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Sheila and The Screamers have an opportunity to invest in one of two new types of recording equipment. Type 1 requires an initial investment of $150,000 for new equipment having a four-year life and no salvage value. Type 2 requires an initial investment of $150,000 for new machinery having a five-year life and no salvage value. The two projects yield the following predicted annual results. The company uses straight-line depreciation, and cash flows occur evenly throughout each year.
Type 1 Type 2
Sales $175,000 $160,000
Expenses
Direct materials 20,000 15,000
Direct labor 32,000 33,000
Overhead including depr. 97,500 90,000
Selling and admin. expenses 9,000 9,000
Total expenses 158,500 147,000
Pretax income 16,500 13,000
Income taxes (40%) 6,600 5,200
Net income $ 9,900 $ 7,800
Required
Computation of Cash Flow After Tax- Sheila | ||
Type-1 | Type-2 | |
Net income | $9,900 | $7,800 |
Add: Depreciation | $37,500 | $30,000 |
(150000/4) | (150000/5) | |
Cash Flow after tax | $47,400 | $37,800 |
Computation of Payback period | ||||
Initial Cost | /CFAT | = | Payback period | |
Numerator | Denominator | Payback period | ||
Type-1 | $150,000.00 | $47,400 | = | 3.16 |
Type-2 | $150,000.00 | $37,800 | = | 3.97 |
Computation of Net Present Value | ||||
Type -1 | ||||
Chart values are based on: | ||||
n = 4 | ||||
I = 6% | ||||
Amount | x | PV Factor | = | Present Value |
$47,400.00 | x | 3.4651 | = | $164,245.74 |
Less: Initial cost | = | $150,000.00 | ||
Net Present value | = | $14,245.74 | ||
Type-2 | ||||
Chart values are based on: | ||||
n = 3 | ||||
I = 8% | ||||
Amount | x | PV Factor | = | Present Value |
$37,800 | x | 4.2124 | = | $159,228.72 |
Less: Initial cost | = | 150000 | ||
Net Present value | = | $9,228.72 | ||
Computation of Accounting Rate of Return | ||||
Net Income | Average Investment | = | ARR | |
Numerator | Denominator | ARR | ||
Type-1 | $47,800.00 | $150,000 | = | 31.87% |
Type-2 | $37,800.00 | $150,000 | = | 25.20% |