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what is the net investment required at t = 0 what is the operating cash flow in

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Question

what is the net investment required at t = 0
what is the operating cash flow in year 2
what is the total value of the terminal non operating cash flow at year 3
The president of Real Time Inc. has asked you to evaluate the proposed computer's price is $40,000, and it falls into the MACRS 3-year class (3 The following information applies to the next four problems.) acquisition of a new computer. The 39 0,45%, of the computer would require an increasein net working capital of $2,000 at th 15% and 7%) analysis (assume that this will be captured back only at the very end of the ery beginning of the increase the firm's before-tax revenues by $20,000 per year but would als S5,000 per year. The computer is expected marginal tax rate is 40 percent, and the project's cost of capital is 14 percent (assume that the increase in n o, 15%, and 7%). Pur osts to be used for 3 years and then be sold for $25,000. The firm's working capital is captured back in the last period, and that all depreciation related cashflows are to be evaluated at the nominal risky rate, 14 percent). 1 What is the net investment required at t 0 (include changes in net working capital)? 20What is the operating cash flow in Year 2? What is the total value of the terminal year non-operating cash flows at the end of Year 3 (look at value recovery and change in net working capital)? 22What is the project's NPV?

Explanation / Answer

a) Investment required at t=0 will be-

Investment amount for purchase of the Computer - $ 40000

Add- Additional Working Capital Required - $ 2000

Net Investment Required at t= 0 - $ 42000

b) Operatiing Cash Flow in Year Two will be-

Increase in before Tax Revenues - $ 20000

Increase in Operating Cost - $ 5000

So, Operating Cash flow in Yr 2 is 20000-5000 = $ 15000

c) Non Operating Cash Flows-

Recovery of Net Working Capital at the end of terminal year = $ 2000

Recovery value of Computer = $ 25000

Total Value of Non Operating Cash flows = $ 27000

d) NPV can be calculated as follows-

Depreciation

Dep. Rate

Dep Amount

Tax Benefit of Dep.

Net Operating Cash Flow- Net of Tax

Total Benefit after tax

Discounted @ 14%

Yr 1

40000

33%

13200

5280

9000

14280

12526.31579

Yr 2

26800

45%

12060

4824

9000

13824

10637.11911

Yr 3

14740

15%

2211

884.4

9000

9884.4

6671.688455

Total

29835.12336

NPV

Therefore NPV is negative


(5,764.52)

Depreciation

Dep. Rate

Dep Amount

Tax Benefit of Dep.

Net Operating Cash Flow- Net of Tax

Total Benefit after tax

Discounted @ 14%

Yr 1

40000

33%

13200

5280

9000

14280

12526.31579

Yr 2

26800

45%

12060

4824

9000

13824

10637.11911

Yr 3

14740

15%

2211

884.4

9000

9884.4

6671.688455

Total

29835.12336