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Fairfax Paint is evaluating a 2-year project that would involve buying equipment

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Question

Fairfax Paint is evaluating a 2-year project that would involve buying equipment for 310,000 dollars that would be depreciated to 30,000 dollars over 2 years using straight-line depreciation. Cash flows from capital spending would be 0 dollars in year 1 and 40,000 dollars in year 2. To finance the project, Fairfax Paint would borrow 310,000 dollars. The firm would receive 310,000 dollars from the bank today and would pay the bank $0 in 1 year and 350,300 dollars in 2 years (consisting of an interest payment of 40,300 dollars and a principal payment of 310,000 dollars). Relevant annual revenues are expected to be 264,000 dollars in year 1 and 219,000 dollars in year 2. Relevant annual costs are expected to be 99,000 dollars in year 1 and 69,000 dollars in year 2. The tax rate is 50 percent. The cost of capital is 4.56 percent. What is the net present value of the project?

Explanation / Answer

Computation of Net Present value:-

1

Revenues

264000

219000

2

Annual costs

99000

69000

3

Net income

165000

150000

4

Dep tax shield

70000

65000

5

Tax shield on interest

0

20150

6

Net cash inflow

235000

235150

7

PV Factor@4.56%

0.9560

0.9140

8

PV of cash inflows

224660

214927

9

Loan payment

0

350300

10

Salvage value

0

40000

11

Total cash outflow

0

310300

12

PV of cash outflow

0

283614

13

NPV(6-12)

155973

Note:- The depreciation for year 2 reduces as 40000 is realised against the 30000 balance dep to 60000 from 70000

Deprection per annum=(Cost-salvage value)/no.of years=(310000-30000)/2=140000

Tax benefit for depreciation=140000@50%=70000yr-1 and 130000*50%=65000yr-2

Loan interest tax benefit@50%=$40300*50%=20150

1

Revenues

264000

219000

2

Annual costs

99000

69000

3

Net income

165000

150000

4

Dep tax shield

70000

65000

5

Tax shield on interest

0

20150

6

Net cash inflow

235000

235150

7

PV Factor@4.56%

0.9560

0.9140

8

PV of cash inflows

224660

214927

9

Loan payment

0

350300

10

Salvage value

0

40000

11

Total cash outflow

0

310300

12

PV of cash outflow

0

283614

13

NPV(6-12)

155973