Exam 12: Estimating Cash Flows on Capital Budgeting Projects

The research chemists at MegaClean created a new cleaner that keeps car and truck tires shiny and clean for one year. They believe that this product will be highly successful and will attract customers to purchase their existing line of household cleaning products. This is an example of:

Concerning incremental project cash flow, which of these is a cost one would never count as an expense of the project?

Your company has spent $200,000 on research to develop a new computer game. The firm is planning to spend $40,000 on a machine to produce the new game. Shipping and installation costs of the machine will be capitalized and depreciated; they total $5,000. The machine has an expected life of five years, a $25,000 estimated resale value, and falls under the MACRS five-year class life. Revenue from the new game is expected to be $300,000 per year, with costs of $100,000 per year. The firm has a tax rate of 35 percent, an opportunity cost of capital of 14 percent, and it expects net working capital to increase by $50,000 at the beginning of the project. What will be the operating cash flow for year one of this project?

Your firm needs a machine which costs $90,000, and requires $30,000 in maintenance for each year of its five-year life. After five years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS five-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 35 percent and a discount rate of 13 percent. What is the depreciation tax shield for this project in year 5?

A new project would require an immediate increase in raw materials in the amount of $1,000. The firm expects that accounts payable will automatically increase $800. How much must the firm expect its investment in net working capital to change if they accept this project?

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?

A local bank is contemplating adding a new ATM to their lobby. They will need another phone line to provide communications that has a monthly cost of $50 per month. This is an example of:

Suppose you sell a fixed asset for $90,000 when its book value is $95,000. If your company's marginal tax rate is 40 percent, what will be the effect on cash flows of this sale (i.e., what will be the after-tax cash flow of this sale)?

Effects that arise from a new product or service that increase sales of the firm's existing products or services are referred to as:

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

When looking at which of these types of projects, one must consider any cash flows that arise from surrendering old equipment before the end of its useful life?

All of the following are incremental cash flows attributable to the project EXCEPT:

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 vehicle's 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?

Your firm needs a computerized machine tool lathe that costs $50,000, requires $10,000 in installation, and another $12,000 in maintenance for each year of its three-year life. After three years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS three-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 30 percent and a discount rate of 12 percent. Calculate the depreciation tax shield for this project in year 1.

Your firm needs a machine which costs $500,000, and requires $10,000 in maintenance for each year of its three-year life. After three years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS three-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 35 percent and a discount rate of 15 percent. What is the depreciation tax shield for this project in year 3?

When calculating operating cash flow for a project, one would calculate it as being mathematically equal to which of the following?

As new capital budgeting projects arise, we must estimate:

The best approach to convert an infinite series of asset purchases into a perpetuity is known as the:

You are evaluating a project for your company. You estimate the sales price to be $25 per unit and sales volume to be 4,000 units in year 1; 7,000 units in year 2; and 1,000 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $10 per unit and fixed costs are $50,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $10,000 in assets that 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 $1,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 10 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required return on the project is 10 percent. What change in NWC occurs at the end of year 1?

Which statement is true regarding cost-cutting proposals?