Fundamentals Of Financial Management, Concise Edition (mindtap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337902571
Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 8P
CAPITAL BUDGETING CRITERIA: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS A mining company is considering a new project. Because the mine has received a permit, the project would be legal; but it would cause significant harm to a nearby river. The firm could spend an additional $10 million at Year 0 to mitigate the environmental problem, but it would not be required to do so. Developing the mine (without mitigation) would cost $60 million, and the expected
- a. Calculate the
NPV andIRR with and without mitigation. - b. How should the environmental effects be dealt with when this project is evaluated?
- c. Should this project be undertaken? If so, should the firm do the mitigation?
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Calculate the NPV and IRR with mitigation. Round your answers to two decimal places. Do not round your intermediate calculations. Enter your answer for NPV in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000 should be entered as 10.55.NPV $ millionIRR %
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The net present value (NPV) rule is considered one of the most common and preferred criteria that generally lead to good investment decisions.
Consider this case:
Suppose Happy Dog Soap Company is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Alpha) that will require an initial investment of $550,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows:
Year
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Year 1
$275,000
Year 2
$450,000
Year 3
$425,000
Year 4
$475,000
Happy Dog Soap Company’s weighted average cost of capital is 8%, and project Alpha has the same risk as the firm’s average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Alpha’s net present value (NPV)?
$1,226,950
$776,950
$893,492
$1,251,950
Making the accept or reject decision
Happy Dog Soap Company’s decision to accept or reject project Alpha is independent of its decisions on other projects. If the firm follows the NPV method, it should project Alpha.…
The net present value (NPV) rule is considered one of the most common and preferred criteria that generally lead to good investment decisions.
Consider this case:
Suppose Hungry Whale Electronics is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Alpha) that will require an initial investment of $500,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows:
Year
Cash Flow
Year 1
$300,000
Year 2
$475,000
Year 3
$500,000
Year 4
$400,000
Hungry Whale Electronics’s weighted average cost of capital is 9%, and project Alpha has the same risk as the firm’s average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Alpha’s net present value (NPV)?
$344,489
$844,489
$1,319,489
$971,162
Making the accept or reject decision
Hungry Whale Electronics’s decision to accept or reject project Alpha is independent of its decisions on other projects. If the firm follows the NPV method, it should project Alpha.…
Chapter 11 Solutions
Fundamentals Of Financial Management, Concise Edition (mindtap Course List)
Ch. 11 - How are project classifications used in the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 2QCh. 11 - Why is the NFV of a relatively long-term project...Ch. 11 - Prob. 4QCh. 11 - If two mutually exclusive projects were being...Ch. 11 - Discuss the following statement: If a firm has...Ch. 11 - Prob. 7QCh. 11 - Project X is very risky and has an NPV of 3...Ch. 11 - Prob. 9QCh. 11 - A firm has a 100 million capital budget. It is...
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