Exam 12: Estimating Cash Flows on Capital Budgeting Projects

You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck for $70,000. 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 $10,000. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $32,000 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?

Your company is considering the purchase of a new machine. The original cost of the old machine was $100,000; it is now five years old, and it has a current market value of $40,000. 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 $50,000 and an annual depreciation expense of $10,000. The old machine can be used for six 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 $13,000 a year over its full MACRS depreciable life. Depreciation is computed using MACRS over a five-year life, and the cost of capital is 10 percent. Assume a 40 percent tax rate. What will the year 1 operating cash flow for this project be?

You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck for $60,000. The truck falls into the MACRS three-year class, and it will be sold after three years for $14,000. Use of the truck will require an increase in NWC (spare parts inventory) of $3,000. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $20,000 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 3?

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

Your company is considering a new project that will require $250,000 of new equipment at the start of the project. The equipment will have a depreciable life of eight years and will be depreciated to a book value of $10,000 using straight-line depreciation. The cost of capital is 12 percent, and the firm's tax rate is 34 percent. Estimate the present value of the tax benefits from depreciation.

Effects that arise from a new product or service that decrease 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 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 $6,000 at the end of year 3, what is the after-tax salvage value?

You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new special-purpose truck for $250,000. The truck falls into the MACRS three-year class, and it will be sold after three years for $50,000. Use of the truck will require an increase in NWC (spare parts inventory) of $5,000. The truck will have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $80,000 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 3?

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 is the operating cash flow for the project in year 2?

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 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 $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?

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 12 percent, what is the difference in the EAC of the two cars?

You are evaluating two different machines. Machine A costs $10,000, has a five-year life, and has an annual OCF (after tax) of -$2,500 per year. Machine B costs $15,000, has a seven-year life, and has an annual OCF (after tax) of -$2,000 per year. If your discount rate is 14 percent, using EAC which machine would you choose?

You are evaluating a product for your company. You estimate the sales price of product to be $200 per unit and sales volume to be 2,000 units in year 1; 5,000 units in year 2; and 1,000 units in year 3. The project has a three-year life. Variable costs amount to $75 per unit and fixed costs are $200,000 per year. The project requires an initial investment of $360,000 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 $40,000. 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 13 percent. What will the year 2 free cash flow for this project be?

The process of estimating expected future cash flows of a project using only the relevant parts of the balance sheet and income statements is referred to as:

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 percent and the firm's D/A ratio is 0.70. The flotation cost for equity is 6 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?

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:

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.

Which of the following measures the operating cash flow a project produces minus the necessary investment in operating capital, and is as valid for proposed new projects as it is for the firm's current operations?

A new project would require an immediate increase in raw materials in the amount of $12,000. The firm expects that accounts payable will automatically increase $8,500. How much must the firm expect its investment in net working capital to change if they accept this project?

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?