Oakmont Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period.  After careful study, Oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product: (Attached table) When the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company. Required:  Using Excel (this will save you time and effort) answer the following: Oakmont’s cost of capital is 15%, and management does not feel it should have any adjustment for risk, compute the NPV. Same situation as (a), but management does feel this project does possess a greater than average risk, so 19% should be the required rate of return. Compute the NPV. Management thinks that if they can spend another $10,000 on advertising each of the next 4 years (at the end of the year), it will cause sales volume to increase by 10% for each of the next 4 years. (Assume all cash flows occur at the end of the year)  Compute NPV using a 15% cost of capital.

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Oakmont Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a four-year period.  After careful study, Oakmont estimated the following costs and revenues for the new product:

(Attached table)

When the project concludes in four years the working capital will be released for investment elsewhere within the company.

Required:  Using Excel (this will save you time and effort) answer the following:

  • Oakmont’s cost of capital is 15%, and management does not feel it should have any adjustment for risk, compute the NPV.
  • Same situation as (a), but management does feel this project does possess a greater than average risk, so 19% should be the required rate of return. Compute the NPV.
  • Management thinks that if they can spend another $10,000 on advertising each of the next 4 years (at the end of the year), it will cause sales volume to increase by 10% for each of the next 4 years. (Assume all cash flows occur at the end of the year)  Compute NPV using a 15% cost of capital.
Cost of equipment needed
Working capital needed
Overhaul of the equipment in two years
Salvage value of the equipment in four years
$130,000
$60,000
$8,000
$12,000
..
Annual revenues and costs:
Sales revenues
Variable expenses....
Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs
$250,000
$120,000
$70,000
Transcribed Image Text:Cost of equipment needed Working capital needed Overhaul of the equipment in two years Salvage value of the equipment in four years $130,000 $60,000 $8,000 $12,000 .. Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues Variable expenses.... Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs $250,000 $120,000 $70,000
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  • Management thinks that, while all of the assumptions about cash flows are the same, but rather than a four-year life, the product will have a six-year life (the salvage of the equipment will also remain the same at end of 6 years as what was estimated for 4 years). Using a 19% required rate of return, compute the NPV.
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