a. Calculate the net present value of the proposed investment in product P. b. Advise on the acceptability of the proposed investment in product P and discuss the limitations of the evaluations you have carried out. c. Discuss how the net present value method of investment appraisal contributes towards the objective of maximising the wealth of shareholders.
a. Calculate the net present value of the proposed investment in product P. b. Advise on the acceptability of the proposed investment in product P and discuss the limitations of the evaluations you have carried out. c. Discuss how the net present value method of investment appraisal contributes towards the objective of maximising the wealth of shareholders.
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a. Calculate the net present value of the proposed investment in product P.
b. Advise on the acceptability of the proposed investment in product P and discuss the
limitations of the evaluations you have carried out.
c. Discuss how the net present value method of investment appraisal contributes towards
the objective of maximising the wealth of shareholders.
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SC Co is evaluating the purchase of a new machine to produce product P, which has a short
product life-cycle due to rapidly changing technology. The machine is expected to cost $1
million. Production and sales of product P are forecast to be as follows:
Year
1
2
3
4
Production and sales (units/year)
35,000
53,000
75,000
36,000
The selling price of product P (in current price terms) will be $20 per unit, while the variable
cost of the product (in current price terms) will be $12 per unit. Selling price inflation is
expected to be 4% per year and variable cost inflation is expected to be 5% per year. No
increase in existing fixed costs is expected since SC Co has spare capacity in both space and
labour terms.
Producing and selling product P will call for increased investment in working capital. Analysis
of historical levels of working capital within SC Co indicates that at the start of each year,
investment in working capital for product P will need to be 7% of sales revenue for that year.
SC Co pays tax of 30% per year in the year in which the taxable profit occurs. Liability to tax
is reduced by capital allowances on machinery (tax-allowable depreciation), which SC Co can
claim on a straight-line basis over the four year life of the proposed investment. The new
machine is expected to have no scrap value at the end of the four year period.
SC Co uses a nominal (money terms) after-tax cost of capital of 12% for investment appraisal
purposes.
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