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Manny Carson, certified management accountant and controller of Wakeman Enterprises, has been given permission to acquire a new computer and software for the company’s accounting system. The capital investment analysis showed an NPV of $100,000. However, the initial estimates of acquisition and installation costs were made on the basis of tentative costs without any formal bids. Manny now has two formal bids, one that would allow the firm to meet or beat the original projected NPV and one that would reduce the projected NPV by $50,000. The second bid involves a system that would increase both the initial cost and the operating cost. Normally, Manny would take the first bid without hesitation. However, Todd Downing, the owner of the firm presenting the second bid, is a close friend. Manny called Todd and explained the situation, offering Todd an opportunity to alter his bid and win the job. Todd thanked Manny and then made a counteroffer. Todd: Listen, Manny, this job at the original…

Jane is asked to evaluate whether it would be better to lease an asset or to borrow money from the bank to buy the asset. The NPV from buying the asset is calculated to be $30,000. The NPV for the lease versus borrow to buy analysis is calculated to be $500. Which of the following statements best describe the lease versus buy decision for this investment? None of the other statements is correct. More than one of the other statements is correct. O As the asset has positive NPV, Jane indifferent between leasing the asset or borrowing to buy it. O Jane should lease the asset because her company would be better off by $30,000 compared to borrowing to buy the asset. O Jane should lease the asset as long as the NPV for the lease versus borrow to buy analysis is positive.

Suppose the company plans to use a building that it owns to house the project. The building could be sold for $5 million after taxes and real estate commissions. How would that fact affect your answer? The potential sale of the building represents an opportunity cost of conducting the project in that building. Therefore, the possible after-tax sale price must be charged against the project as a cost. The potential sale of the building represents an opportunity cost of conducting the project in that building. Therefore, the possible before-tax sale price must be charged against the project as a cost. The potential sale of the building represents an externality and therefore should not be charged against the project. The potential sale of the building represents a real option and therefore should be charged against the project. The potential sale of the building represents a real option and therefore should not be charged against the project. -Select-IIIIIIIVV

Marko, Inc., is considering the purchase of ABC Co. Marko believes that ABC Co. can generate cash flows of $5,800, $10,800, and $17,000 over the next three years, respectively. After that time, they feel the business will be worthless. Marko has determined that a rate of return of 12 percent is applicable to this potential purchase. What is Marko willing to pay today to buy ABC Co.?

Devon Corporation is trying to decide whether to lease or purchase a piece of equipment. The total cost to lease the equipment will be $156,500 over its estimated life, while the total cost to buy the equipment will be $122.600 over its estimated life. At Devon's required rate of return, the net present value of the cost of leasing the equipment is $110,600 and the net present value of the cost of buying the equipment is $125.500. Based on financial factors. Devon should: Multiple Choice lease the equipment, saving $33.900 over buying buy the equipment, saving $33,900 over leasing ease the equipment, saving $14,900 over buying buy the equipment, saving $14,900 ever leasing

Alexander Industries is considering purchasing an insurance policy for its new officebuilding in St. Louis, Missouri. The policy has an annual cost of $10,000. If Alexander Industriesdoesn’t purchase the insurance and minor fire damage occurs, a cost of $100,000is anticipated; the cost if major or total destruction occurs is $200,000. The costs, includingthe state-of-nature probabilities, are as follows: a. Using the expected value approach, what decision do you recommend?

You have an opportunity to acquire a property from First Capital Bank. The bank recently obtained the property from a borrower who defaulted on his loan. First Capital is offering the property for $200,000. If you buy the property, you believe that you will have to spend (1) $10,500 on various acquisition related expenses and (2) an average of $2,000 per month during the next 12 months for repair costs, and so on, in order to prepare it for sale. Because First Capital Bank would like to sell the property as soon as possible, it is willing to provide $180,000 in financing at 4.25 percent interest for 12 months payable monthly (interest only). Your market research indicates that after you repair the property, it may sell for about $225,000 at the end of one year. Furthermore, you will probably have to pay about $3,000 in fees and selling expenses in order to sell the property at that time.   If you wanted to earn a 20 percent return compounded monthly, do you believe that this would be a…

You have been asked by the president of your company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a spectrometer for the firm’s R&D department. The equipment’s base price is $140,000, and it would cost another $30,000 to modify it for special use by your firm. The spectrometer, which falls into the MACRS 3-year class, would be sold after 3 years for an expected salvage value of $60,000. Use of the equipment would require an increase in spare parts inventory of $8,000. The spectrometer is expected to save the firm $80,000 per year in before-tax operating costs (i.e. effectively, there is an $80,000 cash inflow each year, excluding depreciation and tax effects). The firm’s marginal tax rate is 40%, and the cost of capital is 12%. Evaluate this decision using the NPV decision criteria. Should the firm buy the spectrometer? A) Yes, the project yields an NPV of $23,684.31B) Yes, the project yields an NPV of $25,390.45C) Yes, the project yields an NPV of $24,599.59D) No, the project yields an…

Adidas is evaluating a proposal for a new product. If they launch the​ product, they will use an existing facility in the production​ process, which they previously acquired for $4 million. They currently lease it to a third​ party, and they expect to continue to do so if they​ don't use it for the new product. They rent it out for $102,000 and they expect that to remain flat for the foreseeable future. The project requires immediate investment in CAPX of $1.3 ​million, which will be depreciated on a​ straight-line basis over the next 10 years for tax purposes. The project will end after eight​ years, at which time they expect to salvage some of the initital CAPX and sell it for $469,000. The project requires immediate working capital investments equal to​ 10% of predicted​ first-year sales. After​ that, working capital will remain at​ 10% of the following​ year's expected sales. They expect sales to be $4.6 million in the first year and to stay constant for eight years. Total…

What is the bid price for the following situation: You have been approached by a client interested in buying 130,000 widgets a year from you for 5 years and has asked you to submit a bid for his consideration. To be able to produce these widgets, you need to invest in $830,000 in equipment. The equipment has a taxable life of 10 years and will be depreciated using straight line. At the end of the 5 years, the equipment can be sold for $60,000 (market or scrap value). The variable cost of producing the widgets is $8 per unit and you will incur in a fixed cost of $210,000 a year. You have estimated you will need $70,000 today in working capital. The appropriate discounting rate for this type of projects is 14%. The corporate tax rate applicable to you in this case is 30%. What is the minimum price you would charge for each widget (bid price to be given by you to the client)?

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Scenario:Suppose that your client, a real estate investor, has asked you to evaluate an anchored retail shopping center that is for sale for $3,595,000 in Clearwater, Florida. You have been asked to perform an analysis of the property, including an estimate of cash flows and IRR, and to make a recommendation on whether or not your client should purchase the property. For this analysis, assume a five-year holding period. The shopping center has 33,250 square feet of rentable space. Since detailed information is not available on existing leases, assume that the property will lease at the average rent for the Tampa/St. Petersburg market. The average asking rent for Tampa is $12.90, and the average vacancy rate is 6.5%. Assume that rents will increase by 5% per year. Annual expenses are as follows: Insurance: $12,312 Utilities: $14,500 Real Estate Taxes: $34,200 Cleaning: $4,500 Landscaping: $9,400 Repairs & Maintenance: $16,500 Miscellaneous: $6,000 These expenses will increase at…

Condo Construction Company is bidding on an important construction job. The job will cot $2 million to complete. One other company is bidding for the job. Condo believes that the opponent's bid is equally likely to be any amount between $2 million and $4 million. If Condo wants to maximize its expected profit, what should it's bid be?

You have an opportunity to acquire a property from First Capital Bank. The bank recently obtained the property from a borrower who defaulted on his loan. First Capital is offering the property for $200,000. If you buy the property, you believe that you will have to spend (1) $10,500 on various acquisition-related expenses and (2) an average of $2,000 per monthduring the next 12 months for repair costs, etc., in order to prepare it for sale. Because First Capital Bank would like to sell the property as soon as possible, it is willing to provide $180,000 in financing at 8 percent interest for 12 months payable monthly (interest only). Your market research indicates that after you repair the property, it may sell for about $225,000 at the end of one year. Furthermore, you will probably have to pay about $3,000 in fees and selling expenses in order to sell the property at that time. If you wanted to earn a 20 percent return compounded monthly, do you believe that this would be a good…

You have an opportunity to acquire a property from First Capital Bank. The bank recently obtained the property from a borrower who defaulted on his loan. First Capital is offering the property for $218,000. If you buy the property, you believe that you will have to spend (1) $10,800 on various acquisition-related expenses and (2) an average of $2,300 per month during the next 12 months for repair costs, and so on, in order to prepare it for sale. Because First Capital Bank would like to sell the property as soon as possible, it is willing to provide $198,000 in financing at 4.25 percent interest for 12 months payable monthly (interest only). Your market research indicates that after you repair the property, it may sell for about $248,000 at the end of one year. Furthermore, you will probably have to pay about $3,300 in fees and selling expenses in order to sell the property at that time. Required: a. If you wanted to earn a 20 percent returi compounded monthly, do you believe that this…