Question

You have been asked by the president of the Farr Construction Company to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new earth mover. The mover’s basic price is $200,000, and it would cost another $30,000 to modify it for special use. Assume that the mover falls into the MACRS 5-year class, it would be sold after 4 years for $60,000, and it would require an increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory) of $10,000. The earth mover would have no effect on revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $50,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. The firm’s marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40 percent and the project’s cost of capital is 10 percent. Evaluate the project using the NPV rule and the IRR rule. Evaluating a Cost Saving Project Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Acquisition - 5 Year Life Earth Mover ?? Installation Costs ?? Total Initial Investment $ - Savings in Costs ?? ?? ?? ?? Depreciation Rate (5 Year) ?? ?? ?? ?? Total Depreciation Costs ?? ?? ?? ?? Earnings Before Income Tax (EBIT) ?? ?? ?? ?? Tax Rate ?? ?? ?? ?? Total Taxes ?? ?? ?? ?? Net Operating Profits (NOPAT) ?? ?? ?? ?? Add Back Depreciation ?? ?? ?? ?? Operating Cash Flow ?? ?? ?? ?? Net Operating Working Capital ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Increase in NOWC ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Total Annual Project Cash Flow ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Terminal Year Cash Flow Machine Sale ?? Less: Book Value of Machine ?? Profit on Sale ?? Tax on Profit (40%) ?? Net Salvage Value on Equipment ?? Free Cash Flow ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Required Rate of Return (WACC) ?? NPV ?? IRR ??

Answer 1

Answer:

NPV of the project = -$41,059.22

IRR = 2.64%

The project should be rejected since:

NPV < 0

IRR < WACC

Working: