Questions for the Aurora Case: 1. (20%) Evaluate the performance of the Aurora Textile Company over the past 4 years. Calculate the ratios below (use year-end values) and comment on the job you think Aurora management is doing with their: 1. Expense management 2. Asset management 3. Receivables management 2. (10%) What is the state of the industry? How does that factor into your analysis? 3. (50\%) What is the NPV of the proposed Zinser 351 investment? - (30\%) Caculate the cash flow of the base (do nothing gt the Hunter plant) case and then calculate the cash flows of the investment case. (2inser 351). The incremental cash flows are the bass for the NPV calculation. Show your calculations and your resulting investment NPV. - Assume a 36% tax rate and that the firm has sufficient income to use tax benefits and pay taxes at the effective marginal rate. - Ignore changes in NWC (primarily inventory levels) based on the comments from the plant manager. - (SW) if the Zinser did reduce required raw materials inventory leveis, would this help or hurt the investment case? - (SN) Given the NPV should you imest? - (5%) if you knew the market would collapse in three years based on the elimination of quotas would you change your investment decision? Why? - (5\%) is the marketing research cost relevant? Should the cost of the engineering tests be included in the case? 4. (20\%) Finally, with your decision made, how do you justify your decision to the Board of Directors? Should you invest or pay a