Exam 12: Estimating Cash Flows on Capital Budgeting Projects

Your firm needs a machine which costs $100,000, and requires $25,000 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 14 percent. What is the depreciation tax shield for this project in year 3?

Your company is considering a new project that will require $2,000,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of 10 years and will be depreciated to a book value of $250,000 using straight-line depreciation. The cost of capital is 12 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 39 percent. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation.

With regard to depreciation, the time value of money concept tells us that:

You are trying to pick the least-expensive machine for your company. You have two choices: machine A, which will cost $100,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of -$7,000 annually throughout the machine's expected life of three years; and machine B, which will cost $125,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of -$2,600 annually throughout that machine's four-year life. Both machines will be worthless at the end of their life. If you intend to replace whichever type of machine 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 15 percent, which one should you choose?

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 1,000 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 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 $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?

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

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?

You are evaluating two different machines. Machine A costs $25,000, has a five-year life, and has an annual OCF (after tax) of -$6,000 per year. Machine B costs $30,000, has a seven-year life, and has an annual OCF (after tax) of -$5,500 per year. If your discount rate is 10 percent, using EAC which machine would you choose?

As new capital budgeting projects arise, we must estimate:

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(n):

Which of these is used as a measure of the total amount of available cash flow from a project?

Due to rapid growth, a computer superstore is contemplating expanding by adding another location. Which of the following items should the financial officer NOT include in estimating the cash flow associated with this expansion?

You are evaluating a product for your company. You estimate the sales price of product to be $300 per unit and sales volume to be 8,000 units in year 1; 10,000 units in year 2; and 2,000 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $125 per unit and fixed costs are $150,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $225,000 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 $25,000. NWC requirements at the beginning of each year will be approximately 20 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required return on the project is 14 percent. What will the year 2 free cash flow for this project be?

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 percent and the firm's D/A ratio is 0.62. The flotation cost for equity is 5 percent, the flotation cost for debt is 3 percent, 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 firm needs a machine which costs $125,000, and requires $5,000 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 10 percent. If this machine can be sold for $15,000 at the end of year 3, what is the after-tax salvage value?

Which statement is true regarding cost-cutting proposals?

A financial analyst calculated that the after-tax salvage value for a machine was $10,200. The current book value of the asset is $12,000 and the firm's tax rate is 30 percent. How much could the machine be sold for today?

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 three-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 three-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 percent of the projected sales during the coming year. The tax rate is 30 percent and the required return on the project is 10 percent. What will the free cash flow for this project be in year 3?

Which of the following statements is correct?

You are evaluating a product for your company. You estimate the sales price of product to be $50 per unit and sales volume to be 50,000 units in year 1; 75,000 units in year 2; and 10,000 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $15 per unit and fixed costs are $100,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $275,000 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 $25,000. 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 9 percent. What will the year 2 free cash flow for this project be?