Revenues generated by a new fad product are forecast as follows: Year Revenues 1 $40,000 2 30,000 3 20,000 4 5,000 Thereafter 0 Expenses are expected to be 40% of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. The product requires an immediate investment of $49,000 in plant and equipment. Required: a. What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital. b. If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using straight-line depreciation, and the firm’s tax rate is 20%, what are the project cash flows in each year? Assume the plant and equipment are worthless at the end of 4 years. c. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, what is the project's NPV? d. What is project IRR? Req A What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital. Req B If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using sgtraight-line depreciation, and the firm's tax rate is 20%, what arethe project cash flows in each year? Assume the plant and equipment are worthless at the end of 4 years. Req C & D c. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, what is the project's NPV? d. What is project IRR?
Revenues generated by a new fad product are
Year | Revenues |
1 | $40,000 |
2 | 30,000 |
3 | 20,000 |
4 | 5,000 |
Thereafter | 0 |
Expenses are expected to be 40% of revenues, and working capital required in each year is expected to be 20% of revenues in the following year. The product requires an immediate investment of $49,000 in plant and equipment.
Required:
a. What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital.
b. If the plant and equipment are
c. If the
d. What is project IRR?
Req A
What is the initial investment in the product? Remember working capital.
Req B
If the plant and equipment are depreciated over 4 years to a salvage value of zero using sgtraight-line depreciation, and the firm's tax rate is 20%, what arethe project cash flows in each year? Assume the plant and equipment are worthless at the end of 4 years.
Req C & D
c. If the opportunity cost of capital is 10%, what is the project's
NPV?
d. What is project IRR?
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