acob’s Engineering is considering including two pieces of equipment, a truck and an overhead pulley system, in this year’s capital budget. The projects are independent. The cash outlay for the truck is $39,500, and that for the pulley system is $94,800. The firm’s cost of capital is 14%. After-tax cash flows, including depreciation, are as follows: Year Truck Pulley 1 $12,500 $31,000 2 12,500 31,000 3 12,500 31,000 4 12,500 31,000 5 12,500 31,000 Requirements: Calculate the IRR, the NPV, Payback and Discounted Payback Periods for each project and indicate the correct accept/reject decision for each. 2. You are the project manager for Becker Enterprises, LTD. and have been asked to analyze two alternatives for the company’s newest plastics The two alternatives, A and B, will perform the same task, but Alternative A will cost $80,000 to purchase while Alternative B will cost only $55,000. Moreover, the two alternatives will have very different cash flows and useful lives. The after-tax costs for the two projects are as follows: Year A B 0 $(80,000) $(55,000) 1 (20,000) (6,000) 2 (20,000) (6,000) 3 (20,000) (6,000) 4 (20,000) 5 (20,000) 6 (20,000) 7 (20,000) Calculate each project’s EAC, given a 10% discount Which of the alternatives do you think the company should select and why?
Net Present Value
Net present value is the most important concept of finance. It is used to evaluate the investment and financing decisions that involve cash flows occurring over multiple periods. The difference between the present value of cash inflow and cash outflow is termed as net present value (NPV). It is used for capital budgeting and investment planning. It is also used to compare similar investment alternatives.
Investment Decision
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Capital Budgeting
Capital budgeting is a decision-making process whereby long-term investments is evaluated and selected based on whether such investment is worth pursuing in future or not. It plays an important role in financial decision-making as it impacts the profitability of the business in the long term. The benefits of capital budgeting may be in the form of increased revenue or reduction in cost. The capital budgeting decisions include replacing or rebuilding of the fixed assets, addition of an asset. These long-term investment decisions involve a large number of funds and are irreversible because the market for the second-hand asset may be difficult to find and will have an effect over long-time spam. A right decision can yield favorable returns on the other hand a wrong decision may have an effect on the sustainability of the firm. Capital budgeting helps businesses to understand risks that are involved in undertaking capital investment. It also enables them to choose the option which generates the best return by applying the various capital budgeting techniques.
- Jacob’s Engineering is considering including two pieces of equipment, a truck and an overhead pulley system, in this year’s capital budget. The projects are independent. The cash outlay for the truck is $39,500, and that for the pulley system is $94,800. The firm’s cost of capital is 14%. After-tax cash flows, including depreciation, are as follows:
|
Year |
Truck |
Pulley |
|
1 |
$12,500 |
$31,000 |
|
2 |
12,500 |
31,000 |
|
3 |
12,500 |
31,000 |
|
4 |
12,500 |
31,000 |
|
5 |
12,500 |
31,000 |
Requirements:
Calculate the
2. You are the project manager for Becker Enterprises, LTD. and have been asked to analyze two alternatives for the company’s newest plastics The two alternatives, A and B, will perform the same task, but Alternative A will cost $80,000 to purchase while Alternative B will cost only $55,000. Moreover, the two alternatives will have very different cash flows and useful lives. The after-tax costs for the two projects are as follows:
|
Year |
A |
B |
|
0 |
$(80,000) |
$(55,000) |
|
1 |
(20,000) |
(6,000) |
|
2 |
(20,000) |
(6,000) |
|
3 |
(20,000) |
(6,000) |
|
4 |
(20,000) |
|
|
5 |
(20,000) |
|
|
6 |
(20,000) |
|
|
7 |
(20,000) |
|
- Calculate each project’s EAC, given a 10% discount
- Which of the alternatives do you think the company should select and why?
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