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2. Traid Winds is planning to introduce a new hedge cutter The product will be manufactured in an unused facility that is fully depreciated. The project will be operational for only the next four years of the project: Following are the details The project requires the purchase of new equipment at an invoice cost of $28,500,000. It will cost an additional $1,500,000 to install the equipment. - The capital investment will be depreciated using a 5-year MACRS schedule. schedule is as follows : 20%; 32%; 198; 12%; 11%; and 68. If the project is undertaken, the company will need to increase inventory by $1,200,000. Accounts receivable will increase by $800,000, and accounts payable by $500,000 . To project demand for this new product, the company has spent $3,200,000 in focus groups and pre-market testing. The depreciation The project is expected to generate sales of 200,000 units in the first year: 265, 000 units in each the second and third years, and 300,000 in the fourth year. The sales price per unit will be $75 Variable costs are expected to be 45 percent of revenue. operating depreciation) will equal $800,000 a year . To undertake th project, the firm wil need to borrow $14,000,000 at a rate equal to the marginal cost of debt. Other (excluding costs

Explanation / Answer

Calculation of Cash Flows for each year :

Now

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Sales Units

                 200,000

                 265,000

                 265,000

                   300,000

Sales Revenue = Sales Units * $75 =

$ 15,000,000.00

$ 19,875,000.00

$ 19,875,000.00

$    22,500,000.00

Less: Variable costs = Sales Revenue * 45% =

$ (6,750,000.00)

$ (8,943,750.00)

$ (8,943,750.00)

$ (10,125,000.00)

Less: Other Operating costs

$      (800,000.00)

$      (800,000.00)

$      (800,000.00)

$       (800,000.00)

Less: Depreciation (See note below)

$ (6,000,000.00)

$ (9,600,000.00)

$ (5,700,000.00)

$    (3,300,000.00)

Profit Before tax

$    1,450,000.00

$        531,250.00

$    4,431,250.00

$      8,275,000.00

Less: Tax = Profit before tax * 35% =

$      (507,500.00)

$      (185,937.50)

$ (1,550,937.50)

$    (2,896,250.00)

Profit after tax

$        942,500.00

$        345,312.50

$    2,880,312.50

$      5,378,750.00

Add: Depreciation

$    6,000,000.00

$    9,600,000.00

$    5,700,000.00

$      3,300,000.00

Cash Flows after tax

$    6,942,500.00

$    9,945,312.50

$    8,580,312.50

$      8,678,750.00

Cost of New Equipment

$ (28,500,000.00)

Installation Costs

$    (1,500,000.00)

Investment in inventory

$    (1,200,000.00)

Investment in Accounts receivables

$       (800,000.00)

Increase in Accounts Payable

$          500,000.00

Net Cash Flows

$ (31,500,000.00)

$    6,942,500.00

$    9,945,312.50

$    8,580,312.50

$      8,678,750.00

Note : Calculation of Depreciation :

Cost = (28500000+1500000) = 30000000

Depreciation rate

20%

32%

19%

11%

Depreciation = Cost *Depreciation rate

$    6,000,000.00

$    9,600,000.00

$    5,700,000.00

$      3,300,000.00

Note : Cost incurred on pre market testing is irrelevant, hence ignored.

(Furthre parts can not be done becuase WACC is missing )

Calculation of Cash Flows for each year :

Now

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Sales Units

                 200,000

                 265,000

                 265,000

                   300,000

Sales Revenue = Sales Units * $75 =

$ 15,000,000.00

$ 19,875,000.00

$ 19,875,000.00

$    22,500,000.00

Less: Variable costs = Sales Revenue * 45% =

$ (6,750,000.00)

$ (8,943,750.00)

$ (8,943,750.00)

$ (10,125,000.00)

Less: Other Operating costs

$      (800,000.00)

$      (800,000.00)

$      (800,000.00)

$       (800,000.00)

Less: Depreciation (See note below)

$ (6,000,000.00)

$ (9,600,000.00)

$ (5,700,000.00)

$    (3,300,000.00)

Profit Before tax

$    1,450,000.00

$        531,250.00

$    4,431,250.00

$      8,275,000.00

Less: Tax = Profit before tax * 35% =

$      (507,500.00)

$      (185,937.50)

$ (1,550,937.50)

$    (2,896,250.00)

Profit after tax

$        942,500.00

$        345,312.50

$    2,880,312.50

$      5,378,750.00

Add: Depreciation

$    6,000,000.00

$    9,600,000.00

$    5,700,000.00

$      3,300,000.00

Cash Flows after tax

$    6,942,500.00

$    9,945,312.50

$    8,580,312.50

$      8,678,750.00

Cost of New Equipment

$ (28,500,000.00)

Installation Costs

$    (1,500,000.00)

Investment in inventory

$    (1,200,000.00)

Investment in Accounts receivables

$       (800,000.00)

Increase in Accounts Payable

$          500,000.00

Net Cash Flows

$ (31,500,000.00)

$    6,942,500.00

$    9,945,312.50

$    8,580,312.50

$      8,678,750.00

Note : Calculation of Depreciation :

Cost = (28500000+1500000) = 30000000

Depreciation rate

20%

32%

19%

11%

Depreciation = Cost *Depreciation rate

$    6,000,000.00

$    9,600,000.00

$    5,700,000.00

$      3,300,000.00

Note : Cost incurred on pre market testing is irrelevant, hence ignored.

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