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- The management of Ryland International Is considering Investing in a new facility and the following cash flows are expected to result from the investment: A. What Is the payback period of this uneven cash flow? B. Does your answer change if year 6s cash inflow changes to $920,000?arrow_forwardIf the company uses a project cost of capital of 13%, what will be the expected net present value (NPV) of this project? (Mote: Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) -$7,874 Ⓒ-$6,630 -$8,288 O-$9,531 St. Margaret Beer Co. has the option to delay starting this project for one year so that analysts can gather more information about whether demand will be strong or weak. If the company chooses to delay the project, it will have to give up a year of cash flows, because the project will then be only a two-year project. However, the company will know for certain if the market demand will be strong or weak before deciding to invest in it. What will be the expected NPV If St. Margaret Beer Co. delays starting the project? (Note: Do not round Intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.) $1,880 Ⓒ$1,410 What is the value of St. Margaret Beer Co's option to delay the start of the project? (Note: Do not round…arrow_forwardTwo new software projects are proposed to a young, start-up company. The Alpha project will cost $150,000 to develop and is expected to have annual net cash flow of $40,000. The Beta project will cost $200,000 to develop and is expected to have annual net cash flow of $50,000. The company is very concerned about their cash flow. Using the payback period, which project is better from a cash flow standpoint ? Why?arrow_forward
- Use this information for this and the next 2 questions. HCB, Inc. is considering investing in a new 'We're # 1' foam hand cutting facility. If UT has a successful year, then demand will be high and cash flows will be $100,000 per year for 3 years starting in Year 1. If UT has a bad year, then demand will be low and cash flows will be $30,000 per year for 3 years starting in Year 1. The probability of UT having a good year and demand being high is 60% and the probability of a bad year and low demand is 40%. It will cost $150,000 to purchase the equipment. HCB's WACC is 10%. Calculate the expected NPV of this project. $26,412 $29,053 ***correct answer $31,959 $35,155 $38,670 If HCB waits a year to invest, it will know which demand scenario is going to occur and therefore which cash flows will occur. These cash flows will occur in Years 2, 3, and 4. HCB will only invest in Year 1 if it is optimal to do so. Use a decision tree to find the expected NPV of the project, which is an…arrow_forwardTwo new software projects are proposed to a young, start-up company. The Alpha project will cost $320,000 to develop and is expected to have annual net cash flow of $40,000. The Beta project will cost $115,000 to develop and is expected to have annual net cash flow of $11,000. The company is very concerned about their cash flow.Calculate the payback period for each project. Which project is better from a cash flow standpoint. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)Payback period for project Alpha8 yearsPayback period for project Beta10.45 yearsarrow_forwardViera Corporation is considering investing in a new facility. The estimated cost of the facility is $1,911,898. It will be used for 12 years, then sold for $718,600. The facility will generate annual cash inflows of $399,500 and will need new annual cash outflows of $152,600. The company has a required rate of return of 7%. Click here to view PV table.Calculate the internal rate of return on this project. (Round answer to 0 decimal place, e.g. 13%.) Internal rate of return is _________? % Whether the project should be accepted. The project SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT??? - be accepted.arrow_forward
- Hogsmeade village is evaluating the proposal of opening a new shop. Hogsmeade’s required rate of return is 10%. Should the project be accepted if Hogsmeade wants to make atleast a profit of $6,000 as in today’s value? Explain why? Which technique have you applied to make decision and why? The estimated cashflows (in $) from the project are given below: (Round off your values. No need to put digits after decimal) Year Zonko’s Joke Shop 0 (30,000) 1 7,500 2 7,500 3 7,500 4 7,500 5 7,500arrow_forwardSuppose that Wheaton College has decided to build a new science center. The ground breaking for the new science center occurred in 2008. Construction was expected to cost roughly $4 million.∗ The benefits of building a new science center (what do you think these would involve?) were estimated at $5.5 million. By 2010, however, prospects did not look so rosy due to worsening economic conditions and budgetary worries. The total estimated cost had also risen to $6 million of which $2 million had already been spent. (a) Had the Board of Trustees foreseen these difficulties in 2008, should they have started the project? Explain. (b) Now that it is 2010 and assuming calculated benefits have not changed, should they complete the project? Explain.arrow_forwardSentinel Company is considering an investment in technology to improve its operations. The investment will require an initial outlay of $250,000 and will yield the following expected cash flows. Management requires a 10% return on investments.arrow_forward
- 1) CALCULATE THE B/C RATIO AND STATE WHETHER THE PROJECT IS WORTH DOING (YES/NO). Villa Homes wants to assess the profitability of a new project in which it builds a community center inside a growing neighborhood. Assume that the company leases the equipment it needs for $100,000, that the inflation rate is 4% and that the company expects to see a $200,000 annual profit increase over the next three years. Villa Homes can use the BCR formula to calculate the overall value of this new project.arrow_forwardZipCar auto parts store has $88,000 to invest in a project to detect and reduce insier theft in their stores. They have considering investing in one of two alternatives, identified as Y and Z. Z is the higher first-cost alternative, and the incremental initial investment between the two is $22,000 and will exhibit a rate of return of 12% per year. Z requires an investment of $88,000. They expect a rate of return on the $88,000 investment of 49 percent. Answer the following questions; (a) what is the size of the investment required in Y?, and, (b) what is the rate of return on Y? The size of the investment required in Y is $ The rate of return on Y is %.arrow_forwardSunshine Smoothies Company (SSC) manufactures and distributes smoothies. It is considering the introduction of a "weight loss" smoothie. The project would require a $4 million investment outlay today (t = 0). The after-tax cash flows would depend on whether the weight loss smoothie is well received by consumers. There is a 30% chance that demand will be good, in which case the project will produce after-tax cash flows of $2 million at the end of each of the next 3 years. There is a 70% chance that demand will be poor, in which case the after-tax cash flows will be $1 million for 3 years. The project is riskier than the firm's other projects, so it has a WACC of 12%. The firm will know if the project is successful after receiving first year's cash flows. After receiving the first year's cash flows it will have the option to abandon the project. If the firm decides to abandon the project the company will not receive any cash flows after t = 1 , but it will be able to sell the assets…arrow_forward
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