Squeeze-a-Grape (SaG) Ltd is a UK company that produces and distributes premium quality fruit juice on...

 

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Squeeze-a-Grape (SaG) Ltd is a UK company that produces and distributes premium quality fruit juice on a global scale. Management is in the process of reviewing whether to undertake a strategy of investing in a new. Fruit Press (during 2022) in a foreign country to meet the growing demand in this new market. The infrastructure investment will take all year to be finalised with trading commencing in 2023. For security reasons this project has been given the code name 'Project Sunrise'. The Investment in 2022 is expected to have a resale value of £100,000 at the end of the project in 2030. The equipment hence has a useful life of 8 years and is depreciated on a straight line basis. The following information has been provided regarding forecasts that are deemed to be conservative and achievable. Project Sundse 2022 Investment 2023 Cash inflows Cash outflows 2024 Cash inflows Cash outflows c) d) 2025 Cash inflows e) Cash outflows 2026 Cash Infirm Cash outflows 2027 Cash Inflas Cash outflows: 2028 Cash Inflows Cash outflows 2029 Cash Inflows Cash outflows 2030 Cash Inflows Cash outflows $500.000 £500,000 £750,000 £950,000 £800.000 £1,050,000 £900,000 £1,450,000 £950,000 £1,550,000 £1,150.000 £1.750.000 £1,250.000 £1.850.000 £1,350.000 2031 Clean-up Costs Management believe that the project will absorb £500,000 worth of working capital when the project commences and this will be released in 2031. £1,850.000 £1,450.000 £1,000.000 Project Sunrise is deemed to be risky and should carry a Required Rate of Return (Discount Rate) at a premium of 50% above the company's current rate of 6.67% p.a, and hence you need to use this risk adjusted discount rate. Page 6 of 10 NOTE: In your calculations please assume cashflows occur at the end of the period. MN30170 Required: Assess the viability of Project Sunrise based on the following methodologies: a) Net Present Value [8 marks] b) Discounted Payback Period [3 marks] Accounting Rate of Retur [4 marks] Internal Rate of Retum: You should use your answer in a) above. You may also assume that if the project had a discount rate of 15% the NPV would be £29,391 (i.e. a negative NPV) [3 marks] Interpret the answers from your calculations above as to the viability of Project Sunrise and list three concerns you may have over its success [7 marks] [Total 25 marks] Squeeze-a-Grape (SaG) Ltd is a UK company that produces and distributes premium quality fruit juice on a global scale. Management is in the process of reviewing whether to undertake a strategy of investing in a new. Fruit Press (during 2022) in a foreign country to meet the growing demand in this new market. The infrastructure investment will take all year to be finalised with trading commencing in 2023. For security reasons this project has been given the code name 'Project Sunrise'. The Investment in 2022 is expected to have a resale value of £100,000 at the end of the project in 2030. The equipment hence has a useful life of 8 years and is depreciated on a straight line basis. The following information has been provided regarding forecasts that are deemed to be conservative and achievable. Project Sundse 2022 Investment 2023 Cash inflows Cash outflows 2024 Cash inflows Cash outflows c) d) 2025 Cash inflows e) Cash outflows 2026 Cash Infirm Cash outflows 2027 Cash Inflas Cash outflows: 2028 Cash Inflows Cash outflows 2029 Cash Inflows Cash outflows 2030 Cash Inflows Cash outflows $500.000 £500,000 £750,000 £950,000 £800.000 £1,050,000 £900,000 £1,450,000 £950,000 £1,550,000 £1,150.000 £1.750.000 £1,250.000 £1.850.000 £1,350.000 2031 Clean-up Costs Management believe that the project will absorb £500,000 worth of working capital when the project commences and this will be released in 2031. £1,850.000 £1,450.000 £1,000.000 Project Sunrise is deemed to be risky and should carry a Required Rate of Return (Discount Rate) at a premium of 50% above the company's current rate of 6.67% p.a, and hence you need to use this risk adjusted discount rate. Page 6 of 10 NOTE: In your calculations please assume cashflows occur at the end of the period. MN30170 Required: Assess the viability of Project Sunrise based on the following methodologies: a) Net Present Value [8 marks] b) Discounted Payback Period [3 marks] Accounting Rate of Retur [4 marks] Internal Rate of Retum: You should use your answer in a) above. You may also assume that if the project had a discount rate of 15% the NPV would be £29,391 (i.e. a negative NPV) [3 marks] Interpret the answers from your calculations above as to the viability of Project Sunrise and list three concerns you may have over its success [7 marks] [Total 25 marks]

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IRR is the rate at which the NPV will become NilThis will be arrived at using Tri... View the full answer