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Keiper, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an

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Question

Keiper, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.85 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $2,130,000 in annual sales, with costs of $825,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $350,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $235,000 at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 34 percent, what is the project’s year 0 net cash flow? Year 1? Year 2? Year 3? (Enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

  

If the required return is 11 percent, what is the project's NPV? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places. (e.g., 32.16))

Keiper, Inc., is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.85 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its three-year tax life, after which time it will be worthless. The project is estimated to generate $2,130,000 in annual sales, with costs of $825,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $350,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $235,000 at the end of the project. If the tax rate is 34 percent, what is the project’s year 0 net cash flow? Year 1? Year 2? Year 3? (Enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

Explanation / Answer

Keiper Inc. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Initial cost (2,850,000) Net WC investment       (350,000) Sales Revenue           2,130,000          2,130,000      2,130,000 Salvage value         235,000 Cost            (825,000)           (825,000)       (825,000) Depreciation            (950,000)           (950,000)       (950,000) Total cost        (1,775,000)        (1,775,000) (1,775,000) Income before Tax              355,000              355,000         590,000 Tax @34%              120,700              120,700         200,600 Post Tax income              234,300              234,300         389,400 Add back depreciation              950,000              950,000         950,000 Total Cash Inflow           1,184,300          1,184,300      1,339,400 Disconting factor @11%                      1                   0.901                  0.812              0.731 PV of cash Flow      3,007,499           1,066,937              961,204         979,358 NPV       (192,501) Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Cash Flow (3,200,000)           1,184,300          1,184,300      1,339,400 NPV       (192,501)