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1.Consider the following data on an asset: Cost of an asset, I is $209,000. Usef

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Question

1.Consider the following data on an asset:
Cost of an asset, I is $209,000.
Useful life, N is 6 years.
Salvage value, S is $53,000.
Compute the resulting book value at the end of year 3 using the straight-line depreciation method.

2.An industrial engineer proposed the purchase of an RFID Fixed-Asset Tracking System for the company's warehouse and weave rooms. The engineer felt that the purchase would provide a better system of locating cartons in the warehouse by recording the locations of the cartons and storing the data in the computer. The estimated investment, annual operating and maintenance costs, and expected annual savings are as follows:
-Cost of equipment and installation: $138,000
-Project life: 6 years
-Expected salvage: $22,000
-Investment in working capital (fully recoverable at the end of the project life): $27,000
-Expected annual savings on labor and materials: $58,300
-Expected annual expenses: $9,200
-Depreciation method: five-year MACRS
As a part of this project, the firm will take a loan of $36,000 to be repaid in three equal annual payments at 11.9% interest. The firm's marginal tax rate is 35%. Determine the IRR of the RFID system. Express your answer as a percentage between 0 and 100.

Explanation / Answer

1 Cost of an Asset          2,09,000 Less: Salvage value             53,000          1,56,000 Expected Life                        6 Years Depreciation             26,000 P.A Depreciation for three years                        3 Total Depreciation for Three             78,000 Book Value at the end 3 years          1,31,000 i.e.(209,000-78,000) 2 Initial Outflow Machine          1,38,000 Working Capital             27,000 Less: Loan           (36,000) Total          1,29,000 Capital inflow at the end of project Working capital             27,000 Salvage Value after tax (22000*(1-.35))             14,300             41,300 Calculation of the equal instalments Principal             36,000 Rate of Interest 11.90% Years 3 Monthly Mortgage Payment= =(36000*11.9%*(1+11.9%)^3)/((1+11.9%)^3-1)             14,963 Calculation of Deprecition Year 5-year Depreciation                                                                                                 1 20.00%    27,600.00                                                                                                 2 32.00%    44,160.00                                                                                                 3 19.20%    26,496.00                                                                                                 4 11.52%    15,897.60                                                                                                 5 11.52%    15,897.60                                                                                                 6 5.76%       7,948.80 17% 18% Year Capital/ Loan Inflow/ (Outflow) Annual Saving Annual Expenses Depreciation Annual Income Tax at 35% Net Cash Inflow DIS. FACTOR=10%=(1/(1+.17)^N) DIS. FACTOR=15%=(1/(1+.18)^N) PV at 17% PV at 18% A B C D E=B-C-D F=E*35% G=E+D-F-A H I J=G*H J=G*I 0    (1,29,000)                     -   (1,29,000)                   1                     1 (1,29,000) (1,29,000)                        1        (14,963)          58,300         9,200      27,600            21,500         7,525         26,612    0.854701      0.847458         22,745         22,553                        2        (14,963)          58,300         9,200      44,160              4,940         1,729         32,408    0.730514      0.718184         23,674         23,275                        3        (14,963)          58,300         9,200      26,496            22,604         7,911         26,226    0.624371      0.608631         16,374         15,962                        4          58,300         9,200      15,898            33,202      11,621         37,479    0.533650      0.515789         20,001         19,331                        5          58,300         9,200      15,898            33,202      11,621         37,479    0.456111      0.437109         17,095         16,382                        6          41,300          58,300         9,200         7,949            41,151      14,403         75,997    0.389839      0.370432         29,627         28,152               516         (3,345) IRR=17+516/(516+3345)*(18-17) 17.13%