QUESTION 1 Aviation Corporation is an airline that provides air cargo services to the SADEC countries. The executive committee is considering expanding its airline services by purchasing an additional aircraft. The company has to choose between two aircraft for this purpose, namely the Antonov AN12 or the Lockheed L100 Hercules. The current acquisition cost of the Antonov AN12 is R9 million and that of the Lockheed L100 Hercules is R8.4 million. The company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 13%.  The project team responsible for this capital investment project provided the following net cash flow estimates for the next five years: Year Antonov Lockheed 2021 2 500 000 2 400 000 2022 2 700 000 2 800 000 2023 3 000 000 2 900 000 2024 3 200 000 2 300 000 2025 2 900 000 2 700 000   Required: round off all answers to the nearest rand. A.) calculate the net present values of the two capital expenditure options.  B.) Calculate the internal rate of return for both investments under consideration. Use 25% as an alternative rate of return.  C.) Which aircraft should the company purchase?

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Aviation Corporation is an airline that provides air cargo services to the SADEC countries. The executive committee is considering expanding its airline services by purchasing an additional aircraft. The company has to choose between two aircraft for this purpose, namely the Antonov AN12 or the Lockheed L100 Hercules.

The current acquisition cost of the Antonov AN12 is R9 million and that of the Lockheed L100 Hercules is R8.4 million. The company’s weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 13%. 

The project team responsible for this capital investment project provided the following net cash flow estimates for the next five years:

Year

Antonov

Lockheed

2021

2 500 000

2 400 000

2022

2 700 000

2 800 000

2023

3 000 000

2 900 000

2024

3 200 000

2 300 000

2025

2 900 000

2 700 000

 

Required:

round off all answers to the nearest rand.

A.) calculate the net present values of the two capital expenditure options. 

B.) Calculate the internal rate of return for both investments under consideration. Use 25% as an alternative rate of return. 

C.) Which aircraft should the company purchase?

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