FIN205 Assignment 4 (Fall 2022)

docx

School

Monroe Community College *

*We aren’t endorsed by this school

Course

623

Subject

Finance

Date

Jan 9, 2024

Type

docx

Pages

2

Uploaded by DeanJellyfish7123

Report
ASSIGNMENT 4 FIN205 Fall 2022 DUE: Tuesday, November 22nd at 5:00pm (EST) You may work in a group of up to 4 on this Assignment. Please indicate clearly on all submitted Assignments who the members of the group are. Please note, all assignments submitted with more than 4 group members will automatically receive a 0 grade. No late assignments will be accepted. Submit the assignment to the link in Blackboard before the time it is due. ( Note: please follow all the Digital Submission rules (see Syllabus). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Answer all of the following questions. For each answer, show your work to get full points (stating the answer alone is not sufficient) . 1. Suppose Palmer Properties is considering investing $10 million today (i.e., C 0 = -10,000,000) on a new project that is expected to last for 10 years. The project is expected to generate annual cash flows of C 1 = -700,000; C 2 = 1,500,000, C 3 = 2,000,000 and then $2,500,000 for period C 4 through C 10. If the discount rate is 9% and management’s payback period cutoff is 6 years: (a) What is the payback period for the project? Show your work (b) What is the net present value of the project ? Show your work (c) What is the internal rate of return on the project ? Show your work (d) Under which method(s) above should the company accept the project (applying the acceptance rules)? Explain 2. The company is choosing between machine A and B (they are mutually exclusive and the company can only pick one). The initial cost of machine A is $300,000 and it will last for 5 years before it needs to be replaced. The cost of operating machine A each year is $50,000. The initial cost of Machine B is $400,000 and it will last for 7 years before it needs to be replaced. The cost of operating machine B is $30,000 in cash flow per year. If the required rate of return is 10%, (a) Calculate the 7 year and 5 year annuity factors at 10% annual interest. (b) Using the annuity factors , find the PV of Machine A and Machine B including all costs (initial + operating). (c) Which machine is a better choice for the company after considering the different lives of the projects? (Note: be sure to use the equivalent annual annuity method)
3. BMT has developed a new product. It can go into production for an initial investment of $3,000,000. The equipment will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation over 5 years to a value of zero. The firm believes that net working capital at each date will equal 20 percent of next year’s forecast sales. The firm estimates that variable costs are equal to 40% of sales and fixed costs are $800,000 per year. Sales forecasts in dollars are below. The project will come to an end after 5 years, when the product becomes obsolete. The firm’s tax rate is 21 percent, and the discount rate is 8 percent. Calculate the NPV. Year 0 1 2 3 4 ____ _5 Sales forecast (in $): 0 2,600,000 3,100,000 3,500,000 3,600,000 3,700,000 4. In problem 3, perform sensitivity analysis on the following assumptions and find the revised NPV (a) variable costs are equal to 50% of sales (b) the discount rate is 10%
Your preview ends here
Eager to read complete document? Join bartleby learn and gain access to the full version
  • Access to all documents
  • Unlimited textbook solutions
  • 24/7 expert homework help