Exam 10: Making Capital Investment Decisions

The bid price always assumes which one of the following?

Gateway Communications is considering a project with an initial fixed asset cost of $2.168 million which will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the 10-year life of the project. Ignore bonus depreciation. At the end of the project the equipment will be sold for an estimated $495,000. The project will not directly produce any sales but will reduce operating costs by $634,000 a year. The tax rate is 21 percent. The project will require $128,000 of net working capital which will be recouped when the project ends. What is the net present value at the required rate of return of 14.3 percent?

Which one of the following is a correct method for computing the operating cash flow of a project assuming that the interest expense is equal to zero?

Consider a project to supply 70 million postage stamps annually for the next five years. You have an idle parcel of land available that cost $279,000 five years ago; if the land were sold today, it would net you $310,000, aftertax. You estimate the land can be sold for $400,000 after taxes in five years. You will need to install $1,867,000 in new manufacturing plant and equipment to actually produce the stamps; this plant and equipment will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's five-year life. Ignore bonus depreciation. The equipment can be sold for $950,000 at the end of the project. You will also need $32,000 in initial net working capital for the project, and an additional investment of $5,000 every year starting with Year 1. All net working capital will be recovered when the project ends. Your production costs are .21 cents per stamp, and you have fixed costs of $440,000 per year. Assume the tax rates are suddenly increased such that a tax rate of 35 percent is once again applicable, and your required return on this project is 14 percent. What bid price per stamp should you submit?

Which one of the following statements is correct concerning bid prices?

Which one of the following will increase a bid price?

Heer Enterprises needs someone to supply it with 130,000 cartons of machine screws per year to support its manufacturing needs over the next four years, and you've decided to bid on the contract. It will cost you $765,000 to install the equipment necessary to start production; you'll depreciate this cost straight-line to zero over the project's life. You estimate that in four years, this equipment can be salvaged for $375,000. Your fixed production costs will be $190,000 per year, and your variable production costs should be $8.20 per carton. You also need an initial investment in net working capital of $59,500, all of which will be recovered when the project ends. Your tax rate is 22 percent and you require a return of 14.5 percent. What bid price per carton should you submit?

The Card Shoppe needs to maintain 21 percent of its sales in net working capital. Currently, the store is considering a four-year project that will increase sales from its current level of $349,000 to $408,000 the first year and to $414,000 a year for the following three years of the project. What amount should be included in the project analysis for net working capital in Year 4 of the project?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

The equivalent annual cost method is useful in determining:

Hunter's Hut is considering a project that will require additional inventory of $48,000 and will increase accounts payable by $22,000. Accounts receivable is currently $297,000 and is expected to increase by four percent if this project is accepted. What is the project's initial cash flow for net working capital?

A project will require $512,000 for fixed assets and $47,000 for net working capital. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the six-year life of the project. No bonus depreciation will be taken. At the end of the project, the fixed assets will be worthless. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $965,000 and costs of $508,000. The tax rate is 21 percent and the required rate of return is 14.7 percent. What is the amount of the annual operating cash flow?

The depreciation tax shield is best defined as the:

A company that utilizes the MACRS system of depreciation but does not use bonus depreciation:

Three years ago, Knox Glass purchased a machine for a three-year project. The machine is being depreciated straight-line to zero over a five-year period. Assume the firm decided to forego any bonus depreciation. Today, the project ended and the machine was sold. Which one of the following correctly defines the aftertax salvage value of that machine? (TC represents the relevant tax rate)

Frank's is a furniture store that is considering adding appliances to its offerings. Which one of the following is the best example of an incremental cash flow related to the appliances?

Alt's is contemplating the purchase of a new $218,000 computer-based order entry system. The system will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the system's five-year life. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The system will be worth $20,000 at the end of five years. The company will save $73,500 before taxes per year in order processing costs and will reduce working capital by $18,600 on Day 1. The net working capital will return to its original level when the project ends. The tax rate is 21 percent. What is the internal rate of return for this project?

The operating cash flow for a project should exclude which one of the following?

Colors and More is considering replacing the equipment it uses to produce crayons. The equipment would cost $1.03 million, have a 12-year life, and lower manufacturing costs by an estimated $280,000 a year. The equipment will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation over its expected life to a book value of zero. Ignore bonus depreciation. The required rate of return is 13 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent. What is the annual operating cash flow?

Consider a project with an initial asset cost of $168,000 with depreciation of that asset set as straight-line to zero over seven years. Ignore bonus depreciation. At the end of the project's four-year life the asset can be sold for $65,000. Use a combined federal and state tax rate of 24 percent. What is the aftertax salvage value?