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Company X is planning to add another project, which will generate $125,000 annual revenue for the company in the next 6 years, with operating costs of $50,500 per year. To take this new project, the company has to purchase a new equipment with a price of $168,000 and add additional $40,000 in net working capital. The equipment will be depreciated using 7-year MACRS depreciation method (7-year MACRS depreciation rates are showing below). The company thinks the equipment could be sold out by the end of year 6 for $20,000. With a tax rate of 35% and required return of 18%, should the company take this project or not? Why? (Please show both NPV and IRR decisions). 7-year MACRS 1. 14.29% 2. 24.49% 3. 17.49% 4. 12.49% 5. 8.93% 6. 8.92% 7. 8.93% 8. 4.46%
NPV
Time line | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Cost of new machine | -168000 | ||||||||
Initial working capital | -40000 | ||||||||
=Initial Investment outlay | -208000 | ||||||||
7 years MACR rate | 14.29% | 24.49% | 17.49% | 12.49% | 8.93% | 8.92% | 13.39% | ||
Sales | 125000 | 125000 | 125000 | 125000 | 125000 | 125000 | |||
Profits | Sales-variable cost | 74500 | 74500 | 74500 | 74500 | 74500 | 74500 | ||
-Depreciation | =Cost of machine*MACR% | -24007.2 | -41143.2 | -29383.2 | -20983.2 | -15002.4 | -14985.6 | 22495.2 | |
=Pretax cash flows | 50492.8 | 33356.8 | 45116.8 | 53516.8 | 59497.6 | 59514.4 | |||
-taxes | =(Pretax cash flows)*(1-tax) | 32820.32 | 21681.92 | 29325.92 | 34785.92 | 38673.44 | 38684.36 | ||
+Depreciation | 24007.2 | 41143.2 | 29383.2 | 20983.2 | 15002.4 | 14985.6 | |||
=after tax operating cash flow | 56827.52 | 62825.12 | 58709.12 | 55769.12 | 53675.84 | 53669.96 | |||
reversal of working capital | 40000 | ||||||||
+Proceeds from sale of equipment after tax | =selling price* ( 1 -tax rate) | 13000 | |||||||
+Tax shield on salvage book value | =Salvage value * tax rate | 7873.32 | |||||||
=Terminal year after tax cash flows | 60873.32 | ||||||||
Total Cash flow for the period | -208000 | 56827.52 | 62825.12 | 58709.12 | 55769.12 | 53675.84 | 114543.28 | ||
Discount factor= | (1+discount rate)^corresponding period | 1 | 1.18 | 1.3924 | 1.643032 | 1.9387778 | 2.2877578 | 2.6995542 | |
Discounted CF= | Cashflow/discount factor | -208000 | 48158.915 | 45120.023 | 35732.183 | 28765.092 | 23462.204 | 42430.444 | |
NPV= | Sum of discounted CF= | 15668.86071 |
IRR
Total Cash flow for the period | -208000 | 56827.52 | 62825.12 | 58709.12 | 55769.12 | 53675.84 | 114543.28 | |
Discount factor= | (1+discount rate)^corresponding period | 1 | 1.2067588 | 1.45626687 | 1.7573629 | 2.1207132 | 2.5591894 | 3.0883244 |
Discounted CF= | Cashflow/discount factor | -208000 | 47091.033 | 43141.2134 | 33407.511 | 26297.342 | 20973.766 | 37089.135 |
NPV= | Sum of discounted CF= | 2.93876E-08 | ||||||
IRR is discount rate at which NPV = 0 = | 20.68% |
Accept project as NPV is positive and IRR is more than required rate