You have been asked by the CFO of your company to evaluate the proposed expansion project....

You have been asked by the CFO of your company to evaluate the proposed expansion project. You collected the following data: Investment outlays: $200,000 ($25,000 for nondepreciable land, $175,000 for equipment) Life of the project: 5 years Depreciation for equipment: Your firm uses an accelerated depreciation method, and the equipment is MACRS (modified accelerated cost recovery system) 3-year property with depreciation rates of 33.33% in Year 1, 44.45% in Year 2, 14.81% in Year 3, and 7.41% in Year 4. Investment in net working capital: $30,000 (= $50,000 in current assets - $20,000 in current liabilities) Annual sales: $220,000 Annual cash operating expenses: $90,000 Income tax rate: 40% At the end of year five, the company will sell off the fixed capital assets for $50,000. At the end of year five, the firm will recover the net working capital investment of $30,000.

What is the total initial investment outlay?

1) $30,000 2) $50,000 3) $200,000 4) $230,000 5) $250,000

What is the depreciation amount in each year?

1) $58,328 in Year 1; $77,788 in Year 2; $25,918 in Year 3; $12,968 in Year 4; 0 in Year 5 2) 0 in Year 1; $58,328 in Year 2; $77,788 in Year 3; $25,918 in Year 4; $12,968 in Year 5 3) $25,918 in Year 1; $77,788 in Year 2; $58,328 in Year 3; $12,968 in Year 4; 0 in Year 5 4) $58,328 in Year 1; $77,788 in Year 2; $45,918 in Year 3; $12,968 in Year 4; $1,000 in Year 5 5) $48,328 in Year 1; $67,788 in Year 2; $35,918 in Year 3; $12,968 in Year 4; $500 in Year 5

What is the total after-tax cash flow in each year?

1) $58,328 in Year 1; $77,788 in Year 2; $25,918 in Year 3; $12,968 in Year 4; $500 in Year 5 2) $101,331 in Year 1; $109,115 in Year 2; $98,367 in Year 3; $93,187 in Year 4; $78,000 in Year 5 3) $43,004 in Year 1; $31,328 in Year 2; $62,450 in Year 3; $70,220 in Year 4; $78,000 in Year 5 4) $71,673 in Year 1; $52,213 in Year 2; $104,083 in Year 3; $117,033 in Year 4; $130,000 in Year 5 5) $101,331 in Year 1; $109,115 in Year 2; $88,367 in Year 3; $83,187 in Year 4; $148,000 in Year 5

What is the modified internal rate of return (MIRR) for the project if the cost of capital is 10%? Would you accept the project under the MIRR rule?

1) Accept the project since the MIRR is 22.71% 2) Accept the project since the MIRR is 15.94% 3) Accept the project since the MIRR is 12.49% 4) Reject the project since the MIRR is 9.53% 5) Reject the project since the MIRR is 9.35%

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What is the total initial investment outlay? (4) $230,000

What is the depreciation amount in each year?

(1) $58,328 in Year 1; $77,788 in Year 2; $25,918 in Year 3; $12,968 in Year 4; 0 in Year 5

What is the total after-tax cash flow in each year?

5) $101,331 in Year 1; $109,115 in Year 2; $88,367 in Year 3; $83,187 in Year 4; $148,000 in Year 5

What is the modified internal rate of return (MIRR) for the project if the cost of capital is 10%? Would you accept the project under the MIRR rule?

(1) Accept the project since the MIRR is 22.71%

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