Suppose Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc. is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Alpha) that will...

Suppose Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc. is evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project (project Alpha) that will require an initial investment of $600,000. The project is expected to generate the following net cash flows:

Year	Cash Flow
1	$275,000
2	$500,000
3	$425,000
4	$450,000

1. Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc.’s weighted average cost of capital is 7%, and project Alpha has the same risk as the firm’s average project. Based on the cash flows, what is project Alpha’s net present value (NPV)?

$183,958

$940,750

$901,552

$783,958

2. Blue Hamster Manufacturing Inc.’s decision to accept or reject project Alpha is independent of its decisions on other projects. If the firm follows the NPV method, it should ____

project Alpha.

Accept or Reject

3. Which of the following statements best explains what it means when a project has an NPV of $0?

A. When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a profit of $0. A firm should reject any project with an NPV of $0, because the project is not profitable.

B. When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a rate of return equal to the project’s weighted average cost of capital. It’s OK to accept a project with an NPV of $0, because the project is earning the required minimum rate of return.

C. When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a rate of return less than the project’s weighted average cost of capital. It’s OK to accept the project, as long as the project’s profit is positive.

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Expert Solution

Question	Answer
1	$783,958
2	ACCEPT

Question 3: The correct choice is option "B' - When a project has an NPV of $0, the project is earning a rate of return equal to the project’s weighted average cost of capital. It’s OK to accept a project with an NPV of $0, because the project is earning the required minimum rate of return.

Explanation:

Year	Cash flow	1+r	PVIF	PV
-	- 600,000	1.07	1.0000	- 600,000
1	275,000		0.9346	257,009
2	500,000		0.8734	436,719
3	425,000		0.8163	346,927
4	450,000		0.7629	343,303

			NPV	783,958

The project will be accepeted as its NPV is not negtaive.

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