Page 41 of 41 Question 41 (1 point) Listen Cristiano Orlando, president of Better Juice Ltd, is considering the purchase of a machine that will improve the operations of the company. Two machines are available. The CRJ2000 costs $110,000 and will last for 9 years. It will produce positive incremental cash flows of $24,000 per year. The GS180 costs $130,000 and will last for 11 years. It will produce incremental cash flows of $28,000 per year. The equivalent annual series (EAS) of the machine they should choose is $ Assume a discount rate of 6%. 1) 11,516.92 2) 12,165.66 3) 9,297.78 4) 8,651.35 5) 7,827.55 6) None of the answers in this list is within $5 of the correct answer.

Shao Airlines is considering the purchase of two alternative planes. Plane A has an expected life of 5 years, will cost $100 million, and will produce net cash flows of $30 million per year. Plane B has a life of 10 years, will cost $132 million, and will produce net cash flows of $25 million per year. Shao plans to serve the route for only 10 years. Inflation in operating costs, airplane costs, and fares are expected to be zero, and the company’s cost of capital is 12%. By how much would the value of the company increase if it accepted the better project (plane)? What is the equivalent annual annuity for each plane?

5. Bullock Gold Mining is evaluating a new gold mine in South Dakota. All of the analysis has been done and the CFO has forecast some of the relevant cash flow information. If BGM opens the mine, it will cost S635 million today (Time 0) and it will have a cash outflow nine years from today (Time 9) of $45 million in costs related to closing the mine and reclaiming the area around. Of the initial costs, BGM will depreciate $500 million over 8 years using straight line method. Expected earnings before taxes for the eight years of operation are shown below. BGM has a required rate of return for all of its gold mines of 12%. Earnings before taxes (in $1,000s): 0 1 37,857.14 60,714.29 96,428.57 157,857.1 203,571.4 132,142.9 117,857.1 85,000.00 2 3 4 6 7 8 a) Find the relevant cash flows for each of the relevant periods (Time 0 – Time 9). Operating cash flows for Time 1-8 should include: - Earnings before taxes Taxes (30%) Net Income Depreciation Free Cash flows b) Calculate the NPV, IRR and…

Q. 1 Fatih's plant is trying to decide to buy another CNC machine or not. The machine will cost $20,000 when purchased. Maintenance will cost $1000 per year. The device will generate revenues of $5000 per year for 5 years. The salvage value is $7000. Draw and simplify the cash flow diagram.