Ranger Corporation has decided to invest in renewable energy sources to meet part of its energy needs for production. It is considering solar power versus wind power. After considering cost savings as well as incremental revenues from selling excess electricity into the power grid, it has determined the following. Present value of annual cash flows Initial investment Net present value Profitability index Determine the net present value and profitability index of each project. (If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). Round present value answers to O decimal places, e.g. 125 and profitability index answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.) $ Solar $52,580 $39,500 Solar Which energy source should it choose? The company should choose solar Wind $128,450 $105,300 $ energy source. Wind

Wavy Inc is examining a project that requires an initial investment of -10 million today.  This will be followed by several years of positive incremental after-tax cash flows.  However, during the last year of the project's life Wavy expects that the incremental cash flow will again be negative.  By which method should Wavy determine whether or not to invest? A) Both NPV or IRR are fine, as they must arrive at same investment decision B) IRR, because there will be no NPV solution in this case C) Neither NPV or IRR are useful in this situation D) NPV, since this project will have two IRRs

1. Calvulate the internal rate of return(IRR) of each project and based on this criterion. Indicate which project you would recommend or acceptance.

The IRR evaluation method assumes that cash flows from the project are reinvested at the same rate equal to the IRR. However, in reality the reinvested cash flows may not necessarily generate a return equal to the IRR. Thus, the modified IRR approach makes a more reasonable assumption other than the project's IRR. Consider the following situation: Cold Goose Metal Works Inc. is analyzing a project that requires an initial investment of $3,000,000. The project's expected cash flows are: Year Year 1 Cash Flow $375,000 Year 2 -175,000 Year 3 400,000 Year 4 450,000 Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.'s WACC is 7%, and the project has the same risk as the firm's average project. Calculate this project's modified internal rate of return (MIRR): O 14.83% O-19.30% O 20.07% 13.96% If Cold Goose Metal Works Inc.'s managers select projects based on the MIRR criterion, they should this independent project.

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Ford is evaluating a capital investment to convert it's current plant that produces Ford Focus to an electric Ford Ranger. Which of the following must Ford consider when evaluating this capital investment? All of the sales revenue from the new electric Ford Ranger will be included and accounted for when determining future cash flows for NPV analysis. Ford will include any sales revenue from the Ford Focus in its future cash flows of the capital investment project. Ford will need to deduct the current revenue from sales of the Focus when determining future cash flows of for the electric Ford Ranger project. Ford does not consider the Ford Focus revenue as the two projects are independent.

TLT Ltd is considering the purchase of a new machine for use in its production process. Management has developed three alternative proposals to help evaluate the machine purchase. Only one of these proposals can be implemented. Proposals A and B both have the same cost to set up, but the output from proposal A (as measured by future net cash flows) commences at a high rate and then declines over time, while Proposal B starts at a low rate and then increases over time. Proposal C involves buying two of the machines considered under proposal B. That is, proposal C is simply Proposal B scaled by a factor of two. Proposal C results in net cash flows which are similar in magnitude to proposal A's net cash flows in the first two years. The estimated net cash flows, internal rates of return and net present values at 9% and 11% for each proposal are given in the following table. Proposal A -$290,000 $100,000 $90,000 Proposal B -$290,000 $40,000 $50,000 Proposal C -$580,000 $80,000 $100,000 End…

Newtown Corp. has to choose between two mutually exclusive projects. If it chooses project A, Newtown Corp. will have the opportunity to make a similar investment in three years. However, if it chooses project B, it will not have the opportunity to make a second investment. The following table lists the cash flows for these projects. If the firm uses the replacement chain (common life) approach, what will be the difference between the net present value (NPV) of project A and project B, assuming that both projects have a weighted average cost of capital of 12%?   Cash Flow     Project A   Project B   Year 0: –$15,000 Year 0: –$40,000 Year 1: 9,000 Year 1: 8,000 Year 2: 15,000 Year 2: 15,000 Year 3: 14,000 Year 3: 14,000     Year 4: 13,000     Year 5: 12,000     Year 6: 11,000   $13,512   $11,923   $15,897   $12,718   $10,333     Newtown Corp. is considering a five-year project that has a weighted average cost of capital of…

Problem #4: Capital Budgets Rambus Inc. would like to purchase a production machine for $325,000. The machine is expected to have a life of three years, and a salvage value of $50,000. Annual maintenance costs will total $12,500. Annual savings are predicted to be $112,500. The company's required rate of return is 12%. Factors: Present Value of $1 (r = 12%) Year 0 1.0000 Year 1 0.8929 Year 2 0.7972 Year 3 0.7118