

Loss of oak tables per year = 250 units

Selling price of oak tables = $4,300

Variable cost of oak tables as a percentage of sales = 40%

Cost of equipment = $16 million

Pre-tax salvage value = $4.8 million

Tax rate = 21%

Require rate of return = 11%

To discuss: Whether the new project should be undertaken or not.

Introduction: NPV is the net of cash inflows and cash outflows associated with a project. A higher cash outflow over cash inflows represents a negative NPV and a higher cash inflow over cash outflows represents a positive NPV.

b.

Summary Introduction

Adequate information:

New sales units for the first year = 1,800

New sales units for the second year = 2,150

New sales units for the third year = 2,600

New sales units for the fourth year = 2,350

New sales units for the fifth year = 2,200

Per unit selling price of the new tables= $5,900

Variable cost of the new tables as a percentage of sales = 37%

Annual fixed costs of the new tables= $2.05 million

Begging inventory as a percentage of sales for both type of tables = 10%

Loss of oak tables per year = 250 units

Selling price of oak tables = $4,300

Variable cost of oak tables as a percentage of sales = 40%

Cost of equipment = $16 million

Pre-tax salvage value = $4.8 million

Tax rate = 21%

Require rate of return = 11%

To discuss: Whether IRR analysis can be performed on this project or not. Also, the number of IRRs generated if IRR analysis can be performed.

Introduction: IRR is the rate of return where the NPV of the project is zero.

c.

Summary Introduction

Adequate information:

New sales units for the first year = 1,800

New sales units for the second year = 2,150

New sales units for the third year = 2,600

New sales units for the fourth year = 2,350

New sales units for the fifth year = 2,200

Per unit selling price of the new tables= $5,900

Variable cost of the new tables as a percentage of sales = 37%

Annual fixed costs of the new tables= $2.05 million

Begging inventory as a percentage of sales for both type of tables = 10%

Loss of oak tables per year = 250 units

Selling price of oak tables = $4,300

Variable cost of oak tables as a percentage of sales = 40%

Cost of equipment = $16 million

Pre-tax salvage value = $4.8 million

Tax rate = 21%

Require rate of return = 11%

To interpret: The profitability index

Introduction: The profitability index is a capital budgeting tool that is used while analyzing a project’s value.

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