Exam 11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

Mark Stevens is considering opening a hobby and craft store. He would invest $50,000 to purchase equipment and furnishings and another $100,000 for inventories and other working capital needs. Rent on the building used by the business will be $25,000 per year. In addition to building rent, other annual cash outflows for operating costs will amount to $44,000. Mark estimates that the annual cash inflow from the business will amount to $100,000. Mark plans to operate the business for only six years. He estimates that the equipment and furnishings could be sold at that time for about 10% of its original cost. Mark's discount rate is 16%. All cash flows, except for the initial investment, would occur at the ends of the years. Required: Compute the net present value of this investment.

Sturn Corporation purchased a machine with an estimated useful life of seven years. The machine will generate cash inflows of $9,000 each year over the next seven years. If the machine has no salvage value at the end of seven years, if Stutz's discount rate is 10%, and if the net present value of this investment is $17,000 then the purchase price of the machine was closest to:

The best capital budgeting method for ranking investment projects of different dollar amounts is the:

Bowen Corporation is considering several investment proposals, as shown below: If the project profitability index is used, the ranking of the projects from most to least profitable would be:

Chee Corporation has gathered the following data on a proposed investment project: The company uses straight-line depreciation. Assume cash flows occur uniformly throughout a year except for the initial investment. The simple rate of return on the investment is closest to:

Crowley Corporation is considering three investment projects: F, G, and H. Project F would require an investment of $21,000, Project G of $49,000, and Project H of $82,000. No other cash outflows would be involved. The present value of the cash inflows would be $21,210 for Project F, $57,820 for Project G, and $95,120 for Project H. Rank the projects according to the profitability index, from most profitable to least profitable.

(Ignore income taxes in this problem) The management of Urbine Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $350,000, would last for 6 years, and would have no salvage value. The machine would reduce labor and other costs by $79,000 per year. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 14% on all investment projects. The net present value of the proposed project is closest to:

Dimpson Corporation is considering the following three investment projects: The only cash outflows are the initial investments in the projects. Required: Rank the investment projects using the project profitability index. Show your work

Clairmont Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $150,000 and would last for 5 years. At the end of 5 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $18,000. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $37,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 12% on all investment projects. The present value of the annual cost savings of $37,000 is closest to:

An investment project with a project profitability index of less than one should ordinarily be rejected.

Swaggerty Corporation is considering purchasing a machine that would cost $462,000 and have a useful life of 7 years. The machine would reduce cash operating costs by $115,500 per year. The machine would have no salvage value. Required: a. Compute the payback period for the machine. b. Compute the simple rate of return for the machine.

A project requires an initial investment of $70,000 and has a project profitability index of 0.932. The present value of the future cash inflows from this investment is:

Fimbrez Corporation has provided the following data concerning an investment project that it is considering: The net present value of the project is closest to:

Consider the following three investment opportunities: Project I would require an immediate cash outlay of $10,000 and would result in cash savings of $3,000 each year for 5 years. Project II would require cash outlays of $3,000 per year and would provide a cash inflow of $30,000 at the end of 5 years. Project III would require a cash outlay of $10,000 now and would provide a cash inflow of $30,000 at the end of 5 years. Required: The discount rate is 14%. Use the net present value method to determine which, if any, of the three projects is acceptable.

Preference decisions follow screening decisions and seek to rank investment proposals in order of their desirability.

When considering a number of investment projects, the project that has the shortest payback period does not necessarily have the highest net present value.

The management of Basler Corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $440,000, would last for 5 years, and would have no salvage value. The machine would reduce labor and other costs by $128,000 per year. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 12% on all investment projects. Required: Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!

Baker Corporation is considering buying a new donut maker. This machine will replace an old donut maker that still has a useful life of 4 years. The new machine will cost $3,500 a year to operate, as opposed to the old machine, which costs $3,900 per year to operate. Also, because of increased capacity, an additional 10,000 donuts a year can be produced. The company makes a contribution margin of $0.15 per donut. The old machine can be sold for $6,000 and the new machine costs $28,000. The incremental annual net cash inflows provided by the new machine would be:

Carlson Manufacturing has some equipment that needs to be rebuilt or replaced. The following information has been gathered relative to this decision: Carlson uses the total cost approach to net present value analysis and a discount rate of 12%. Regardless of which option is chosen, rebuild or replace, at the end of five years Carlson Manufacturing will have no future use for the equipment. If the new equipment is purchased, the present value of the annual cash operating costs associated with this alternative is:

Pro-Mate, Inc. is a producer of athletic equipment. The company is considering the purchase of a machine to produce baseball bats. The machine will cost $60,000 and have a 10-year useful life. The following annual revenues and expenses are projected: The machine will have no salvage value. Assume cash flows occur uniformly throughout a year except for the initial investment. The simple rate of return would be about: