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1. A manufacturer wants to introduce new factory equipment that requires machine

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Question

1. A manufacturer wants to introduce new factory equipment that requires machinery to be purchased today for $120 million. This new machine will last for five years, and will be depreciated straight-line to a value of zero at the end of year five. The extra savings from the new machine are expected to produce project inflows of $47 million per year, beginning one year from today, for five consecutive years. The machine does carry extra costs such that project outflows will be $9 million per year, beginning one year from today, for five consecutive years. If the firm’s tax rate is 30% and the required rate of return is 10%, which of the following comes closest to the NPV of the new equipment project?

$8.13 million

$1.84 million

($1.12) million

$4.92 million

($3.96) million

2. Which of the following comes closest to the internal rate of return (IRR) of a project that requires an initial investment of $100 and produces a single cash flow of $160 at the end of year 8? The required rate of return for the project is 10%.

4.37%

4.81%

6.05%

3.99%

5.36%

a.

$8.13 million

b.

$1.84 million

c.

($1.12) million

d.

$4.92 million

e.

($3.96) million

Explanation / Answer

1.

NPV=-120+(((47-9)*(1-30%))+24*30%)/1.10^1+(((47-9)*(1-30%))+24*30%)/1.10^2+(((47-9)*(1-30%))+24*30%)/1.10^3+(((47-9)*(1-30%))+24*30%)/1.10^4+(((47-9)*(1-30%))+24*30%)/1.10^5=$8.13 million