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please help me out with 5 and 6, and show all the work AADR Corporation is consi

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please help me out with 5 and 6, and show all the work AADR Corporation is considering the replacement of its Grounding Grinding (GG) machine. The old machine was purchased 4 years ago at an installed cost of $322,000. It is being depreciated straight-line over 7 years. It could be sold now for $149,500. The new GG machine will cost $410,000 with installation costs of $16,000. It will be depreciated straight-line over 6 years. The firm?s tax rate is 40%. Estimated annual Net Cash Benefits for the two GG machines are: 1. Calculate the initial investment (t = 0) for this replacement project. 2. Calculate the incremental cash flows for each year. 3. The company^?s cost of capital is 9%. Assuming the GG machine is of average risk, calculate the replacement project^?s Net Present Value. Is the project acceptable? Why? 4. Calculate the replacement project^?s Internal Rate of Return. Is the project acceptable? Why? 5. Assume that this project^'s risk is assumed to be greater than average for the company. Calculate the replacement project^?s Net Present Value based on a risk adjusted interest rate of 11%. 6. Using Internal Rate of Return, is the replacement project acceptable based on the assumption of higher risk? Why?

Explanation / Answer

(‘5) Replacement Project’s NPV based on Risk Adjusted Rate of Interest

Calculation of Discounted Cash Inflow

Year

Net Cash Benefit (a)

Depreciation

( $ 426,000/ 6 years ) (b)

Cash Benefit post depreciation

C= (a-b)

Post Tax Benefit

D= c x 60 %

Cash Inflow

E=( d + b)

DF @ 11 %

Discounted Cash Flow

1

70,000

71,000

-1,000

-600

70,400

0.901

63,423

2

70,000

71,000

-1,000

-600

70,400

0.812

57,138

3

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.731

54,547

4

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.659

49,141

5

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.593

44,271

6

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.535

39,884

7

67,000

67,000

40,200

40,200

0.482

19,363

8

67,000

67,000

40,200

40,200

0.434

17,444

93,600

345,211

Calculation of Post Tax Salvage Value

Original Cost

322,000

Lest Depreciation ( 46000 x 4)

184,000

Net Value

138,000

Salvage Value

149,500

Less : Tax ( 149500-138000 ) x 40 %

4,600

Post Tax Salvage Value

144,900

Net Present Value

= Present Value of Cash Inflow + Present Value of Salvage Value – Initial Investment

NPV= 345,211+144,900-426,000

NPV= $ 64,111

(‘6) Internal Rate of Return for Replacement Project

NPV of Project at 17 % = 285,937

NPV ( 18 % )= 277,660

While Net Initial Investment = 281,100 ( 426000- 144900)

While calculating IRR by interpolation

We get IRR

= Start Rate + ( NPV at lower rate – Initial Investment )/ ( NPV at lower rate – NPV at higher rate) x Difference in Rate

= 17 % + 4837/ 8270

IRR = 17.58 %

As IRR is more than risk adjusted rate of return, hence replacement project should be accepted.

Year

Net Cash Benefit (a)

Depreciation

( $ 426,000/ 6 years ) (b)

Cash Benefit post depreciation

C= (a-b)

Post Tax Benefit

D= c x 60 %

Cash Inflow

E=( d + b)

DF @ 11 %

Discounted Cash Flow

1

70,000

71,000

-1,000

-600

70,400

0.901

63,423

2

70,000

71,000

-1,000

-600

70,400

0.812

57,138

3

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.731

54,547

4

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.659

49,141

5

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.593

44,271

6

77,000

71,000

6,000

3,600

74,600

0.535

39,884

7

67,000

67,000

40,200

40,200

0.482

19,363

8

67,000

67,000

40,200

40,200

0.434

17,444

93,600

345,211