b) ABC Company obtained a grant of GHe 10 million from a government agency for an investment project to construct a manufacturing plant of at least GHe88 million. The principal term is that the grant payments relate to the level of capital expenditure. The secondary intention is to safeguard 300 jobs. The grant will have to be repaid pro-rata if there is underspending on capital. Twenty percent of the grant will have to be repaid if the jobs are not safeguarded within 18 months after the date of the last asset purchase. The plant was completed on 1 January 2008 at a total cost of GH490 million. The plant had an expected useful life of 20 years and is depreciated on a straight-line basis with nil residual value. ABC Company adopts the policy of setting government grants up as deferred income. Required: Show the relevant Statement of Profit or Loss and Statement of financial position extracts as well as the relevant disclosures in the 2008 final accounts.

SAP Inc. received a $1.5 million grant under its Small Business Innovation program. SAP invested the grant money and developed a system to remove metal contaminants from storm water in shipyards. The firm estimates that each shipyard spends $500,000 a year on storm water clean-up efforts. If SAP is able to sign up and retain four shipyards in the first year onwards, what is the present value (PV) of the project (net of investment) if the cost of capital for SAP is 14% per year? Assume a cost of operations and other costs for SAP equal 50% of revenue. $5.64 million $4.80 million $4.51 million $5.93 million

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The company DstriBut.inc decides to take a technological shift by replacing its old distribution center with a new one that is more oriented towards technology and less dependent on manpower. The entire installation is estimated at $6,000,000 amortized at the rate of 30% decreasing. An immediate expense of $30,000 (taxable and non-depreciable) is planned to ensure the training of the personnel who will operate on the new installations. This investment creates a working capital requirement of $400,000, fully recoverable. The company estimates to increase its operating cash flow by $1,500,000 before tax. On the other hand, the company must assume an expense for the maintenance and replacement of consumable components of new installations in the amount of $50,000 every 2 years. This investment will have a residual value of $2,500,000 at the end of the investment horizon, which is set at 5 years by senior management. The tax rate is 40% and the rate of return required by senior management…