Exam 12: Estimating Cash Flows on Capital Budgeting Projects

Suppose you sell a fixed asset for $112,000 when its book value is $112,000. If your company's marginal tax rate is 39%, what will be the effect on cash flows of this sale (i.e., what will be the after-tax cash flow of this sale)?

You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck for $50,000. The truck falls into the MACRS three-year class, and it will be sold after three years for $5,000. Use of the truck will require an increase in NWC (spare parts inventory) of $2,000. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $25,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. What will the operating cash flow for this project be during year 2?

Accelerated depreciation allows firms to

ABC Engineering just bought a new machine. All of the following are examples of incremental cash flows except _______________.

You are evaluating a project for your company. You estimate the sales price to be $10 per unit and sales volume to be 3,000 units in year 1; 10,000 units in year 2; and 1000 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $3 per unit and fixed costs are $25,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $50,000 in assets which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the three-year project life. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year 3 is expected to be $10,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 25 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required return on the project is 15 percent. What change in NWC occurs at the end of year 1?

A financial analyst calculated that the after-tax salvage value for a machine was $10,200. The current book value of the asset is $25,000 and the firm's tax rate is 20%. How much could the machine be sold for today?

Suppose you sell a fixed asset for $99,000 when its book value is $129,000. If your company's marginal tax rate is 39%, what will be the effect on cash flows of this sale (i.e., what will be the after-tax cash flow of this sale)?

Your firm needs a computerized machine tool lathe which costs $50,000, requires $10,000 in installation, $5,000 in freight charges and another $12,000 in maintenance for each year of its 3-year life. After 3 years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 30% and a discount rate of 12%. If the lathe can be sold for $7,000 at the end of year 3, what is the after-tax salvage value?

You are evaluating a project for your company. You estimate the sales price to be $500 per unit and sales volume to be 2000 units in year 1; 3000 units in year 2; and 1500 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $300 per unit and fixed costs are $200,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $325,000 in assets which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the three-year project life. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year 3 is expected to be $50,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 25 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required return on the project is 12 percent. What is the operating cash flow for the project in year 2?

A new project would require an immediate increase in raw materials in the amount $17,000. The firm expects that accounts payable will automatically increase $7,000. How much must the firm expect its investment in net working capital to increase if they accept this project?

All of the following can be included in the depreciable basis of an asset except _______.

Your company is considering a project that will cost $100. The project will generate after-tax cash flows of $37.50 per year for five years. The WACC is 10% and the firm's D/A ratio is .40. The flotation cost for equity is 3%, the flotation cost for debt is 2%, and your firm does not plan on issuing any preferred stock within its capital structure. If your firm follows the practice of incorporating flotation costs into the project's initial investment, what is the weighted-average flotation cost for the firm?

This is the process of estimating expected future cash flows of a project using only the relevant parts of the balance sheet and income statements.

If a firm has already paid an expense or is obligated to pay one in the future, regardless of whether a particular project is undertaken, that expense is a

You are evaluating a project for The Ultimate recreational tennis racket, guaranteed to correct that wimpy backhand. You estimate the sales price of The Ultimate to be $300 per unit and sales volume to be 1,000 units in year 1; 1,250 units in year 2; and 1,325 units in year 3. The project has a 3-year life. Variable costs amount to $200 per unit and fixed costs are $50,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $150,000 in assets which will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the 3-year project life. The actual market value of these assets at the end of year 3 is expected to be $25,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 10% of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 30% and the required return on the project is 10%. What will the free cash flow for this project be in year 3?

Your company is considering a project that will cost $175. The project will generate after-tax cash flows of $37.50 per year for five years. The WACC is 10% and the firm's D/A ratio is .62. The flotation cost for equity is 5%, the flotation cost for debt is 3%, and your firm does not plan on issuing any preferred stock within its capital structure. If your firm follows the practice of incorporating flotation costs into the project's initial investment, what is the firm's flotation-adjusted cash flow in year 0?

Your company is considering the purchase of a new machine. The original cost of the old machine was $75,000; it is now 5 years old, and it has a current market value of $35,000. The old machine is being depreciated over a 10-year life toward a zero estimated salvage value on a straight-line basis, resulting in a current book value of $37,500 and an annual depreciation expense of $7,500. The old machine can be used for 6 more years but has no market value after its depreciable life is over. Management is contemplating the purchase of a new machine whose cost is $80,000 and whose estimated salvage value is zero. Expected before-tax cash savings from the new machine are $15,000 a year over its full MACRS depreciable life. Depreciation is computed using MACRS over a 5-year life, and the cost of capital is 15 percent. Assume a 40 percent tax rate. What will the year 1 operating cash flow for this project be?

You are trying to pick the least-expensive car for your new delivery service. You have two choices: the Scion xA, which will cost $13,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of -$1,200 annually throughout the vehicle's expected life of three years as a delivery vehicle; and the Toyota Prius, which will cost $23,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of -$550 annually throughout that vehicles expected five-year life. Both cars will be worthless at the end of their life. If you intend to replace whichever type of car you choose with the same thing when its life runs out, again and again out into the foreseeable future, and if your business has a cost of capital of 16 percent, what is the difference in the EAC of the two cars?

To correctly project cash flows, we need to consider all of the factors except _____.

Your company has spent $200,000 on research to develop a new computer game. The firm is planning to spend $300,000 on a machine to produce the new game. Shipping and installation costs of the machine will be capitalized and depreciated; they total $25,000. The machine has an expected life of 3 years, a $50,000 estimated resale value, and falls under the MACRS 7-Year class life. Revenue from the new game is expected to be $400,000 per year, with costs of $150,000 per year. The firm has a tax rate of 35 percent, an opportunity cost of capital of 10 percent, and it expects net working capital to increase by $75,000 at the beginning of the project. What will the cash flows for this three-year project be?