Question

PC Shopping Network may upgrade its modem pool. It last upgraded 2 years ago, when it spent $75 million on equipment with an assumed life of 5 years and an assumed salvage value of $10 million for tax purposes. The firm uses straight-line depreciation. The old equipment can be sold today for $80 million. A new modem pool can be installed today for $180 million. This will have a 3-year life and will be depreciated to zero using straight-line depreciation. The new equipment will enable the firm to increase sales by $36 million per year and decrease operating costs by $18 million per year. At the end of 3 years, the new equipment will be worthless. Assume the firm’s tax rate is 30% and the discount rate for projects of this sort is 10%.

Required:

a. What is the net cash flow at time 0 if the old equipment is replaced? (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

b. What are the incremental cash flows in years (i) 1; (ii) 2; (iii) 3? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

c. What is the NPV of the replacement project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter the NPV in millions rounded to 2 decimal places.)

d. What is the IRR of the replacement project? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter the IRR as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1