Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Beacon Company is considering automating its production facility. The initial investment in automation would be $7.52 million, and the equipment has a useful life of 6 years with a residual value of $1,100,000. The company will use straight- line depreciation. Beacon could expect a production increase of 47,000 units per year and a reduction of 20 percent in the labor cost per unit. Production and sales volume Sales revenue Variable costs Direct materials. Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead Total variable manufacturing costs Contribution margin Fixed manufacturing costs Net operating income. Current (no automation) 81,000 Proposed (automation) 128,000 units units Net present value Per Unit $94 $17 30 9 56 $38 Total $? 1,240,000 ? 4 Per Unit $94 $17 ? 9 > $44 Total $? ? 2,200,000 ? Required: 4. Using a discount rate of 14 percent, calculate the net present value (NPV) of the proposed investment. (Future Value of $1. Present Value of $1. Future Value Annuity of $1. Present Value Annuity of $1.) Note: Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter the answer in whole dollars.

[The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Beacon Company is considering automating its production facility. The initial investment in automation would be $10.31 million, and the equipment has a useful life of 8 years with a residual value of $1,030,000. The company will use straight- line depreciation. Beacon could expect a production increase of 43,000 units per year and a reduction of 20 percent in the labor cost per unit. Current (no automation) 82,000 units Proposed (automation) 125,000 units Production and sales volume Per Unit Per Total Unit Total Sales revenue Variable costs Direct materials Direct labor Variable manufacturing $ 96 $ ? $ 96 $ ? $ 16 $ 16 15 ? 9 9 costs overhead Total variable manufacturing Contribution margin 40 ? $ 56 ? $ 59 ? Fixed manufacturing costs $ 1,240,000 $ 2,330,000 Net operating income. ? ? 5. Recalculate the NPV using a 10 percent discount rate. (Future Value of $1, Present Value of $1, Future Value Annuity of $1, Present…

Caspian Sea Drinks is considering the production of a diet drink. The expansion of the plant and the purchase of the equipment necessary to produce the diet drink will cost $27.00 million. The plant and equipment will be depreciated over 10 years to a book value of $2.00 million, and sold for that amount in year 10. Net working capital will increase by $1.43 million at the beginning of the project and will be recovered at the end. The new diet drink will produce revenues of $9.30 million per year and cost $2.46 million per year over the 10-year life of the project. Marketing estimates 13.00% of the buyers of the diet drink will be people who will switch from the regular drink. The marginal tax rate is 33.00%. The WACC is 12.00%. Find the IRR (internal rate of return).

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