Question: *18. Can you help me to prepare an excel sheet ? Buhler Industries is a farm implement manufacturer. Management is currently evaluating a proposal to

*18. Can you help me to prepare an excel sheet? Buhler Industries is a farm implement manufacturer. Management is currently evaluating a proposal to build a plant that will manufacture lightweight tractors. Buhler plans to use a cost of capital of 12% to evaluate this project. Based on extensive research, it has prepared the following incremental free cash flow projections (in millions of dollars):

Year 0 Years 19 Year 10
Revenues 100.0 100.0
Manufacturing expenses (other than depreciation) 35.0 35.0
Marketing expenses 10.0 10.0
CCA ? ?
= EBIT ? ?
Taxes (35%) ? ?
= Unlevered net income ? ?
+ CCA ? ?
Increases in net working capital 5.0 5.0
Capital expenditures 150.0
+ Continuation value +12.0
= Free cash flow 150.0 ? ?

The relevant CCA rate for capital expenditures is 10%. Assume assets are never sold.

  1. For this base-case scenario, what is the NPV of the plant to manufacture lightweight tractors?

  2. Based on input from the marketing department, Buhler is uncertain about its revenue forecast. In particular, management would like to examine the sensitivity of the NPV to the revenue assumptions. What is the NPV of this project if revenues are 10% higher than forecast? What is the NPV if revenues are 10% lower than forecast?

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