You have been hired as a consultant for Peters Inc., manufacturer of computers. The company projects unit
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You have been hired as a consultant for Peter´s Inc., manufacturer of computers. The company projects unit sales for a new quantic computer as follows:
Year Unit Sales
1 100,000
2 120,000
3 130,000
4 140,000
- Production of the computers will require $1,800,000 in net working capital immediately, all of which will be recovered at the end of the project.
- Total fixed costs are $3,800,000 per year, variable production costs are $350 per unit, and the units are priced at $1000 each.
- The equipment needed to begin production has an installed cost of $9,500,000. The company will depreciate the equipment with a straight line depreciation in a period of 5 years.
- In four years, this equipment can be sold for about 20 percent of its acquisition cost.
- The tax rate is 21 percent.
- The company imposes a payback cutoff of two years for its investment projects.
- The expected profitability for a business with same risk is 15%, The Treasury bills rate is 3% and the Beta for the industry is 1.2.
- The company Debt is 15,000,000$, with a cost of 3%, and the Total shareholder´s Equity is 30,000,000$
QUESTIONS:
- Complete the pro forma and determine total cash flows for each year of project’s life.
- Calculate the following investment criteria for the project:
(a) Payback period
(b) Profitability Index (PI)
(c) Internal rate of return (IRR)
(d) Net Present Value (NPV)
- Explain your decision whether you recommend accepting or rejecting the project.
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Total Cash Flow |
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