Produce a financial proposal and present a sound business case to secure the required financial resources.
Produce a financial proposal and present a sound business case to secure the required financial resources.
Produce a financial proposal and present a sound business case to secure the required financial resources.
You are considering an investment in a project with a life of eight years, an initial outlay $120,000, and annual after-tax cash flows of $52,000. The project also requires an increase in inventories of $22,000. This $22,000 investment in inventory is required at the outset of the project and will be released when the project
You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. The base price is $108,000, and shipping and installation costs would add another $12,500. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and it would be sold after 3 years for $65,000. The applicable depreciation rates are 33, 45, 15, and 7%. The machine would require
At the end of its most recent fiscal year, Shangri-La Company., owned the following investments: Investment Historical Cost Fair Market Value Company A $650,000 $765,000 Company B $840,000 $730,000 Other Shangri-La assets: Book Value: $2.4 million Other Shangri-La
Deer Valley Lodge, a ski resort in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, has plans to eventually add five new chairlifts. Suppose that one lift costs $2 million, and preparing the slope and installing the lift costs another $1.3 million. The lift will allow 300 additional skiers on the slopes, but there are only 40 days a year when the
The James Company is considering investing in a new project. The project's forecasted net cash flows are the following: YEAR PROJECT'S FORECASTED NET CASH FLOW ($) 0 -150,000 1 2,000 2 8,000 3 15,000 4 35,000 5 20,000 6 30,000 7 11,000 8 14,000 9 18,000 10 60,000 The project's cost of capital is 11%. Should th
What is the net present value of a project that contributes $25,000 at the end of the first year and $12,000 at the end of the second year? The initial cost is $33,000. The appropriate interest rate is 7% for the first year and 10% for the second year. $ 281.85 $ 559.90 $1,579.44 $-2,148
Freeport Manufacturing is considering making an offer to purchase Portland Industries. The treasurer of Freeport has collected the following information: Freeport Portland Price-earnings ratio 15 12 Number of Shares $1,000,000
The Carroll Broom Company is thinking of purchasing a new automatic straw-binding machine. The company president, Joan Carroll, has determined that such a machine would save the company $10,000 per year in labor costs. The machine would cost $46,500 and would have a useful life of 10 years and a scrap value of $500. The machine
BC plc is considering the introduction of a new breakfast cereal on which it has already spent £50,000 on technical and feasibility studies. The new product will be a variation of our current breakfast cereal, Crunch Stuff, with the exception that it will contain sugar-coated roasted nuts. Consequently, it will be called Crunc
Last year company X exchanged a piece of land for a non-interest bearing note. The note is to be paid at the rate of $12,000 per year for 9 years, beginning one year from the date of disposal of the land. An appropriate rate of interest for the note was 11% at the time the land was originally purchase it was $90,000. What is t
Margret Kimberly, CFO of Charles river Associates, is considering whether or not to refinance the two currently outstanding corporate bonds of the firm. The first one is a 8% perpetual bond with a $1000 face value with $75 million outstanding. The second one is a 9% perpetual bond with the same face value with $87.5 million ou
Please provide detailed answer in MS Excel file and text file Given the information in the attachment, what is the NPV? The president of Real Time Inc. has asked you to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new computer. The computer's price is $40,000, and it falls into the MACRS 3-year class. Purchase of the comput
Foreign investments are conventionally assumed to involve additional costs of distance and costs due to unfamiliarity with foreign governments, languages, legal systems, and distribution channels. In a domestic context, positive net present value (NPV) typically originates from economic rents on a firm's competitive advantages,
Julie Kowalis, an investment analyst, wants to know if her investments during the past four years have earned at least a 12% return. Four years ago, she had the following investments: 1. She purchased a small building for $50,000 and rented space in it. She received rental income of $8,000 for each of the four years and then
Robotics is a corporation seeking to own and operate 'state of the art' golf courses in Hilton Head SC. Although management has no "hands on" experience in this industry, it has been successful in implementing computer technology in the manufacturing sector. The current project being evaluated involves the use of computerized
Cost of equipment 50,000 working capital required 30,000 salvage value 0 annual cash inflows 20,000 required rate of return 20% life of project 8 years NPV= A 3730 B 0 C 32,450 D 88,370
An Investment analyst wants to know if the investments during the past four years have earned at least a 12% return. Four years ago she had the following investments A) She purchased a small building for $50,000 and rented space in it. She received rental income of $8,000 for each of the four years. The buildi
The Mars Company is evaluating the proposed acquisition of a new machine. The machine's base price is $600,000 plus shipping costs of $20,000. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and it would be sold after 5 years for $10,000. The machine would require an increase in net working capital of $25,000. The machine would
You have estimated 3 possible NPV outcomes for an investment under analysis, the expected NPV, the best case NPV and the worst case NPV. You have also gotten estimates from management on the probability of each of these three cases. What do you need to do to find the expected NPV for the investment?
Emperor's Clothes Fashions can invest $5 million in a new plant for producing invisible makeup. The plant has an expected life of 15 years, and expected sales are 6 million jars of makeup a year. Fixed costs are $2 million a year, and variable costs are $1 per jar. The product will be priced at $2 per jar. The plant will be depr
1. If I purchased a new car 12 years from today. At that time, the car will cost $80,000. I currently have $10,000 to invest. What rate of interest must my investment earn so that I can pay for the car? 2.Should you buy a asset that will generate income of $1,200 at the end of each year for eight years? The price of the asset
Loan Repayment, NPV Profile, Required Rate of Return and other Finance problems. See attached file for full problem description.
Deer Valley Lodge, has plans to add 5 new chairlifts. Suppose that one lift costs $2 million & preparing the slope & installation is additional $1.3 million. The lift will allow 300 additional skiers but there are only 40 days when the additional capacity is needed.(Assume Deer Park will sell all 300 lift tickets on those 40 d
Deer Valley Lodge has a plan to add 5 new lifts. One lift costs $2million preparing the slope & installing another lift costs $1.3 million. Lift allows 300 add'tl skiers on slope, however,there are only 40 days a year when the extra capacity will be needed. Assuming Deer park will sell all 300 lift tickets on those 40 days. R
Part A: What is the difference between "simple" and "compound" interest? What are some of the uses of compound interest in business? What are some of the effects of using compound interest when evaluating future value transactions and calculations? Part B: Describe the concepts of PV, FV, PV of an annuity, and FV of an annui
Dino Corporation is trying to decide which of five investments opportunities it should undertake. The company's cost of capital is 16%. Owing to a cash shortage, the company has a policy that it will not undertake any investment unless it has a payback period of less then three years. The company is unwilling to undertake more
Sunshine Corporation is considering several long-term investments. Management wants to accept the two best projects, given the following data: A B C D E Present value of net cash inflows............... $24,000 $44,000 $15,000 $30,000 $50,000 Investment cost.....................................
Problem 1 Sofas Express, Inc. (SEI) is a Malaysian firm with a U.S. customer base. Production facilities are located in Kuala Lumpur. The firm is going to raise 5 million dollars of capital in the U.S. in two months in order to develop distribution facilities. SEI's primary investors are Japanese and SEI is concerned with cons
X-treme Vitamin Company is considering two investments, both of which cost $10,000. The cash flows are as follows: Year Project A Project B 1 12,000 10,000 2 8,000