a. What is project NPV? Note: Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places. NPV milion b. By how much would NPV increase if the firm depreciated its investment using the 5-year MACRS schedule? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in whole dollars not in millions. The NPV increases by

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Better Mousetraps has developed a new trap. It can go into production for an initial investment in equipment of $6 million.
The equipment will be depreciated straight line over 6 years to a value of zero, but in fact it can be sold after 6 years for
$500,000. The firm believes that working capital at each date must be maintained at a level of 10% of next year's forecast
seles. The firm estimates production costs equal to $1.50 per trap and believes that the traps can be sold for $4 each.
Sales forecasts are given in the following table. The project will come to an end in 6 years, when the trap becomes
technologically obsolete. The firm's tax bracket is 35%, and the required rate of retum on the project is 12%. Use the
MACRS depreciation schedule
Year:
Sales (millions of traps)
NPV
1
0.5
2
The NPV increases by
3
4
1.0
5
a. What is project NPV?
Note: Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your
answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places.
milion
6 Thereafter
0.2
b. By how much would NPV increase if the firm depreciated its investment using the 5-year MACRS schedule?
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in whole dollars not in millions.
Transcribed Image Text:Better Mousetraps has developed a new trap. It can go into production for an initial investment in equipment of $6 million. The equipment will be depreciated straight line over 6 years to a value of zero, but in fact it can be sold after 6 years for $500,000. The firm believes that working capital at each date must be maintained at a level of 10% of next year's forecast seles. The firm estimates production costs equal to $1.50 per trap and believes that the traps can be sold for $4 each. Sales forecasts are given in the following table. The project will come to an end in 6 years, when the trap becomes technologically obsolete. The firm's tax bracket is 35%, and the required rate of retum on the project is 12%. Use the MACRS depreciation schedule Year: Sales (millions of traps) NPV 1 0.5 2 The NPV increases by 3 4 1.0 5 a. What is project NPV? Note: Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 4 decimal places. milion 6 Thereafter 0.2 b. By how much would NPV increase if the firm depreciated its investment using the 5-year MACRS schedule? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in whole dollars not in millions.
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