Roll-on (Ltd), South Africa , is a specialist manufacturer of roller door. In seeking to expand its
Question:
Roll-on (Ltd), South Africa , is a specialist manufacturer of ‘roller door’. In seeking to expand its operations, it has the opportunity to acquire an American subsidiary company, Door Dynamics or set up a new division in South Africa. The relevant figures for these two options are as follows:
Set up new division at home (RSA)
Costs Rands(millions)
Cost of premises 30. 400
Machinery 22. 000
Annual Sales 16. 000
Annual variable cost 5. 000
Additional head office expense 1. 000
Existing head office expenses 0. 500
Depreciation: machinery (10%) 2 .200
Acquisition (Door Dynamics)
Costs Rands(millions)
Acquire shares from existing shareholders 10. 000
Redundancy cost 2. 500
Annual Sales 18.000
Annual variable cost 9.500
Annual fixed cost 5.500
Consultation fees 5.800
Additional information:
• Project life is 10 years
• Roll-on (Ltd) current cost of capital is 12%
• Inflation in the USA is expected to be below the South African inflation by 3% per year, throughout the life of the project.(Hint: use 9% as discount rate)
• Assume the current rate of R16 to 1 USD.
Required
1) Make all the necessary calculations for the 2 options.
2) Advise Roll-on (Ltd) on the viability of the 2 options.
You are required to use TVM calculations with cash flows and NPV.
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