Paula Boothe, president of the Bramble Corporation, has mandated a minimum 10% return on investment for any project und by the company. Given the company's decentralization, Paula leaves all investment decisions to the divisional managers as lon anticipate a minimum rate of return of at least 12%. The Energy Drinks division, under the direction of manager Martin Koch, achieved a 12% return on investment for the past three years. This year is not expected to be different from the past three. Ko ust received a proposal to invest $1,828,000 in a new line of energy drinks that is expected to generate $334,000 in operatin Assume that Bramble Corporation's actual weighted-average cost of capital is 10% and its tax rate is 32%. Ca) Calculate the economic value added of the proposed new line of energy drinks. (If the economic value added is negative then e with a negative sign preceding the number, e.g. -5,125 or parenthesis, eg. (5,125). Round answer to O decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)
Paula Boothe, president of the Bramble Corporation, has mandated a minimum 10% return on investment for any project und by the company. Given the company's decentralization, Paula leaves all investment decisions to the divisional managers as lon anticipate a minimum rate of return of at least 12%. The Energy Drinks division, under the direction of manager Martin Koch, achieved a 12% return on investment for the past three years. This year is not expected to be different from the past three. Ko ust received a proposal to invest $1,828,000 in a new line of energy drinks that is expected to generate $334,000 in operatin Assume that Bramble Corporation's actual weighted-average cost of capital is 10% and its tax rate is 32%. Ca) Calculate the economic value added of the proposed new line of energy drinks. (If the economic value added is negative then e with a negative sign preceding the number, e.g. -5,125 or parenthesis, eg. (5,125). Round answer to O decimal places, e.g. 5,125.)
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Transcribed Image Text:**Investment Return Requirement for Bramble Corporation**
**Context:**
Paula Boothe, president of Bramble Corporation, has established a minimum 10% return requirement on investments for any company project. The company's decentralized structure allows divisional managers to make investment decisions, provided they foresee a minimum rate of return of at least 12%.
**Energy Drinks Division:**
Managed by Martin Koch, the Energy Drinks division has consistently achieved a 12% return on investments over the past three years. Koch has recently proposed investing $1,828,000 in a new energy drinks line, expected to yield $334,000 in operating income. It's important to note that the Bramble Corporation's actual weighted-average cost of capital is 10%, with a tax rate of 32%.
**Task (a): Calculate Economic Value Added (EVA):**
To evaluate the profitability of the new investment, calculate the economic value added, considering:
- Use of a negative sign for negative values.
- Rounding answers to 0 decimal places.
**Formula:**
Economic value added requires comprehensive calculation and understanding of expected returns compared to the cost of capital.
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