Question 1. A firm is considering some projects. Use a cost of capital of 10%.
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Time
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0
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1
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2
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3
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Day
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-200,000
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100,000
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100,000
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100,000
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Night
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-150,000
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50,000
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105,000
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85,000
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Sun
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-100,000
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0
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0
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190,000
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a) If the projects are independent, which one(s) do you select?
b) If the projects are mutually exclusive, which one do you select?
c) If the firm has a maximum payback of 2 years, which projects do you select?
Question 2. Carol’s Cookies is considering replacing its #2 oven. The oven was installed 10 years ago at a cost of $300,000 and has been fully depreciated. The current market value of the old oven is $70,000. A new high efficiency oven would cost $120,000. It would be fully depreciated over 5 years using straight-line depreciation to a zero book value. Annual sales would increase by $22,000 due to the increased productivity of the new oven. Improved energy efficiency would reduce annual operating costs by $20,000. Tax rate is 40%. Cost of capital is 12%. Find the NPV. Should they replace the #2 oven with a new one? Assume a 5-year planning horizon and a horizon value of zero.
Question 3. Acme. is interested in acquiring some equipment. Machine A costs $30,000 up front and will last 5 years. It costs $4000 per year to run. Machine B costs $15,000 up front and will last 2 years. B costs $6000 per year to run. Acme plans to replace the equipment as needed. The 2 machines perform exactly the same function. The interest rate is 12%. Which machine should they choose? Why?
Question 4. Fanfare Corp. may invest in a new project. They will need to buy new equipment costing $150,000. By the end of year 1, they will know the following:
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State
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Cash Flows in perpetuity starting in year 2
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Sell Equipment at time 1
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Boom
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$24,000
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$140,000
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Expected
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$10,200
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$120,000
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Bust
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$4,000
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$60,000
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If it is a boom, they will make $24,000 per year in perpetuity starting in year 2 or they can sell the equipment for $140,000 at time 1 (The other states are similar). There is a 15% chance it will be a boom; a 50% chance it will turn out as expected and a 35% chance it will be a bust. The cost of capital is 8%. What should they do?
Question 5. Goblin Inc. is considering a new project. The project requires an additional machine that costs $24 million dollars. The machine will be fully depreciated to a zero book value over 4 years. The salvage value is $3,000,000. Goblin will have to add about $2,000,000 initially to its net working capital to meet inventory demands. Goblin expects to add $1,000,000 per year to its working capital in years 1, 2, and 3. At the end of the project (year 4), $4 million in accumulated net working capital will be recovered. Sales for year 1 are $23 million and are expected to grow by 3% per year. Variable operating costs are 50% of sales and do not include depreciation. Fixed operating costs are $2 million for year 1 and are expected to grow by 1% per year. There is no horizon value. The tax rate is 40% and the cost of capital is 12%. What is the net present value of the project? Should they take the project? Why?