Exam 9: Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting

Which of the following will cause the EBIT Break-Even for sales to increase?

Shepard Industries is evaluating a proposal to expand its current distribution facilities. Management has projected the project will produce the following cash flows for the first two years (in millions). The depreciation tax shield for Shepard Industries project in year 1 is closest to ________.

Ford Motor Company is considering launching a new line of hybrid diesel-electric SUVs. The heavy advertising expenses associated with the new SUV launch would generate operating losses of $30 million next year. Without the new SUV, Ford expects to earn pre-tax income of $80 million from operations next year. Ford pays a 30% tax rate on its pre-tax income. The amount that Ford Motor Company owes in taxes next year with the launch of the new SUV is closest to ________.

A garage is installing a new "bubble-wash" car wash. It will promote the car wash as a fun activity for the family, and it is expected that the novelty of this approach will boost sales in the medium term. If the cost of capital is 10%, what is the net present value (NPV) of this project?

A brewer is launching a new product: brewed ginger ale with a low alcohol content. The brewer plans to spend promoting this product this year, which is expected to expand the sales of this product to this year and next year. They do expect there will be loss of sales of this year and next year in their other products as customers switch to drinking the new ginger ale. The gross profit margin for the new ginger ale is 40%, the gross profit margin of all of the brewer's other products is 30%, and the brewer's marginal corporate tax rate is 35%. What are incremental earnings arising from the promotional campaign this year?

Use the figure for the question(s) below. -A consumer good company is developing a new brand of organic toothpaste. Above is the sensitivity analysis for this product. If the best-case assumptions for Net Working Capital are met, what will the net present value (NPV) of this project be?

An oil company is buying a semi-submersible oil rig for $15 million. Additionally, it will cost to move the oil rig to the oil-field and to prepare it for operations. If it is depreciated over five years using straight-line depreciation, what are the yearly depreciation expenses in this case?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The manufacturer of a brand of kitchen knives is investigating the likely effects that an increase in the cost of the raw materials required to make these knives will have on the cost of manufacturing the knives, the selling price of the knives, the number of knives that will then be sold, and the project's net present value (NPV). Which of the following best describes what type of analysis the manager is performing?

How are the taxes paid under MACRS different from that paid under straight-line depreciation?

An announcement by the government that they will decrease corporate marginal tax rates in the future would increase the attractiveness of MACRS depreciation.

The ultimate goal of the capital budgeting process is to ________.

Your firm is considering building a new office complex. Your firm already owns land suitable for the new complex. The current book value of the land is $130,000; however, a commercial real estate agent has informed you that an outside buyer is interested in purchasing this land would be willing to pay $700,000 for it. When calculating the net present value (NPV) of your new office complex, ignoring taxes, the appropriate incremental cash flow for the use of this land is ________.