You are working as a finance manager for Fire Fox Transport Ltd. The company is considering to invest in one of the two following projects to buy a new equipment for their storage which is expected to boost the company’s revenue. Each equipment will last 5 years and have no salvage value at the end. The company’s required rate of return for all investment projects is 9.5%. The cash flows of the projects are provided below.     Equipment 1 Equipment 2 Cost $157,000 $182,000 Future Cash Flows Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5   67 000 82 000 78 000 64 000 56 000   83 000 94 000 80 000 77 000 73 000   Required:   Identify which option of equipment should the company accept based on Net Present Value (NPV) method?  Identify which option of equipment should the company accept based on discounted pay back method if the payback criterion is maximum 3 years?

A project will cost $100,000 and will last 5 years with no salvage value: Revenues Sales Operating Expenses: Rent Expense Depreciation Expense Miscellaneous Expense Total Expenses Net Income $70,000 $30,000 10,000 8,000 48,000 $22,000 Instructions a. Calculate the expected annual rate of return on this project showing calculations to support your answer. b. Calculate the cash payback on this project showing calculations to support your answer.

Courtney Limited has capital project opportunities each of which would require an initial investment of $400,000. Details for each opportunity are shown below. Investment in manufacturing equipment Investment 1 $400,000 Investment 2 Net annual cash inflows Investment in working capital Life of the project CCA $100,000 $400,000 $100,000 12 Years 30% 12 Years The robotic equipment would have a salvage value of $75,000 in 12 years. The equipment would be depreciated over 12 years. At the end of 12 years, the investment in working capital would be released for use elsewhere. The company requires an after-tax return of 12% on all investments. The tax rate is 30%. Required: Compute the net present value of each investment project. (Hint. Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) (Do not round intermediate calculations and PV factor. Round the final answers to the nearest whole dollar.) > Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Net present value Investment 1 $ 103,186 x…

X-treme Vitamin Company is considering two investments, both of which cost $34,000. The cash flows are as follows: $ 36,000 Project B $ 34,000 16,000 18,000 16,000 10,000 Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. a-1. Calculate the payback period for Project A and Project B. Note: Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Year Project A 1 2 3 Project A Project B a-2. Which of the two projects should be chosen based on the payback method? Project A O Project B Payback Period year(s) year(s) b-1. Calculate the net present value for Project A and Project B. Assume a cost of capital of 12 percent. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answers to 2 decimal places. Project A Project B Net Present Value