1) DYI Construction Co. is considering a new inventory system that will cost $750,000. The system is expected to generate positive cash flows over the next four years in the amounts of $350,000 in year one, $325,000 in year two, $150,000 in year three, and $180,000 in year four. DYI's required rate of return is 8%. What is the net present value of this project?
A) $104,089
B) $100,328
C) $96,320
D) $87,417
2) Project LMK requires an initial outlay of $400,000 and has a profitability index of 1.5. The project is expected to generate equal annual cash flows over the next twelve years. The required return for this project is 20%. What is project LMK's net present value?
A) $600,000
B) $200,000
C) $120,000
D) $80,000
3) Raindrip Corp. can purchase a new machine for $1,875,000 that will provide an annual net cash flow of $650,000 per year for five years. The machine will be sold for $120,000 after taxes at the end of year five. What is the net present value of the machine if the required rate of return is 13.5%.
A) $558,378
B) $513,859
C) $473,498
D) $447,292
4) You are in charge of one division of Yeti Surplus Inc. Your division is subject to capital rationing. Your division has 4 indivisible projects available, detailed as follows:
Project Initial Outlay IRR NPV
1 2 million 18% 2,500,000
2 1 million 15% 950,000
3 1 million 10% 600,000
4 3 million 9% 2,000,000
If you must select projects subject to a budget constraint of 5 million dollars, which set of projects should be accepted so as to maximize firm value?
A) Projects 1, 2 and 3
B) Project 1 only
C) Projects 1 and 4
D) Projects 2, 3 and 4
5) Kohler Manufacturing typically achieves one of three production levels in any given year: 8 million pounds of steel, 10 million pounds of steel, or 16 million pounds of steel. In tracking some of its costs, Kohler's controller discovered one cost that was $10 per pound no matter what the production level for the year. This is an example of a
A) variable cost.
B) fixed cost.
C) semivariable cost.
D) semifixed cost.
6) QuadCity Manufacturing, Inc. reported the following items: Sales = $6,000,000; Variable Costs of Production = $1,500,000; Variable Selling and Administrative Expenses = $550,000; Fixed Costs = $1,350,000; EBIT = $2,600,000; and the Marginal Tax Rate =35%. QuadCity's break-even point in sales dollars is
A) $2,050,633.
B) $2,197,500.
C) $2,438,750.
D) $2,785,000.
7) Based on the data contained in Table A, what is the break-even point in units produced and sold?
TABLE A
Average selling price per unit $18.00
Variable cost per unit $13.00
Units sold 400,000
Fixed costs $650,000
Interest expense $ 50,000
A) 130,000
B) 140,000
C) 150,000
D) 180,000