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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 $3.00 million. The fixed asset falls into the three-year MACRS class. The project is estimated to generate $2,180,000 in annual sales, with costs of $855,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $400,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $260,000 at the end of the project.

   

If the required return is 9 percent, what is the project's NPV? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, i.e. 1,234,567. 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 $3.00 million. The fixed asset falls into the three-year MACRS class. The project is estimated to generate $2,180,000 in annual sales, with costs of $855,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $400,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $260,000 at the end of the project.

Explanation / Answer

Working:

Calculating Depreciation:

Calculatintg after tax salvage value of the asset:

After tax salvage value = 260000 + (222300-260000)*30%

= 248690

Year 0 1 2 3 Initial fixed asset -3000000 Annual Sales 2180000 2180000 2180000 Cost 855000 855000 855000 OCF 1325000 1325000 1325000 After tax (1- tax rate) 0.7 0.7 0.7 After tax OCF 927500 927500 927500 After tax depreciation Depreciation * tax rate 299970 400050 133290 After tax salvage value 248690 Add: Working capital -400000 400000 Operating cash flows -3400000 1227470 1327550 1709480