Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new $440,000 computer-based order entry system. The system will
Question:
Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new $440,000 computer-based order entry system. The system will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its 6-year life. It will be worth $39,000 at the end of that time. You will be able to reduce working capital by $46,000 at the beginning of the project. Working capital will revert back to normal at the end of the project. Assume the tax rate is 24 percent.
a. What is the aftertax salvage value of the equipment?
Aftertax salvage value=
b. Suppose your required return on the project is 8 percent and your pretax cost savings are $144,000 per year. What is the annual OCF?
OCF=
What is the NPV of the project?
NPV=
c.Suppose your required return on the project is 8 percent and your pretax cost savings are $87,000 per year. What is the annual OCF?
OCF=
Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0077861759
10th edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe