You are a manager at Northern Fibre, which is considering expanding its operations in synthetic fibre manufacturing. Your boss comes into your office, drops a consultant's report on your desk, and complains, "We owe these consultants $1.4 million for this report, and I am not sure their analysis makes sense. Before we spend the $27 million on new equipment needed for this project, look it over and give me your opinion." You open the report and find the following estimates (in millions of dollars): 1 2 Sales revenue 27.000 27.000 9 27.000 10 27.000 - Cost of goods sold 16.200 16.200 16.200 16.200 = Gross profit 10.800 10.800 10.800 10.800 - General, sales, and administrative expenses - Depreciation 2.160 2.160 2.160 2.160 2.700 2.700 2.700 2.700 Net operating income 5.940 5.940 5.940 5.940 - Income tax 2.079 2.079 2.079 2.079 = Net income 3.861 3.861 3.861 3.861 All of the estimates in the report seem correct. You note that the consultants used straight-line depreciation for the new equipment that will be purchased today (year 0), which is what the accounting department recommended for financial reporting purposes. CRA allows a CCA rate of 30% on the equipment for tax purposes. The report concludes that because the project will increase earnings by $3.861 million per year for 10 years, the project is worth $38.61 million. You think back to your glory days in finance class and realize there is more work to be done! First you note that the consultants have not factored in the fact that the project will require $9 million in working capital up front (year 0), which will be fully recovered in year 10. Next you see they have attributed $2.16 million of selling, general and administrative expenses to the project, but you know that $1.08 million of this amount is overhead that will be incurred even if the project is not accepted. Finally, you know that accounting earnings are not the right thing to focus on! a. Given the available information, what are the free cash flows in years 0 through 10 that should be used to evaluate the proposed project?

You are a manager at Northern Fibre, which is considering expanding its operations in synthetic fibre manufacturing. Your boss comes into your office, drops a consultant's report on your desk, and complains, "We owe these consultants $1.3 million for this report, and I am not sure their analysis makes sense. Before we spend the $22 million on new equipment needed for this project, look it over and give me your opinion." You open the report and find the following estimates (in millions of dollars): Sales revenue - Cost of goods sold = Gross profit General, sales, and administrative expenses - Depreciation = Net operating income - Income tax = Net income 1 2 28.000 28.000 16.800 16.800 11.200 11.200 1.760 1.760 2.200 2.200 7.240 7.240 2.534 2.534 4.706 4.706 ... 9 28.000 16.800 11.200 1.760 2.200 7.240 2.534 4.706 10 28.000 16.800 11.200 1.760 2.200 7.240 2.534 4.706 All of the estimates in the report seem correct. You note that the consultants used straight-line depreciation for the new…

Your answer is partially correct. As a new intern for the local branch office of a national brokerage firm, you are excited to get an assignment that allows you to use your accounting expertise. Your supervisor provides you with the spreadsheet below, which contains data for the most recent quarter for three companies that the firm has been recommending to its clients as "buys." Each of the companies' returns on assets has outperformed their industry cohorts in the past. But, given recent challenges in their markets, there is concern that the companies may experience operating challenges and lower earnings. (All numbers in millions, except return on assets.) Company Sprint Nextel Washington Mutual E* Trade Financial Fair Value of Company $36,351 11,582 Loss on Impairment Account Titles and Explanation Goodwill 1,628 eTextbook and Medial Book Value (Net Assets Including Goodwill) $51,201 23,941 4,024 Carrying Value of Goodwill $30,618 9,052 2,015 (c) Estimate the amount of goodwill…

Suppose you have been hired as a financial consultant to Defense Electronics, Incorporated (DEI), a large, publicly traded firm that is the market share leader in radar detection systems (RDSs). The company is looking at setting up a manufacturing plant overseas to produce a new line of RDSs. This will be a five-year project. The company bought some land three years ago for $3.8 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic dump site for waste chemicals, but it built a piping system to safely discard the chemicals instead. The land was appraised last week for $6.9 million on an aftertax basis. In five years, the aftertax value of the land will be $7.3 million, but the company expects to keep the land for a future project. The company wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant and equipment will cost $33.5 million to build. The following market data on DEI’s securities are current:     Debt: 145,000 bonds with a coupon rate of 6.9 percent outstanding, 22…