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Shinabery Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capita

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Question

Shinabery Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project:

Investment required in equipment

$40,000

Expected life of the project

4

Salvage value of equipment

$0

Annual sales

$160,000

Annual cash operating expenses

$120,000

Working capital requirement

$20,000

One-time renovation expense in year 3

$20,000


The company's income tax rate is 35% and its after-tax discount rate is 9%. The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting.

The net present value of the entire project is closest to:

39,675

68,280

25,515

65,000

Investment required in equipment

$40,000

Expected life of the project

4

Salvage value of equipment

$0

Annual sales

$160,000

Annual cash operating expenses

$120,000

Working capital requirement

$20,000

One-time renovation expense in year 3

$20,000

Explanation / Answer

NPV is more closer to $39,675

Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Total Annual sales $160,000 $160,000 $160,000 $160,000 $640,000 Cash Operating expenses $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $480,000 Investment $40,000 $40,000 One time renovation $20,000 $20,000 $0 Total expenses $40,000 $120,000 $120,000 $140,000 $120,000 $540,000 Net cash ($40,000) $40,000 $40,000 $20,000 $40,000 $100,000 Tax at 35% $14,000 $14,000 $7,000 $14,000 $49,000 Tax on Depreciation saved $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $14,000 Balance Cash ($40,000) $29,500 $29,500 $16,500 $29,500 $65,000 Discount at 9%             1.0000             0.9174             0.8417             0.7722             0.7084 Discounted cash flow ($40,000) $27,064 $24,830 $12,741 $20,899 $45,533 Working capital requirement ($20,000) $20,000 Discounted WC ($20,000) $14,169 ($5,831) Net Present value $39,702
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