usiness Decision Case New Haven Corporation recently identified an investment opportunity involving the purchase of a patent that will permit the company to modify its line of CD recorders. The patent’s purchase price is $720,000 and the legal protection it provides will last for five more years; there is no salvage value. However, after preparing the capital expenditure analysis below, New Haven’s treasurer has recommended to the company’s capital budgeting committee that the investment be rejected. Brad Decker, chairperson of the capital budgeting committee, finds it difficult to accept the treasurer’s analysis because he “feels intuitively” that the investment is attractive. For this reason, he has retained you to review the treasurer’s analysis and recommendation. You are provided with the following data and summary of the treasurer’s analysis: 1. Required investment: $720,000 cash for the patent to be amortized on a straight-line basis, five-year useful life, with a zero salvage value. 2. Projected cash revenue and operating expenses: Year    Cash Revenue Cash Expenses 1          620,000                       240,000 2          560,000                       200,000 3          400,000                       170,000 4          250,000                       80,000 5          200,000                       50,000 Total    2,030,000                    740,000 3. Source of capital: New Haven plans to raise 10% of the needed capital by issuing bonds, 30% by issuing stock, and the balance from retained earnings. For these sources, the capital cost rates are 8%, 9%, and 10%, respectively. New Haven has a policy of seeking a return equal to the weighted average cost of capital plus 2.5 percentage points as a “buffer margin” for the uncertainties involved. 4. Income taxes: New Haven has an overall income tax rate of 30%. 5. Treasurer’s analysis: Average cost of capital   (8% + 9% + 10%) / 3 = 9% Total cash revenue 2,030,000 Total cash expenses 740,000 Total amortization 720,000 Total operating expenses 1,460,000 Projected net income over five years 570,000 Average annual income 114,000 Present value of future returns 443,420 Required investment 720,000 Negative net present value (276,580) Recommendation: Reject investment because of insufficient net present value. Required a. Review the treasurer’s analysis, identifying any questionable aspects and briefly comment on the apparent effect of each such item on the treasurer’s analysis. b. Prepare your own analysis of the investment, including a calculation of the proper cost of capital and cutoff rates, a net present value analysis of the project, and a brief recommendation to Decker regarding the investment (round amounts to nearest dollar). c. Because of his concern for the uncertainties of the CD recorder business, Decker also has asked you to provide analyses supporting whether or not your recommendation would change 1. If estimates of projected cash revenue were reduced by 10%. 2. If the “buffer margin” were tripled from 2.5% to 7.5%.   ( need help with problem B) the weighted average cost of capital

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usiness Decision Case New Haven Corporation recently identified an investment opportunity

involving the purchase of a patent that will permit the company to modify its line of CD recorders. The patent’s purchase price is $720,000 and the legal protection it provides will last for five more years; there is no salvage value. However, after preparing the capital expenditure analysis below, New Haven’s treasurer has recommended to the company’s capital budgeting committee that the investment be rejected. Brad Decker, chairperson of the capital budgeting committee, finds it difficult to accept the treasurer’s analysis because he “feels intuitively” that the investment is attractive. For this reason, he has retained you to review the treasurer’s analysis and recommendation. You are provided with the following data and summary of the treasurer’s analysis:

1. Required investment: $720,000 cash for the patent to be amortized on a straight-line basis, five-year useful life, with a zero salvage value.

2. Projected cash revenue and operating expenses:

Year    Cash Revenue Cash Expenses

1          620,000                       240,000

2          560,000                       200,000

3          400,000                       170,000

4          250,000                       80,000

5          200,000                       50,000

Total    2,030,000                    740,000

3. Source of capital: New Haven plans to raise 10% of the needed capital by issuing bonds, 30% by issuing stock, and the balance from retained earnings. For these sources, the capital cost rates are 8%, 9%, and 10%, respectively. New Haven has a policy of seeking a return equal to the weighted average cost of capital plus 2.5 percentage points as a “buffer margin” for the uncertainties involved.

4. Income taxes: New Haven has an overall income tax rate of 30%.

5. Treasurer’s analysis:

Average cost of capital

  (8% + 9% + 10%) / 3 = 9%

Total cash revenue 2,030,000

Total cash expenses 740,000

Total amortization 720,000

Total operating expenses 1,460,000

Projected net income over five years 570,000

Average annual income 114,000

Present value of future returns 443,420

Required investment 720,000

Negative net present value (276,580)

Recommendation: Reject investment because of insufficient net present value.

Required

a. Review the treasurer’s analysis, identifying any questionable aspects and briefly comment on the apparent effect of each such item on the treasurer’s analysis.

b. Prepare your own analysis of the investment, including a calculation of the proper cost of capital and cutoff rates, a net present value analysis of the project, and a brief recommendation to Decker regarding the investment (round amounts to nearest dollar).

c. Because of his concern for the uncertainties of the CD recorder business, Decker also has asked you to provide analyses supporting whether or not your recommendation would change

1. If estimates of projected cash revenue were reduced by 10%.

2. If the “buffer margin” were tripled from 2.5% to 7.5%.

 
( need help with problem B) the weighted average cost of capital
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