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at Titan\'s Furniture are considering the purchase of a new computer sysem. The

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at Titan's Furniture are considering the purchase of a new computer sysem. The ing estimates are available: Initial outlay Annual cost savings from new system Estimated life of computer Estimated residual life $16,000 $4.100 5 years sO Required: A. Determine the internal rate of return for the computer purchase. B. Indicate whether the computer purchase should be accepted under each of the following assumptions: 1) The cost of capital is 5.75%? 2) The cost of capital is 6%? 3) The cost of capital is 9.15% 4) The cost of capital is 12%? 26. Snow Slope Ski Shop plans to sell the following quantity of snow skis during the first four months of 2016: Units 700 January800 February900 March Ap 800 Snow Slope pays S28 for each pair of skis (a pair equals one unit). The skis sell for $60 per pair. · At the beginning of January, the shop plans to have 125 pairs of skis on hand, and hopes to maintain an ending inventory equal to 25% of next month's sales. Required: Prepare a purchases budget for the first quarter of 2016.

Explanation / Answer

1-

Year

cash flow

0

-16000

1

4100

2

4100

3

4100

4

4100

5

4100

IRR - using irr function in Ms excel spreadsheet =irr(-16000,4100,4100,4100,4100,4100

8.87%

1-

Yes

because IRR is greater than cost of capital

2-

Yes

because IRR is greater than cost of capital

3-

No

because IRR is lesser than cost of capital

4-

No

because IRR is lesser than cost of capital

2-

sales in units

700

800

900

800

selling price per unit

60

60

60

60

total sales

42000

48000

54000

48000

no of units sold

700

800

900

800

ending inventory-25% of next months units sold

200

225

200

total no of unit available during the month

900

1025

1100

less opening inventory

125

200

225

units purchased during the month

775

825

875

cost of purchase= units purchased*purchase price per unit

21700

23100

24500

1-

Year

cash flow

0

-16000

1

4100

2

4100

3

4100

4

4100

5

4100

IRR - using irr function in Ms excel spreadsheet =irr(-16000,4100,4100,4100,4100,4100

8.87%

1-

Yes

because IRR is greater than cost of capital

2-

Yes

because IRR is greater than cost of capital

3-

No

because IRR is lesser than cost of capital

4-

No

because IRR is lesser than cost of capital

2-

sales in units

700

800

900

800

selling price per unit

60

60

60

60

total sales

42000

48000

54000

48000

no of units sold

700

800

900

800

ending inventory-25% of next months units sold

200

225

200

total no of unit available during the month

900

1025

1100

less opening inventory

125

200

225

units purchased during the month

775

825

875

cost of purchase= units purchased*purchase price per unit

21700

23100

24500