Question: Problem 2 (6 Marks) For BZ Inc. the following information is given to you from their financial statements for 2018. 2018 Sales $8,085 Depreciation 1,085

Problem 2 (6 Marks)

For BZ Inc. the following information is given to you from their financial statements for 2018.

2018

Sales

$8,085

Depreciation

1,085

Current assets

20,447

Cost of goods sold

1,942

Other expenses

515

Interest

579

Cash

5,000

Notes payable

600

Long-term debt

15,435

Net fixed assets

33,291

Accounts payable

4,025

Inventory

9,555

Dividend

1,011

Construct the statement of financial position (balance sheet) for BZ Inc. for end of 2018.

Problem 3 (21 marks)

Your division is considering 2 investment projects, each which requires an upfront expenditure of $25 million. You estimate the cost of capital is 10% and that the investments will produce the following after-tax cash flows (in millions of dollars).

Year

Project A

Project B

0

-$25

-$25

1

$5

$20

2

$10

$10

3

$15

$8

4

$20

$6

IRR 27% 36.15%

  1. What is the regular payback period for each of these projects? (6 marks)
  2. What is the discounted payback period for project A? (3 marks)
  3. If the projects are mutually exclusive and the cost of capital is 10%, which project or projects would you undertake? Use NPV to make the decision. (5 marks)
  4. If the projects are independent and the cost of capital is 10%, which project should the firm undertake? Use NPV to make the decision. (2 marks)
  5. Calculate the profitability index (PI) for both projects. Based on the PI, what is your recommendation concerning these projects if these projects are independent? Show your work. (5 marks)

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