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You run a plumbing company. You are experiencing a growth in your business, and find you...

You run a plumbing company. You are experiencing a growth in your business, and find you don't have enough trucks and plumbers to meet the demand. You are considering buying a new truck and then hiring an additional plumber to handle some of the work you have had to turn away.   Based on the assumptions below, prepare a Capital Budgeting Analysis using the template provided. Assume you will sell the truck at the end of year 3.

Cost of the Truck $35,000.00
Truck Modifications $4,000.00
Sales Tax on Truck $2,750.00
Depreciation Method Straight Line
Useful Life of Truck in Years 5
Revenues $100,000.00
Plumber Wages $55,000.00
Gas for Truck $5,000.00
Insurance for Truck $750.00
Maintenance for Truck $1,200.00
Plumbing Supplies $5,000.00
Sale Price of Truck $20,000.00
Company Tax Rate 35.00%
NPV Discount Rate 7.00%

What is the Capital Investment / Depreciable Basis?

What is the Book Value at the end of Year 2?

What is the Operating Cash Flow for Year 1?

What is the Salvage Value?

What is the Net Present Value (NPV)?

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Expert Solution

Capital Investment/Depreciable basis (A)        41,750
Book Value at the end of year 2 (F)        25,050
Operating cash flows at year 1 (I)        24,700
Salvage value of truck at year 3 (G)        17,269
NPV (H-A)        17,652
Workings
Initial Investment
Cost of truck         35,000
Truck modifications           4,000
Sales tax on truck           2,750
Capital Investment/Depreciable basis (A)        41,750
Assuming salvage 0%
Useful life (B) 5
Depreciation p.a. (A/B) 8350
Year 1 2 3 Total
Revenue        100,000        100,000        100,000      300,000
Total Income (C)      100,000      100,000      100,000    300,000
Plumber wages         55,000         55,000         55,000      165,000
Gas for truck           5,000           5,000           5,000       15,000
Insurance for truck              750              750              750         2,250
Maintenance for truck           1,200           1,200           1,200         3,600
Plumbing supplies           5,000           5,000           5,000       15,000
Depreciation           8,350           8,350           8,350       25,050
Total costs (D)        75,300        75,300        75,300    225,900
PBT (C-D)        24,700        24,700        24,700       74,100
Tax (PBT * 35%)           8,645           8,645           8,645       25,935
PAT (I)        16,055        16,055        16,055      48,165
PVIF @ 7%             0.93             0.87             0.82           2.62
Present value (E)        15,005        14,023        13,106      42,133
Book value of asset at year 2
Initial Investment (A)         41,750
Depreciation (8350*3)         16,700
Book Value at the end of year 2 (F)        25,050
Book value of asset at year 3
Initial Investment (A)         41,750
Depreciation (8350*3)        (25,050)
Net Book Value         16,700
Sale price         20,000
Loss on sale of asset          (3,300)
Tax saving on loss (Loss * 35%)          (1,155)
Sale price        (20,000)
Benefit derived from sale of asset         21,155
PVIF             0.82
Salvage value of truck at year 3 (G)        17,269
NPV of the project = Present value of net cash flows - Initial Investments
Present value of net cash flows
PV of operational profits (E)         42,133
PV of sale of truck (G)         17,269
Present value of net cash flows (H)        59,402
Initial Investment (A)        41,750
NPV (H-A)        17,652

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