Question: Please answer the following questions. A project has an initial cost of $55,000, expected net cash inflows of $12,000 per year for 9 years, and

Please answer the following questions.

  1. A project has an initial cost of $55,000, expected net cash inflows of $12,000 per year for 9 years, and a cost of capital of 12%. What is the project's PI? (Hint: Begin by constructing a time line.) Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.
  2. Broussard Skateboard's sales are expected to increase by 15% from $8.0 million in 2019 to $9.20 million in 2020. Its assets totaled $3 million at the end of 2019.

Broussard is already at full capacity, so its assets must grow at the same rate as projected sales. At the end of 2019, current liabilities were $1.4 million, consisting of $450,000 of accounts payable, $500,000 of notes payable, and $450,000 of accruals. The after-tax profit margin is forecasted to be 6%, and the forecasted payout ratio is 60%. Use the AFN equation to forecast Broussard's additional funds needed for the coming year. Enter your answer in dollars. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as $1,200,000. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

3. Projected Operating Assets

Berman & Jaccor Corporation's current sales and partial balance sheet are shown below.

This year Sales $ 1,000

Balance Sheet: Assets

Cash $ 150

Short-term investments $ 135

Accounts receivable $ 200

Inventories $ 250

Total current assets $ 735

Net fixed assets $ 550

Total assets $ 1,285

Sales are expected to grow by 10% next year. Assuming no change in operations from this year to next year, what are the projected total operating assets? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

$

4. The Campbell Company is considering adding a robotic paint sprayer to its production line. The sprayer's base price is $990,000, and it would cost another $18,500 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and it would be sold after 3 years for $605,000. The MACRS rates for the first three years are 0.3333, 0.4445, and 0.1481. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of $15,500. The sprayer would not change revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $309,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. Campbell's marginal tax rate is 25%. (Ignore the half-year convention for the straight-line method.) Cash outflows, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.

A.What is the Year-0 net cash flow?

$

B. What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3?

Year 1: $ Year 2: $ Year 3: $

C. What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e, the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital)?

$

D. If the project's cost of capital is 15%, what is the NPV of the project?

$

E. Should the machine be purchased?

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