Exam 9: Fundamentals of Capital Budgeting

You are considering adding a microbrewery onto one of your firm's existing restaurants. This will entail an increase in inventory of $8700, an increase in accounts payables of $2300, and an increase in property, plant, and equipment of $48,000. All other accounts will remain unchanged. The change in net working capital resulting from the addition of the microbrewery is ________.

What is the correct tax rate that should be used for capital budgeting decisions?

Cameron Industries is purchasing a new chemical vapor depositor in order to make silicon chips. It will cost $7,000,000 to buy the machine and $20,000 to have it delivered and installed. Building a clean room in the plant for the machine will cost an additional $3 million. The machine is expected to raise gross profits by $4,500,000 per year, starting at the end of the first year, with associated costs of $1 million for each of those years. The machine is expected to have a working life of seven years and will be depreciated over those seven years. The marginal tax rate is 40%. What are the incremental free cash flows associated with the new machine in year 0?

Which of the following best explains why is it sensible for a firm to use an accelerated depreciation schedule such as MACRS rather than straight-line depreciation?

When evaluating the effectiveness of an improved manufacturing process we should evaluate the total sales and costs generated by this process.

How do we handle interest expense when making a capital budgeting decision?

What are sunk costs?

Visby Rides, a livery car company, is considering buying some new luxury cars. After extensive research, they come up with the above estimates of free cash flow from this project. The depreciation schedule shown is for three-year, straight-line depreciation. By how much would the net present value (NPV) of this project be increased, if the cars were depreciated by the MACRS schedule shown below given that the cost of capital is 10%?

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 ________.

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

Bubba Ho-Tep Company reported net income of $290 million for the most recent fiscal year. The firm had depreciation expenses of $100 million and capital expenditures of $150 million. Although it had no interest expense, the firm did have an increase in net working capital of $30 million. What is Bubba Ho-Tep's free cash flow?

Jim owns a farm that he wants to sell. He learns that a highway will be built near the farm in the future, giving access to the farmland from a nearby city and thus making the land attractive to housing developers. Expecting the net present value (NPV) of the sale to be greater after the highway is built, he decides not to sell at this time. What real option is Jim taking?

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?

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

To evaluate a capital budgeting decision, it is sufficient to determine its consequences for the firm's earnings.

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 million next year. Without the new SUV, Ford expects to earn pre-tax income of $80 million from operations next year. Ford pays a 35% tax rate on its pre-tax income. The amount that Ford Motor Company owes in taxes next year without the launch of the new SUV is closest to ________.

A manufacturer of peripheral devices for PCs decides to try and capture some of the PC gaming market by creating gaming versions of its traditional peripheral devices. It decides to start with a gaming version of its standard keyboard, increasing the number of macro keys, adding a small LCD screen to display game data, and giving the user the ability to backlight keys in different colors. If this device is a success, the manufacturer plans to release gaming versions of its trackballs and other peripherals. What option is the manufacturer gaining by the release of the new keyboard?

The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30,000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0. The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2400 canes in year 1. Sales are estimated to grow by 9% each year through year 3. The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge its customers is $15 each and is to remain constant. The canes have a cost per unit to manufacture of $8 each. Installation of the machine and the resulting increase in manufacturing capacity will require an increase in various net working capital accounts. It is estimated that the Sisyphean Corporation needs to hold 3% of its annual sales in cash, 5% of its annual sales in accounts receivable, 9% of its annual sales in inventory, and 6% of its annual sales in accounts payable. The firm is in the 35% tax bracket and has a cost of capital of 8%. The change in net working capital from year 1 to year 2 is closest to ________.

A company spends $20 million researching whether it is possible to create a durable plastic from the process waste from feedstock preparation. The $20 million should best be considered ________.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that a manager should bear in mind when estimating a project's revenues and costs?