Exam 26: Capital Investment Analysis

The computations involved in the net present value method of analyzing capital investment proposals are more involved than those for the average rate of return method.

The internal rate of return method is used to analyze a $946,250 capital investment proposal with annual net cash flows of $250,000 for each of the six years of its useful life.

Jimmy Co. is considering a 12-year project that is estimated to cost $1,050,000 and has no residual value. Jimmy Co. seeks to earn an average rate of return of 18% on all capital projects. Determine the necessary average annual income (using straight-line depreciation) that must be achieved on this project for this project to be acceptable to Jimmy Co.

The management of Arkansas Corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine costing $490,000. The company's desired rate of return is 10%. The present value factors for $1 at compound interest of 10% for 1 through 5 years are 0.909, 0.826, 0.751, 0.683, and 0.621, respectively. In addition to the foregoing information, use the following data in determining the acceptability in this situation: The net present value for this investment is:

A company is considering purchasing a machine for $21,000. The machine will generate income from operations of $2,000; annual cash flows from the machine will be $3,500. The payback period for the new machine is 10.5 years.

The anticipated purchase of a fixed asset for $400,000, with a useful life of 5 years and no residual value, is expected to yield total net income of $200,000 for the 5 years. The expected average rate of return on investment is 25.0%.

The production department is proposing the purchase of an automatic insertion machine. They have identified 3 machines, each with an estimated life of 10 years. Which machine offers the best internal rate of return?

Tipper Co. is considering a 10-year project that is estimated to cost $700,000 and has no residual value. Tipper seeks to earn an average rate of return of 15% on all capital projects. Determine the necessary average annual income (using straight-line depreciation) that must be achieved on this project for this project to be acceptable to Tipper Co.

All of the following are factors that may complicate capital investment analysis except:

Heather Company is considering the acquisition of a machine that costs $432,000. The machine is expected to have a useful life of 6 years, a negligible residual value, an annual cash flow of $120,000, and annual operating income of $83,721. What is the estimated cash payback period for the machine?

Tennessee Corporation is analyzing a capital expenditure that will involve a cash outlay of $109,332. Estimated cash flows are expected to be $36,000 annually for four years. The present value factors for an annuity of $1 for 4 years at interest of 10%, 12%, 14%, and 15% are 3.170, 3.037, 2.914, and 2.855, respectively. The internal rate of return for this investment is:

Dickerson Co. is evaluating a project requiring a capital expenditure of $810,000. The project has an estimated life of four years and no salvage value. The estimated net income and net cash flow from the project are as follows: The company's minimum desired rate of return is 12%. The present value of $1 at compound interest of 12% for 1, 2, 3, and 4 years is .893, .797, .712, and .636, respectively. Required: Determine the net present value.

Mundall Company is considering a project that will require an initial investment of $600,000 and is expected to generate the following cash flows: Year 1 $100,000 Year 2 $250,000 Year 3 $250,000 Year 4 $200,000 Year 5 $100,000 A. What is the project's payback period? B. If the required rate of return is 20% and taxes are ignored, what is the project's net present value? The present value of $1 at compound interest of 20% for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years is .8333, .6944, .5787, .4823 and .4019, respectively.

Determine the average rate of return for a project that is estimated to yield total income of $400,000 over four years, cost $720,000, and has a $70,000 residual value. Round answers in percentage to one decimal place.

The production department is proposing the purchase of an automatic insertion machine. They have identified 3 machines and have asked the accountant to analyze them to determine the best cash payback.

An 8-year project is estimated to cost $400,000 and have no residual value. If the straight-line depreciation method is used and the average rate of return is 5%, determine the estimated annual net income.

An anticipated purchase of equipment for $580,000, with a useful life of 8 years and no residual value, is expected to yield the following annual net incomes and net cash flows: What is the cash payback period?

The internal rate of return method of analyzing capital investment proposals uses the present value concept to compute an internal rate of return expected from the proposals.

The expected average rate of return for a proposed investment of $8,000,000 in a fixed asset, using straight line depreciation, with a useful life of 20 years, no residual value, and an expected total net income of $12,000,000 is:

The process by which management allocates available investment funds among competing capital investment proposals is termed capital rationing.