Question
Lon Timur is an accounting major at a midwestern state university located approximately 60 miles from a major city. Many of the students attending the university are from the metropolitan area and visit their homes regularly on the weekends. Lon, an entrepreneur at heart, realizes that few good commuting alternatives are available for students doing weekend travel. He believes that a weekend commuting service could be organized and run profitably from several suburban and downtown shopping mall locations. Lon has gathered the following investment information.
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(a)
Determine the annual (1) net income and (2) net annual cash flows for the commuter service
(b)
Compute (1) the cash payback period and (2) the annual rate of return. (Round answers to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50.)
(c)
Compute the net present value of the commuter service. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125. If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.)
1. Five used vans would cost a total of $75,700 to purchase and would have a 3-year useful life with negligible salvage value. Lon plans to use straight-line depreciation. 2. Ten drivers would have to be employed at a total payroll expense of $48,010. 3. Other annual out-of-pocket expenses associated with running the commuter service would include Gasoline $16,010, Maintenance $3,310, Repairs $4,010, Insurance $4,200, and Advertising $2,500. 4. Lon has visited several financial institutions to discuss funding. The best interest rate he has been able to negotiate is 15%. Use this rate for cost of capital. 5. Lon expects each van to make ten round trips weekly and carry an average of six students each trip. The service is expected to operate 30 weeks each year, and each student will be charged $11.95 for a round-trip ticket. Problem 24-2A ? Your answer is incorrect. Try again. Lon Timur is an accounting major at a midwestern state university located appiroximately 60 milles from a major cty. Many of the students attending the university are from the metropolitan area and visit their homes regularly on the weckends. Lon, an entrepreneur at heart, realizes that few good commuting alternatives are aval able for students doing weekend travel. He belileves that a weekend commuting service could be organized and run profitably from several suburban and downtown shopping mall locations. Lon has gathered the follawing investment information. 1 Five used vans would cost a total of $75,700 to purchase and would have a 3-year useful life with negligible salvage value. Lon plans to use straight-line depreciation 2. Ten drivers would have to be employed at a total payroll expense of $48,010. 3 Other annual out-of-pocket expenses associated with running the commuter service would indude Gaso ne 16,010, Maintenance 3,310, Repairs $4,010 Insurance $4,200, and Advertising $2,500. 4. Lon has visited several financal institutions to discuss funding. The best interest rate he has been able to negotiate is 15%. Use this rate for cost of capital. 5. Lon expects each van to make ten round trips weeldly and carry an average of six students each trip. The service is expected to operate 30 weeks each year, and each student will be charged $11.9S for a round- trip ticket Determine the annual (1) net income and (2) net annual cash flows for the oommuter service. (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125.) Net annual cash fows Compute ?1) the cash payback period and ?2) the annual rate of return. (Round aswers to 2 decimal places, e.g. I 0.50.) Cash payback perlod Annual rate of return Compute the net present value of the commuter service. (Round answer to o decimal places,c.g. 125. If the net present value is negative, use cither a negative sign preceding the number eg-45 or parentheses eg (45). For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.) Net present value Click if you would like to Show Work for this question: pen Show Work
Explanation / Answer
Net Cash Inflow = 4,277 + Depreciation Expense = 4277+25233 = 29,510
Cash Payback Period = Initial Investment / Annual Cash Inflow = 75,700 / 29,510 = 2.56 Year
Annual Rate of Return = Net Annual Income / Initial Investment = 4277 / 75700 = 5.65%
Present Value of Cash Inflow = Annual Cash Inflow * PVIFA for 3 year of 15% = 29,510 * 2.28323 = 67378.12
Net Present Value = 67,378 -75,700 = (8322)
Revenue from Service 1,07,550 Expenses: Gasoline (16,010) Maintenance (3,310) Repairs (4,010) Insurance (4,200) Advertising (2,500) Payroll Expense (48,010) Depreciation (25,233) Net Annual Income 4,277
