August 1, Rantoul Stores Inc. is considering leasing a building and purchasing the necessary equipment to operate a retail store. Alternatively, the company could use the funds to invest in $1,000,000 of 4% U.S. Treasury bonds that mature in 15 years. The bonds could be purchased at face value. The following data have been ass

Cash flows estimation and capital budgeting:You are the head of finance department in XYZ Company. You are considering adding a new machine to your production facility. The new machine’s  base price is $10,800.00, and it would cost another $2,760.00 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class (the applicable MACRS depreciation rates are 33.33%, 44.45%, 14.81%, and 7.41%), and it would be sold after three years for $2,350.00. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of $800.00. The new machine would not change revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $23,845.00 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. XYZ's marginal tax rate is 35.00%.   a. What is the initial cash outlay? b. What is the free cash flow for year 1? c. What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e, the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital – also called terminal value)?  (please show your work in details and highlight your answers)

Terminal cash flow: Replacement decision Russell Industries is considering replacing a fully depreciated machine that has a remaining useful life of 10 years with a newer, more sophisticated machine. The new machine will cost $207,000 and will require $29,200 in installation costs. It will be depreciated under MACRS using a 5-year recovery period (see the table for the applicable depreciation percentages). A $26,000 increase in net working capital will be required to support the new machine. The firm's managers plan to evaluate the potential replacement over a 4-year period. They estimate that the old machine could be sold at the end of 4 years to net $14,000 before taxes; the new machine at the end of 4 years will be worth $73,000 before taxes. Calculate the terminal cash flow at the end of year 4 that is relevant to the proposed purchase of the new machine. The firm is subject to a 21% tax rate. The terminal cash flow for the replacement decision is shown below: (Round to the nearest…

Cash Payback Period for a Service Company

Example: Evaluating a business investment opportunity • A low-risk, 4-year investment opportunity promises to pay $3,000, $6,000, and $5,000 at the end of the first, second and fourth year, respectively. A cash injection of $1,000 is required at the end of the third year. The investment may be purchased for $10,000, which would have to be borrowed at an effective interest rate of 10%. Use Economic Value Added principle to determine whether the investment should be undertaken.

Cash payback period for a service company Haukea Clothing Inc. is evaluating two capital investment proposals for a retail outlet, each requiring an investment of $140,000 and each with an eight-year life and expected total net cash flows of $280,000. Location 1 is expected to provide equal annual net cash flows of $35,000, and Location 2 is expected to have the following unequal annual net cash flows: Year Amount Year Amount Year 1 $63,000 Year 5 $34,000 Year 2 48,000 Year 6 25,000 Year 3 29,000 Year 7 20,000 Year 4 45,000 Year 8 16,000 Determine the cash payback period for both location proposals. Location Year Location 1    years Location 2    years

Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows: Year Revenues 1 $50,000 2 35,000 3 30,000 4 20,000 Thereafter 0 Expenses are expected to be 40% of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. The product requires an immediate investment of $60,000 in plant and equipment. a. What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital. b. If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation, and the firm’s tax rate is 20%, what are the project cash flows in each year? Assume the plant and equipment are worthless at the end of 4 years. c. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, what is the project's NPV? d. What is the project IRR?

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Cash Payback Period, Net Present Value Analysis, and Qualitative Considerations The plant manager of Shenzhen Electronics Company is considering the purchase of new automated assembly equipment. The new equipment will cost $72,000. The manager believes that the new investment will result in direct labor savings of $18,000 per year for 10 years. Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest Year 6% 10% 12% 15% 20% 1 0.943 0.909 0.893 0.870 0.833 2 1.833 1.736 1.690 1.626 1.528 3 2.673 2.487 2.402 2.283 2.106 4 3.465 3.170 3.037 2.855 2.589 5 4.212 3.791 3.605 3.353 2.991 6 4.917 4.355 4.111 3.785 3.326 7 5.582 4.868 4.564 4.160 3.605 8 6.210 5.335 4.968 4.487 3.837 9 6.802 5.759 5.328 4.772 4.031 10 7.360 6.145 5.650 5.019 4.192 a.  What is the payback period on this project?fill in the blank 1 years b.  What is the net present value, assuming a 12% rate of return? Use the table provided above. Round to the nearest whole dollar. Net present value…