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CASHFLOW COMPUTATI ONS 42.Acmeisconsideri


ngt hesal
eofamachi newi t
habookv alueof$160,
000and
CashFlowf rom Sal
eofOl dMachi ne 3y ear
sr emaini
ng ini t
susefull
ife.Str
aight-l
inedepreciati
onof$50,000
SoldataLoss annual
lyisavail
able.Themachinehasacur rentmarketv al
ueof$200,000.
43.Hoffisconsideri
ngt hesal
eofamachi newi thabookv alueof$80, 000and3 Whatisthecashflowf r
om sel
l
ingthemachi neifthet
axr atei
s40%?
year
sr emai ni
ng ini t
s usefullife. Str
aight-l
ine depreciati
on of$25,000 a.$50,000 c. $184,000
annuall
yi savai
lable.Themachi nehasacur rentmar ketv alueof$50,000. b.$160,000 d.$200, 000 L&H10e
Whatist hecashflowf r
om sell
ingt hemachineifthetaxr at
ei s40%?
i
i
a.$25, 000 c. $62,000 . Acor porati
onwithataxabl
eincomeof$200, 000anda40percenttaxr
atei
s
b.$50, 000 d.$80, 000 D,L&H9e consideri
ngt hesal
eofanasset .Theorigi
nalcostoftheassetis$10,
000,
with $6,000 ofits depr
eci
ated.How much t ot
alaf
ter
-t
ax cash wil
lbe
43.Hoffisconsideri
ngt hesal
eofamachi newithabookv alueof$160,
000and producedf r
om thesaleoft
heassetfor$12,
000?
3y earsr emaini
ngi nitsusefull
ife.Strai
ght-l
inedepreci
ati
onof$50,000 a.$10, 400 d.$( 3,200)
annuall
yi savail
able.Themachinehasacur rentmarketval
ueof$100,000. b.$12, 000 e. $8,800
Whatist hecashflowf r
om sel
l
ingthemachi neifthet
axrateis40%? c. $11,200 H&M
a.$50, 000 c. $124,000
b.$100, 000 d.$160, 000 L&H10e I
niti
alNetCashInv estment
Aft
erTaxCashI nflowofSal eofOl dMachi neataGai n
72.Pebbl
eCo.r ecentl
ysoldausedmachi nef or$40,000.Themachi nehada 36.Eyr
ingIndustri
eshasat ruckpur chasedseveny earsagoatacostof$6, 000.
bookval
ueof$60, 000atthet
imeofthesale.Whati stheaft
er-
taxcashfl
ow Atthetimeofpur chase,theultimatesalvagev aluewasest imat
edat$500,
fr
om t
hesale,assumingthecompany
'smar ginalt
axrateis20percent
? butsalv
agev aluewasi gnoredi ndepreci
ationdeductions.Thetrucki
snow
a.$40,000 c. $44,000 ful
l
ydepr eci
ated.Assumi ngat axr at
eof40%, i
fthetr
ucki ssol
dfor$500,the
b.$60,000 d.$32, 000 Bar
fi
eld aft
er-
taxcashi nfl
owf orcapitalbudgeti
ngpur poseswil
l be:(
E)
a.$500. c. $200.
i
. TheAl phaBet aCorpor
ati
ondisposesofacapi talassetwit
hanori
ginalcost b.$300. d.$100. G&N9e
of$85, 000 andaccumulated depreci
ati
onof$54, 500 f
or$25,
000.Al pha
Beta'
st axrateis40%.Cal
culat
etheaf t
er-
taxcashinflowfr
om t
hedisposalof OldMachi neSoldatBookVal ue
thecapitalasset.(
M) 50.HatchetCompanyi sconsi deri
ngr eplaci
ngamachi newi t
habookv alueof
a.$2, 200 c. $27,
200 $400,000,a r emai
ning usef ull i
fe of5 y ears,and annualst r
aight-
line
b.( $2,200) d.$31,500 Horngren depreciat
ionof$80,000.Theexi sti
ngmachi nehasacur r
entmarketv al
ueof
$400,000.Ther epl
acementmachi newoul dcost$550, 000,havea5-yearlife,
SoldataGain andsav e$75,000pery eari ncashoper at
ingcost s. Ifthereplacement
42.Acmei sconsi
deringthesaleofamachi newithabookv alueof$80,
000and machi newouldbedepr eciatedusingt hestraight-
li
nemet hodandthet axrate
3y ear
sr emaini
ngi nitsusefulli
fe. Str
aight-
li
nedepreciat
ionof$25,
000 i
s40%,whatwoul dbet heneti nv estmentr equir
edt oreplacet
heexi sting
annual
lyisavail
able.Themachi nehasacur rentmarketvalueof$100,
000. machi ne?(D)
Whatisthecashf l
owf r
om sel
li
ngthemachi neifthet
axrate40%. a.$90, 000. c. $330,000
a.$25,000 c. $92,000 b.$150, 000 d.$550, 000 D,L&H9e
b.$80,000 d.$100, 000 D,L&H9e
56.Bi
gCi
tyMot
orsi
str
yingt
odeci
dewhet
heri
tshoul
dkeepi
tsexi
sti
ngcar
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washingmachi neorpur chaseanewonet hathast echnologicaladv ant ages bookval


ueofP70,
000wi
l
lberepl
acedbyanewmachi necost
ingP150,
000.
(whi
cht ransl at
ei ntocostsav ings)overtheexistingmachi ne.Informat ionon Themarketval
ueoft
heoldmachi
neisP50,000.Theaft
ertaxinv
estment
eachmachi nef oll
ows: outl
ayi
s(E)
Ol
dmachi ne Newmachi ne a.P82,500 c. P107,000
Ori
ginal cost $9,
000 $20,000 b.P93,000 d.P135, 000 RPCPA1085
Accumul ateddepr eciati
on 5,
000 0
Annual cashoper atingcosts 9,
000 4,
000 *
.Indeci dingthei nv
estmenti
napr oject
,cashflowsshouldbeadj ustedfor
Curr
entsal v agev alueofol dmachi ne 2,
000 thei
rtaxef f
ect.Assumeanincomet axrat
eof35%.Anol dequipmentwi t
ha
Sal
vagev aluei n10y ear
s 500 1,
000 bookv al
ueofP15, 000wil
lbereplacedbyanewequi pmentcostingP50,000.
Remaini ngl ife 10y rs. 10y rs. Themar ketv al
ueoftheoldequipmentisP11,000.Theafter
-taxinvestment
Theincrement alcostt opurchaset henewmachi neis outl
ayis( E)
a.$11, 000. c. $13,000. a.P34, 400 c. P39,
000
b.$20, 000. d.$18, 000. Bar fiel
ds b.P37, 600 d.P40,400 RPCPA0581

Ol
dMachi neSol dataGain OldEquipmentSol dataLoss, Addit
ionalWorkingCapi t
al
i
ii
.RegalI ndustri
esisreplaci
ngagr inderpurchased5y earsagof or$15,000 *. Dil
imanRepubl i
cPubl isher s,I
nc.isconsideringreplacinganol dpr essthat
wit
h a new one cost i
ng $25,
000 cash. The or igi
nalgrinderi s being costP800,000si xy earsagowi t
hanew onet hatwoul dcostP2, 250,
000.
depreciatedonast r
aight-
li
nebasisov er15y earstoazer osal vagev alue. Shippi
ngandi nstallati
onwoul dcostanaddi t
ionalP200, 000.Theol dpress
Regalwi l
lsel
lthi
soldequi pmenttoat hir
dpar t
yf or$6,
000cash.Thenew hasabookv al
ueofP150, 000andcoul dbesol dcur rentl
yforP50, 000.The
equi
pmentwi l
lbedepreci
atedonast rai
ght-
li
nebasi sover10y earstoazer o i
ncreasedpr oductionoft henewpr esswouldincreasei nventor
iesbyP40,000,
sal
vage v al
ue. Assumi ng a 40% mar gi
nalt ax rat
e,Regal ’
s netcash accountsreceivablebyP160, 000andaccount spay ablebyP140, 000.Dili
man
i
nvestmentatt heti
meofpur chaseiftheoldgrinderissoldandt henewone Republi
c’sneti nitiali nvest mentf oranal
y zi
ngt heacqui siti
onoft henew
i
spur chasedi s pressassumi nga35%i ncomet axr at
ewoul dbe(D)
a.$19, 000 c. $17,
400 a.P2, 450,
000 c. P2,600,000
b.$15, 000 d.$25,000 CMA 1292 b.P2, 425,
000 d.P2, 250,000 RPCPA0595
4-9
44.Superstruti sconsi
deri
ngr eplaci
nganol dpressthatcost$80,000sixy ears
i
v
. Amachinethatcost$50,
000andi
sf ul
l
ydepreci
atedissoldfor$10,
000.The agowi t
hanewonet hatwoul dcost$245,000.Theoldpresshasanetbook
$10,
000isthenusedasadownpay mentont hepurchaseofanewmachi ne val
ueof$15, 000andcoul dbesol dfor$5,000.Theincr
easedpr oduct
ionof
cost
ing$75,
000.Assuminga40%t axrat
e,t
heout -
of-
pocketcostofthenew thenew pr esswouldr equi
reani nvestmentinaddit
ionalworki
ngcapi talof
machinei
s: $6,000.Thecompany '
st axrateis40%.Super st
rut
'snetinvestmentnow i n
A.$75,000 C.$65,000 theprojectwoul dbe:(M)
B.$71,000 D.$69,000 C&U a.$256, 000. c. $250,
000.
b.$242, 000. d.$245,000. CMAadapt ed
Ol
dEquipmentSol
dataLoss
*.Inmakingadecisi
ontoinv
esti
naproj
ectt
hecashflowshoul
dbeadj
usted Ol
dMachi neSol
dataLoss,CashCostSav i
ngsonNewMachi ne
fort
heirt
axeff
ect.Assumeani
ncometaxr
ateof35%anoldmachi
newit
ha v. A companyis consi
der
ing replaci
ng exist
ing 2-
year-
old equi
pment.Thi
s
pr
ojectwil
lrequi
rea discounted cash f
low analysi
st o det
ermi
nei ft
he
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benef i
tsexceedt hecost s.Year-enddat ar egardingt heexi sti
ngandnew yearsago.Acqui sit
ioncosti sP450, 000wi thsalvagevalueofP50, 000.The
equipmentar eshownbel ow. machi nebeingconsi derediswor thP800, 000andt hesupplieriswi l
lingto
Existi
ngEqui pment NewEqui pment accepttheol dmachi neatat r
ade-i
nv alueofP60, 000.Shouldt hecompany
Original cost $600,000 $540, 000 decidenott oacquir
et henewmachi ne, i
tneedst orepai
rtheoldoneatacost
Usef ul l
ife(iny ears) 5 3 ofP200, 000.Tax-wise,thetrade-i
nt ransactionwillnothaveanyi mplicati
on
Remai ningl i
fe( iny ears) 3 3 butt hecostt orepairistax-deducti
ble.Theef fecti
vecorporatet axrateis
Annual depr eciation $120,000 $180, 000 35%ofneti ncomesubj ecttotax.Forpur posesofcapi t
albudgeting,thenet
Accumul ated $240,000 N/ A* i
nvest mentinthenewmachi neis(M)
depr eciation a.P540, 000 c. P660,000
Bookv alue $360,000 N/ A* b.P610, 000 d.P800, 000 RPCPA0597
Cur r
ent cash di sposal $100,000 N/ A*
value Old MachineTr aded-in,OtherAsset sWr i
tt
enOf f
,Av oi
dableCost ,Additi
onal
*Val uei snotappl icabl eher e. WorkingCapi t
al
Thenew equi pmentwi l
lr esultincashoper ati
ngcostsav ingsof$150, 000 *. GreatVal ue Companyi s planning t o purchase a new machi ne costing
annual ly,bef oret axes.Thenew equi pmentwoul dbepur chasedl ateint he P50,000wi thf r
eightandinstall
ationcost samount ingtoP1,500.Theol dunit
currenty eart obeoper ationalatt hebegi nni
ngoft hefirstyearoft hepr oj
ect. i
st obet raded- i
nwi llbegivenat rade-inall
owanceofP7, 500.Ot herassets
Theexi st i
ngequi pmentwoul dbesol dear lyint hefir
sty earoft hepr oj
ect, thataretober etir
edasar esultoft heacquisiti
onoft henewmachi necanbe
meani ngnof urtherdepr eciati
onwoul dbet akenoni t.Thecompanyhasan salvagedandsol dforP3,000.Thel ossonr eti
rementoft heseotherassetsis
effecti
v ei ncomet axr ateof40%.Oft hef ol
lowing,whi char et hecor rect P1,000whi chwi llreduceincomet axesofP400.I fthenewequi pmenti snot
fi
gur est obeusedi nt hecashf lowanal ysisf orthefir
sty earoft hispr oposed purchased, r
epai roftheoldunitwi llhavetobemadeatanest imatedcostof
project? CIA0596I I
I-
78 P4,000. Thi s costcan be av oided bypur chasing t
he new equi pment.
Af t
er-TaxCash Proceedsf rom Sal e TaxBenef itfrom Sale Additi
onalgr oss wor ki
ng capitalofP12, 000 wi llbe needed to support
Oper atingSav ings ofExistingEqui pment ofExi stingEqui pment operati
onpl annedwi tht
henewequi pment.
Theneti nvestmentassi gnedtothenewmachi nefordeci
sionanalysisis(D)
A. $90,000 $100,000 $0
a.P50, 200 c. P53,600
B. $60,000 $60,000 $104, 000
b.P52, 600 d.P57, 600 RPCPA1080
C. $90,000 $100,000 $104, 000
D. $60,000 $40,000 $156, 000
I
nit
ialCashOut lay
v
ii
.Lawson I nc.i s expanding its manuf acturi
ng plant
,whi ch r equir
es an
OldMachineTraded-i
n i
nvestmentof$4mi ll
i
oni nnewequi pmentandpl antmodi f
icati
ons.Lawson's
v
i
. Amachi nethatcost$50,
000andisful
lydepr
eciat
edi
sal
l
owedasa$10,000 sal
esar eexpect edt oincreaseby$3mi lli
onpery earasar esultofthe
tr
ade-i
nonamachi necost
ing$75,
000.Assuminga40%taxr
ate,t
heout
-of
- expansion.Cash i nvest
menti n curr
entasset s averages 30% ofsal es;
pocketcostofthenewmachineis: accountspay abl
eandot hercur r
entliabil
i
tiesare10% ofsal es.Whati sthe
A.$75,000 C.$65,000 esti
matedt otal i
nvest
mentf orthisexpansion?(E)
B.$71,000 D.$69,000 C&U A.$3. 4mi l
lion. C.$4. 6mi l
l
ion.
B.$4. 3mi l
lion. D.$4. 9mi l
l
ion. CMA12954- 8
OldMachi
neTraded-
in,
Avoidabl
eCost
*. KeyCor
p.planstorepl
aceaproduct
ionmachi
net
hatwasacqui
redsev
eral v
ii
i.
Kli
neCor
por
ati
oni
sexpandi
ngi
tspl
ant
,whi
chr
equi
resani
nvest
mentof$8
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mill
i
oni nnewequipment.Kl
ine'
ssalesareexpectedt oincr
easeby$6mi lli
on i
nworki
ngcapital
foryear5.(
E)
pery earasar esul
toft heexpansion.Cashi nvestmentincur rentassets A.I
ncreasesby$6,000 C.I
ncreasesby$8,000
averages30%ofsales,andaccountspayableandot hercurrentli
abil
it
iesare B.Decreasesby$6,000 D.Decreasesby$7,000 B&M
10%ofsal es.Whati
stheesti
matedt ot
alcashinvestmentforthisexpansion?
(E) 34.Acorporat i
onisconsideringexpandingoper at
ionst omeetgrowingdemand.
A.$6. 8mi l
li
on. C.$9.2mi lli
on. Withthecapi talexpansion,thecur rentaccount sareexpectedtochange.
B.$8. 6mi l
li
on. D.$9.8mi lli
on. Glei
m Managementexpect scasht oi ncreaseby$20, 000,accountsrecei
vabl
eby
$40,
000, andinventori
esby$60, 000.Att hesamet i
meaccount spay
ablewil
l
TaxonSaleofOldMachine i
ncreaseby$50, 000,accrual
sby$10, 000,andlongt er
m debtby$100,000.
i
x
. A machinewithabookv al
ueof$30,000couldbesoldfor$40,
000.The Thechangei nnetwor kingcapit
al i
s(E)
cor
porati
onthatownsthemachi
nehastaxabl
eincomeof$35,
000anda40 A.ani ncreaseof$120, 000. C.adecr easeof$120,000.
per
centtaxr
ate.Whatwoul
dbethet
axont hesal
eofthemachi
ne? B.adecr easeof$40,000. D.ani ncreaseof$60,
000. Gi t
man
a.$0 d.$4,000
b.$10,000 e. $13,
600 35.Acorporat i
onisconsideringexpandingoper ati
onst omeetgrowingdemand.
c. $6,
000 H&M Withthecapi talexpansiont hecur rentaccountsar eexpectedtochange.
Managementexpect scasht oincreaseby$10, 000,accountsrecei
vabl
eby
Opportunit
yCosts $20,
000, andinventori
esby$30, 000.Att hesamet i
meaccount spay
ablewil
l
11.Afirm ownsabui l
dingwit
habookv alueof$100,
000andamar ketvalueof i
ncreaseby$40, 000,accr ual
sby$30, 000,andlongt er
m debtby$80,000.
$250,000.Ifthebuildi
ngisut
il
izedforaproj
ect,t
hentheopportuni
tycost Thechangei nnetwor kingcapital
is(E)
i
gnor i
ngtaxesis: A.ani ncreaseof$10, 000. C.adecr easeof$90,000.
A.$100, 000 C.$250,000 B.adecr easeof$10,000. D.ani ncreaseof$80,
000. Gi t
man
B.$150, 000 D.Noneoft heabov
e B&M
CashI nf
low
12.Afir
m hasagener al
-purposemachi
newhichhasabookv alueof$500,
000 Before-t
axCashI nfl
ow
andissoldfor$600,000int hemar
ket.Ifthetaxrateis30%,whatisthe 69.CCor p.facesamar gi
naltaxrat
eof35per cent.Oneproj
ectthatiscurrentl
y
oppor
tuni
tycostofusingthemachi
neinaproject
? underev aluati
onhasacashf l
ow int hefour t
hy earofit
slifethathasa
A.$500,000 C.$570,000 presentv alueof$10,
000( af
ter
-tax)
.C Cor p.assumest hatallcashf lows
B.$600,000 D.Noneoft heabove B&M occurattheendoft heyearandthecompanyuses11per centasitsdiscount
rate.Whati sthepre-
taxamountoft hecashf l
ow inyear4?(Roundt ot he
WorkingCapital nearestdollar
.)(M)
23.Forproj
ectAi nyear2,i
nvent
ori
esi
ncreaseby$16,000andaccountspayable a.$15, 181 c. $9,868
by$4,000.Calculat
etheincr
easeordecreaseinnetworki
ngcapit
alforyear b.$23, 356 d.$43, 375 Barfiel
d
2.(E)
A.I ncr
easesby$12,000 C.I ncr
easesby$16,000 43.Att heBartholomew Companyl astyearal lsal
eswer ef orcash and all
B.Decr easesby$12,000 D.Decr easesby$16,000 B&M expenseswer epaidincash.Thet axratewas30%.I ftheaf t
er-t
axnetcash
i
nflowfrom theseoperat
ionslastyearwas$10,500,andift
het otalbef
oret
ax
24.Forpr
ojectX,y
ear5inv
entori
esdecr
easeby$5,
000,accountsrecei
vabl
eby cashexpenseswer e$35,000,thenthetotalbef
ore-
taxcashsal esmusthave
$3,
000andaccount
spayablesby$2,
000.Cal
cul
atet
heincreaseordecrease been:(M)
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a.$65,
000. c. $45,
000.
b.$60,
000. d.$50,000. G&N9e 46.Lastyearthesal
esatSeidel
manCompanywer e$700,000andwereal lcash
sal
es.Thecompany'sexpenseswere$450,000andwer eallcashexpenses.
Ti
mi ngofCashFlow Thetaxr at
ewas35%.Theaf t
er-
taxnetcashinfl
ow atSeidel
manl astyear
x. Assumet hattheint
erestrateisgreatert
hanzer o.Whi
chofthef ol
l
owing was:(
E)
cash-
inf
lowstreamsshouldyouprefer? Gl
eim a.$700,000. c. $162,
500.
Year1 Year2 Year3 Year4 b.$250,000. d.$87,500. G&N9e
A. $400 $300 $200 $100
B. $100 $200 $300 $400 xi
.Apr ojectisexpectedt oresul
tinthef ol
lowi
ngadj
ustmentsovert
henextyear
:
C. $250 $250 $250 $250  Cashsal esincreaseby400,000.
D. Anyofthese,si
ncetheyeachsum to$1,
000.  Expenses( exceptdepreci
ation)incr
easeby180,
000.
 Depr eci
ati
onincreasesby80, 000.
Af
ter-t
axNetCashInf
lowforaCer
tai
nYear Assumet hecor poratetaxratei s34%.Thet otalrel
evantnetcashfl
ows
5.Youar egivent
hefol
lowi
ngdat
aforyear1.Revenue=$43;Tot
alcosts=$30; duri
ngt hatyearare
Depreci
ati
on=$3;Taxrat
e=30%.Calculat
ethecashfl
owfortheproj
ectf
or A.92, 400 C.172,
400
year1.(
E) B.140, 000 D.220,
000 CI
A0591IV-52
A.$7 C.$13
B.$10 D.Noneoft heabov
e B&M AnnualCashI nf
low
xi
i.Acompanyconsi dersaprojectt
hatwillgeneratecashsal
esof$50, 000per
6.Youaregiventhefoll
owingdatafory ear1:Revenues=100,Fi
xedcost
s=30; year
.Fixedcostswil
lbe$10,000peryear,var
iablecost
swillbe40%ofsal es,
Totalvar
iabl
ecosts=50;Depr eci
ation=$10;Taxr ate=30%.Calcul
atet
he anddepr eci
ati
onoft heequipmentint heprojectwil
lbe$5, 000pery ear.
aft
ertaxcashflowforthepr
ojectfory ear1.(
E) Taxesar e40%.Theexpect
edannualcashflowt othecompanyr esul
ti
ngfr
om
A.$17 C.$10 theprojecti
s
B.$7 D.Noneoft heabov
e B&M A.$15, 000 C.$19, 000
B.$9, 000 D.$14, 000 CIA1193IV-50
Aft
er-TaxNetCashI nfl
ow
40.Lasty earthesalesatJerseyCompanywer e$200,
000andwer eallcash *
. GuemonCompanyi st akingintoaccountt hereplacementofanol dmachi ne
sales.TheexpensesatJerseywere$125,000andwereallcashexpenses. now inusewi thanew machi necostingP100, 000. Thereplacementi s
Thet axrat
ewas30%.Theaf t
er-
taxnetcashi
nfl
owatJerseylastyearfr
om expect
edt oproduceanannual cashsavingsofP22, 500befor
eincomet axes.
theseoperati
onswas:(E) Theestimat edusef
ull i
feoft henew machi neist enyearswit
hnor esidual
a.$37, 500. c. $22,
500. val
ue.Thebookv alueoft heol dmachinei sP37,500andi sexpectedtol ast
b.$60, 000. d.$52,500. G&N9e foranotherf i
veyear s. I tisbeingdepr eciat
edatP8, 000 pery ear. The
i
ncomet axr at
eis25%.
41.Lastyearafir
m hadt axabl
ecashreceiptsof$800,
000andthet
axr
atewas Theannual cashsavingsaf t
ertaxis(
M)
30%.Theafter
-taxnetcashinf
lowf
rom t heser
ecei
ptswas(
E) a.P15,375 c. P17,375
a.$800,000. c. $560,
000. b.P16,875 d.P20, 520 RPCPA0583
b.$640,000. d.$240,000. G&N9e

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TotalCashInflow theexpectednetcashf
lowf
rom t
hepr
ojecti
nthetent
hyeari
s(D)
xi
i
i
.ThePhenom Cor por
ati
onhasanannualcashi nfl
owfrom operat
ionsfr
om its a.$32, 000 c. $20,000
invest
menti nacapi talassetof$50,
000f orf i
veyear
s.Thecor por
ati
on's b.$24, 000 d.$11, 000 CMA12924-
incomet axr at
ei s40%.Calcul
atet
hefivey earstot
alafter
-t
axcashi nfl
ow 10
from operati
ons.(M)
a.$250, 000 c. $150,000 MachineSoldataGai n,CosttoRemov e
b.$175, 000 d.$50, 000 Horngr
en *
. LorI ndustri
esisanalyzi
ngacapi tali
nv estmentpr oposalfornewmachi nery
topr oduceanewpr oductov erthenextt eny ears.Attheendoft heteny ears,
CashOut f
low themachi nerymustbedi sposedofwi thazer onetbookv al
uebutwi t
ha
Before-
TaxCashOut flow scr apsalvagevalueofP20, 000. Itwillr equir
esomeP30, 000tor emov ethe
39.Consideramachi newhichcost s$115,000nowandwhi chhasausef
ull
if
eof machi nery.Theappl i
cabletaxr at
eis35%.Theappr opr
iate“end-of-
li
fe”cash
seveny ears.Thi
smachi newi llr
equireamaj orov
erhaulatt
heendoft he flowbasedont heforegoi
ngi nformati
oni s(D)
fourt
hy earwhichwi l
lcost"X"doll
ars.Ifthetaxrat
eis40%,andift
heaft
er- a.I nf
lowofP30,000. c. Out fl
owofP10, 000.
taxcashout fl
owf ort
hisoverhauli
s$3, 600,t
hentheamountof"X"i
ndol
lars b.Out fl
owofP6, 500. d.Out fl
owofP17, 000. RPCPA0596
is:(
E)
a.$6, 000. c. $2,
160. MachineSol dataTaxabl eLoss, CosttoRemov e
b.$9, 000. d.$1,440. G&N9e xv
.Kor eIndustri
esisanal yzi
ngacapi talinvest mentpr oposalf ornewequi pment
toproduceapr oductov erthenext8y ears. Theanal ysti sat t
empt i
ngto
“End-of
-Li
fe”CashFl ow deter
minet heappr opri
ate“end-of-
li
fe”cashf lowsf ortheanal ysis.Attheend
BasedonI nternalRateofRet urn of8y ears,theequi pmentmustber emov edf rom theplant ,andwi llhavea
*. Acompanyi sconsi der
ingput ti
ngupP50, 000i nat hree-
y earproj
ect
.The netbookv alueofzer o,at axbasisof$75, 000,acostt or emov eof$40,000,
company ’sexpectedr ateofr eturnis12%.Thepr esentv al
ueofP1. 00at12% andscrapsal v
agev al
ueof$10, 000.Kor e’sef fecti
v etaxr
at eis40%.Whati s
foroney earis0.893, f
ortwoy earsis0.797, andfort hreeyear si
s0.712.The theappropriat
e“ end-of-l
i
fe”cashf lowr elatedt ot heseit
emst hatshouldbe
cashf l
ow, netofincomet axeswi llbeP18,000( presentv alueofP16,074)for usedintheanal y
sis?( D)
thef i
rsty earandP22, 000( presentv al
ueofP17, 534)f ort hesecondy ear
. a.$45, 000 c. $12, 000
Assumi ngt hatt
her ateofr eturnisexactly12%,t hecashf low,netofincome b.$27, 000 d.$( 18,000) CMA12954-
taxes,fort hethi
rdy earwoul dbe( M) 15
a.P7, 120 c. P16, 392
b.P10, 000 d.P23, 022 RPCPA1081 xv
i.Met rejean Indust ri
esi sanalyzing a capitalinv est
mentproposalfornew
equipmentt opr oduceapr oductov erthenext8y ear
s.Attheendof8y ears,
MachineSol dataGai n,Worki
ngCapi t
alReleased theequi pmentmustber emov edf r
om thepl antandwi l
lhaveanetbook
xi
v.Gar f
iel
dI nc.i s consideri
ng a 10- y
earcapi talinvestmentpr oj
ectwi th val
ueof$0,at axbasisof$150, 000,acostt oremov eof$80,
000,andscrap
forecasted r
ev enuesof$40, 000 pery earand f or
ecasted cash operati
ng sal
v agev al
ueof$20, 000.Met rejean’seff
ect i
vet axrat
eis40%.Whati sthe
expensesof$29, 000pery ear. Thei nit
ialcostoft heequi pmentf orthe appropr iate“end- of-
li
fe”cashflowr elat
edt othesei t
emsthatshoul
dbeused
projectis$23,000,andGar fieldexpectst oselltheequipmentf or$9,000at i
nt heanal ysis?(D)
theendoft het enthyear.Theequi pmentwi l
lbedepr eciat
edov er7y ears. a.$90, 000 c. $24,000
Thepr ojectrequiresawor ki
ngcapi talinvest
mentof$7, 000ati tsincepti
on b.$54, 000 d.$( 36,000)
andanot her$5, 000attheendofy ear5.Assumi nga40%mar gi
naltaxrate, Gl eim
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a.$4,
800i
nfl
ow. c. $4,
800out
fl
ow.
TaxSav ings b.$3,
200i
nfl
ow. d.$3,200out
fl
ow. G&N9e
OnDepr eciati
on
xv
ii
.Ifthet axr at
eis40%andacompanyhas$400, 000ofi
ncome,
adepr
eci
ati
on I
ncrement al Bef
ore-taxProfit
xi
x
deductionof$50,000woul
dresul
tinataxsavi
ngsof .Maxwel lCompanyhasanoppor tuni
t ytoacqui r
eanew machi netorepl
ace
a.$17, 000 c. $30,
000 oneofi tspresentmachi nes.Thenewmachi newouldcost$90,000,havea5-
b.$20, 000 d.$33,000 H&M yearlif
e,andnoest i
mat edsalvageval ue.Variabl
eoper ati
ngcostswouldbe
$100,000pery ear.Thepr esentmachi nehasabookv alueof$50,
000anda
xv
ii
i
.I
fthetaxrat
eis40%andacompanyhas$400, 000ofi
ncome,
adepr
eci
ati
on remainingl i
feof5y ears.I tsdisposalv al
uenow i s$5,000,butitwouldbe
deduct
ionof$80,
000woul
dresul
tinataxsavi
ngsof zeroaf ter5y ear s. Variabl
eoper atingcostswoul dbe$125, 000pery ear
.
a.$52,800 c. $32,
000 Ignoreincomet axes. Consi deri
ngt he5y earsintotal,whatwouldbet he
b.$48,000 d.$27,200 H&M diff
erencei npr ofitbeforeincomet axesbyacqui ri
ngt henew machi neas
opposedt oret
ainingthepr esentone?
25.I
fthedepreci
ati
onamounti
s$100,000andthemargi
naltaxr
atei
s30%,t
hen A.$10, 000decr ease C.$35,000increase
thet
axshiel
dduetodepr
eci
ati
onis:(E) B.$15, 000decr ease D.$40,000increase C&U
A.$333,333 C.$30,
000
B.$100,000 D.Noneoftheabove B&M NetCashFl ow
Pr esentValueofNetCashFlow
xx
26.I
ft hedepreci
ati
onamounti
s600,
000andt
hemarginalt
axrat
eis35%,t
hen .Att heendofthenextfouryears,anewmachi neisexpect edt
ogener at
enet
thetaxshiel
dduetodepr
eci
ati
oni
s:(
E) cashf l
owsof$8,000,$12,000,$10,000,and$15,000,respect
ivel
y.Whatare
A.$180, 000 C.$210,
000 thecashf lowsworthtodayifa3% i nt
erestr
atepr operl
yrefl
ectsthetime
B.$600, 000 D.Noneoftheabove B&M valueofmoneyinthi
ssi t
uati
on?( E)
A.$41, 556. C.$32,400.
45.Kane Companyi sint he process ofpur chasing a new machi ne forits B.$47, 700. D.$38,100. S,S&T
product ionl ine.Itisneart heendoft hey ear,andt hemachi nei sbeing
offeredataspeci aldiscountifpurchasedbef oret heendoft hey ear.Kane 3.Asa19t hcent uryeconomi st
,youar efacedwi tht hefoll
owi ngproblem.The
hasdet ermi nedthatthedepr eci
ati
ondeduct i
onf ortaxpur posesont henew world'
sshippingf l
eetconsistsofsteamshi psandsai l
i
ngshi ps.Eachcanbe
machi nef ort heyearofpur chasewoul dbe$13, 000.Thet axratei s30%.If usedtocar r
ycar goorpassenger s.Theshi pshav esimilarsail
ingcapaciti
es
Kanepur chasest hemachi neandr eport
saposi ti
v enetincomef ort heyear
, butdif
ferintheirannualoperati
ngcost sasf oll
ows:
thent het axsav i
ngsf r
om thedeprecat i
ontaxshi el
drelatedt othismachi ne Steam Sail
forthey earofpur chasewoul dbe:(
E) Cargo $80,000 $95,000
a.$3, 900. c. $13,000. Passenger $90,000 100,000
b.$9, 100. d.$0. G&N9e
Assume:( i
)Far esarecompet i
ti
vel
ydet ermined,( i
i)demandi snotexpect ed
tochange, (
ii
i)eachv esselhasal i
feof15y ears,(i
v)currentsalvagevalueof
38.Supposeamachi net hatcosts$80,
000hasausef ull
if
eof10y ear
s.Al so
eit
hership(saili
ngorst eam)i s$114,091,and( v)Costofcapi talis10%,(vi
)
supposethatdepreci
ati
onont hemachi
neis$8,000fort
axpur posesiny ear
notaxes.Whati sthepresentvalueofast eam shi p?
4.Thetaxr at
eis40%.Thet axsavi
ngsfr
om thedepreciat
iontaxshi el
di n
A.$190, 152 C.$609, 486
year4wouldbe:(E)
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B.$251,
326 D.Noneoft
heabov
e B&M PresentValueofAfter-TaxCashExpense
27.A companyant i
cipatesataxablecashexpenseof$10, 000inyear2ofa
5.Asa19t hcent uryeconomi st,youar efacedwi tht hefoll
owi ngproblem.The project.Thecompany '
staxr at
ei s30% andi t
sdi scountrat
eis8%.The
world'
sshippi ngf l
eetconsistsofst eamshi psandsai l
i
ngshi ps.Eachcanbe presentvalueofthisfut
urecashflowi
sclosestto:(
M)
usedtocar rycar goorpassenger s.Theshi pshav esimilarsail
ingcapaciti
es a.( $3,
000). c. (
$7,000).
butdif
ferint heirannualoper ati
ngcost sasf oll
ows: b.( $2,
572). d.($6,001). G&N9e
Steam Sail
Cargo $80,000 $95,000 28.A companyant i
cipat
esat axabl
ecashexpenseof$40, 000iny
ear2ofa
Passenger $90,000 100,000 pr
oject.Thecompany 'st
axr ateis30% anditsdiscountrat
eis10%.The
pr
esentvalueofthisf
utur
ecashf l
owiscl
osestto:(
M)
Assume:( i
)Far esarecompet iti
vel
ydet ermined,( i
i)demandi snotexpect ed
a.( $23,
140). c. ($12,
000)
.
tochange, (
iii)eachv esselhasal i
feof15y ears,(i
v)currentsalvagevalueof
b.( $9,
917). d.( $28,
000)
. G&N9e
eit
hership( saili
ngorst eam)i s$114,091,and( v)Costofcapi talis10%,(vi
)
notaxes.I ft hecostofcar ryingcargobysai li
ngshi pwer e$75,000pery ear,
29.A companyant i
cipat
esat axabl
ecashexpenseof$60, 000iny
ear2ofa
whatwoul dbet hepresentv alueofast eamshi p?
pr
oject.Thecompany 'st
axr ateis30% anditsdiscountrat
eis14%.The
A.$114, 091 C.$215, 000
pr
esentvalueofthisf
utur
ecashf l
owiscl
osestto:(
M)
B.$152, 814 D.Noneoft heabov e B&M
a.( $13,
850). c. ($32,
318)
.
b.( $42,
000). d.( $18,
000)
. G&N9e
PresentVal
ueof1Comput ati
ons
PresentVal
ueofTaxableCashRecei pts
37.Supposeamachi necosts$20,000now,hasanexpect edli
feofei
ghtyear
s,
24.Acompanyant i
cipat
esat axablecashreceiptof$50,000i
nyear4ofaproject.
andwillrequir
ea$7,000ov er
haulatt
heendoft hethi
rdyear
.Ift
hetaxr
ateis
Thecompany '
staxrateis30%andi tsdiscountratei
s12%.Thepresentvalue
40%,thent heaft
er-
taxcostofthi
soverhaul
woul dbe:
(E)
ofthi
sfutur
ecashf l
owi sclosestt
o:(M)
a.$12, 000. c. $8,000.
a.$22,243. c. $9,533.
b.$4, 200. d.$2, 800. G&N9e
b.$35,000. d.$15, 000. G&N9e
42.Acompanyhadtax-deduct
iblecashexpensesof$650,000lastyearandthe
25.Acompanyant i
cipat
esataxabl
ecashreceiptof$20,000inyear3ofaproject.
taxr
atewas30%.Theafter
-taxnetcashoutfl
owfortheseexpenseswas:(
E)
Thecompany'staxratei
s30%andi t
sdiscountr at
ei s8%.Thepresentvalue
a.$195,000. c. $650,
000.
oft
hisfut
urecashf l
owiscl
osestt
o:(M)
b.$455,000. d.$390,000. G&N9e
a.$6,000. c. $14,000.
b.$4,763. d.$11, 114. G&N9e
PresentValueofDepreci
ati
onTaxShiel
d
30.Acompanyant i
cipat
esadepr eci
ati
ondeduct i
onof$20, 000inyear2ofa
26.Acompanyant i
cipat
esataxabl
ecashreceiptof$50,000i
nyear3ofaproject.
project
.Thecompany 'staxrateis30% andi tsdiscountrat
eis12%.The
Thecompany'staxratei
s30%anditsdiscountratei
s14%.Thepresentvalue
presentv al
ueofthedepreci
ati
ontaxshieldresul
ti
ngf r
om thi
sdeducti
oni
s
oft
hisf
uturecashf l
owiscl
osestt
o:(M)
closestto:(
M)
a.$10,125. c. $23,624.
a.$11, 161. c. $6,
000.
b.$35,000. d.$15, 000. G&N9e
b.$14, 000. d.$4,783. G&N9e

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31.Acompanyant i
cipat
esadepreci
ati
ondeduct i
onof$30, 000inyear3ofa 33.Acompanyneedsani ncr
easei nworkingcapit
alof$20,
000inprojectt
hat
pr
oject
.Thecompany 'st
axrateis30% andi tsdiscountrat
eis12%.The willlast4y ears.Thecompany '
st axr
ateis30%andi t
sdiscountr
ateis10%.
pr
esentv al
ueofthedepr
eci
ati
ontaxshieldresul
ti
ngf r
om thi
sdeducti
oni
s Thepr esentvalueoft hereleaseoft hewor ki
ngcapi
talattheendoft he
cl
osestto:(
M) projectisclosestto:(
M)
a.$21,000. c. $6,
406. a.$6, 000. c. $9,562.
b.$14,947. d.$9,000. G&N9e b.$13, 660. d.$14, 000. G&N9e

32.Acompanyant i
cipat
esadepreci
ati
ondeduct i
onof$70, 000inyear2ofa 34.Acompanyneedsani ncr
easei nwor
kingcapitalof$50,
000i npr
ojectt
hat
pr
oject
.Thecompany 'st
axrateis30% andi tsdiscountrat
eis14%.The willlast4y ears.Thecompany'staxr
ateis30%andi tsdiscountr
ateis8%.
pr
esentv al
ueofthedepr
eci
ati
ontaxshieldresul
ti
ngf r
om thi
sdeducti
oni
s Thepr esentvalueofthereleaseofthewor ki
ngcapitalattheendoft he
cl
osestto:(
M) projectisclosestto:
(M)
a.$16,159. c. $21,
000. a.$36, 751. c. $25,
726.
b.$49,000. d.$37,704. G&N9e b.$15, 000. d.$35,000. G&N9e

Pr esentValueofSal vageVal ue 35.Acompanyneedsani ncr


easei nwor
kingcapitalof$70,
000i npr
ojectt
hat
xx
i
.Thef ollowinginf ormat i
onper t
ainst
oani nvestment: willlast3y ears.Thecompany'staxr
ateis30%andi tsdiscountr
ateis8%.
Investment $120,
000 Thepr esentvalueofthereleaseofthewor ki
ngcapitalattheendoft he
Annual r
ev enues $70,
000 projectisclosestto:
(M)
Annual variablecost s $15,
000 a.$49, 000. c. $38,
898.
Annual f
ixedout -of-
pocketcosts $11,
000 b.$21, 000. d.$55,568. G&N9e
Salvagev alue $27,
000
Discountr ate 16% PresentValueofAnnui tyof1Comput ati
on
Expectedl if
eofpr oject 3year
s PresentValueofAnnui tyofDepr eciati
onTaxShi eld
Ignor
ingincomet axes,thepresentval
ueoft hesal
vagev
aluei
s(r
ounded)(
E) 70.TheSal vageCo.i sconsi deringt hepur chaseofanew ocean- goi
ngv essel
a.$15, 673 c. $17,307 thatcouldpot ent
iall
yr educel aborcost sofitsoperationbyaconsi derable
b.$17, 550 d.$23, 220 mar gi
n.Thenewshi pwoul dcost$500, 000andwoul dbef ull
ydepr eci
atedby
thestraight-l
inemet hodov er10y ear
s.Att heendof10y ears,theshipwi l
l
PresentValueofWor ki
ngCapitalReleasedatEnd- of-
Lif
e havenov alueandwi l
lbesunki nsomeal readypoll
utedhar bor.TheSal v
age
77.Apr ojectunderconsi der
ationbyt heWhi teCorp.wouldrequi r
eawor king Co.'
scostofcapi talis12per cent,andi tsmar gi
naltaxratei s40per cent.
capit
ali nvestmentof$200, 000.Thewor ki
ngcapi t
alwoul
dbel iquidatedat Whati st hepr esentv alueoft hedepreciati
ont axbenefitoft henew shi p?
theendoft heproj
ect'
s10- yearli
fe.IfWhi teCorp.hasanaf ter-
taxcostof (Roundt ot henearestdol l
ar.)
capit
alof10per centandamar ginaltaxr ateof30per cent,whati st he a.$113, 004 c. $169,506
presentv al
ueoft heworki
ngcapi talcashf l
owexpectedtober eceivediny ear b.$282, 510 d.$200, 000 Barfi
eld
10?
a.$36, 868 c. $53,970 78.BCompanyi sconsider
ingtwoal t
ernati
veway stodepr eciat
eapr oposed
b.$77, 100 d.$23, 130 Barfi
eld i
nvestment
.Theinvest
menthasani niti
alcostof$100,000andanexpect ed
f
ive-
yearl
if
e.Thetwoalt
ernat
ivedepreci
ati
onschedulesfoll
ow:
Method1 Met hod2
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Year1depreciat
ion $20,000 $40,
000 i
tisexpect edt
ohav eanest i
mat edsalvageval
ueof$5,000.Overit
s10- yearl i
fe,
Year2depreciat
ion $20,000 $30,
000 themachi neisexpectedt oproduce2, 000uni
tsperyearwithaselli
ngpr iceof
Year3depreciat
ion $20,000 $20,
000 $500andcombi nedmat eri
alsandl aborcostsof$450peruni t. Feder altax
Year4depreciat
ion $20,000 $10,
000 regulat
ionspermitmachinesoft hi
sty petobedepr
eci
at edusi
ngthestraight -
li
ne
Year5depreciat
ion $20,000 $0 met hodover5y earswit
hnoest imatedsalvageval
ue.Moor ehasamar ginaltax
Assumingthatthecompanyf acesamar gi
nalt axr
ateof40percentandhas rateof40%
acostofcapi talof10per cent,whatist hedi f
fer
encebet
weent hetwo
methodsinthepresentval
ueofthedepreciat
iontaxbenef
it
? xxi
v. Whati st
henetcashout
fl
owatt hebegi
nni
ngofthef
ir
sty
eart
hatMoor
e
a.$7,196 c. $2,878 Cor
porat
ionshoul
duseinacapi
tal
budgeti
nganal
ysi
s?
b.$0 d.$6, 342 Barf
iel
d a.$(85,
000) c. $(
96,
000)
b.$(90,
000) e. $(
105,
000)
PresentValueof1&Annui t
yof1Comput ati
on
PresentValueofSal vageValue&Annual NetCashInflow xxv
. Whati st
henetcashfl
owforthet
hir
dyearthatMoor
eCor
por
ati
onshoul
d
Quest i
ons1and2ar ebasedont hefol
l
owinginfor
mat i
on. H&M usei
nacapi
tal
budgeti
nganal
ysi
s?
Thef ol
lowingi nformationpertai
nstoaninvest
ment : a.$68,
400 c. $64,
200
Investment $70,
000 b.$68,
000 d.$79,000
Annual revenues $48,
000
Annual variablecost s $16,
000 xxv
i. Whatisthenetcashfl
ow f
orthetenthyearofthepr
ojectt
hatMoor
e
Annual fi
xedout -
of-pocketcosts $10,
000 Cor
por
ati
onshoul
duseinacapi
tal
budget
inganal
ysi
s?
Salvagev alue $6,
000 a.$100,
000 c. $68,
400
Discountr ate 12% b.$81,
000 d.$63,000
Expectedl ifeofproject 8year
s
Questions10t hrough13ar ebasedont hefollowi
nginformat ion.
xx
ii
.Ignor
ei ncomet
axes.Thepr
esentv
alueofthesalvagev
aluei
s(r
ounded) Glei
m
a.$2, 424 c. $3,114 TheDi ckinsCor por ationisconsi deri
ngt heacqui si
ti
onofanew machi neata
b.$2, 869 d.$3, 224 costof$180, 000. Tr ansporti
ng themachi net o Dickins’plantwillcostan
addit
ional$18,000.I thasa10- y
earlif
eandi sexpectedt ohav easalvagev alue
xx
ii
i
.Ignoreincometaxes.Thepr
esentv
alueoft heannualnetcashi
nfl
owsf
rom of$10, 000.Fur ther mor e,themachi neisexpect edt opr oduce4, 000unitsper
operati
onsis(r
ounded) yearwi thaselli
ngpr iceof$500andcombi neddirectmat er
ialsanddirectlabor
a.$68, 411 c. $102,
442 costsof$450peruni t.Feder altaxregulationspermitmachi nesofthistypet o
b.$76, 269 d.$109,296 bedepr eci
atedusi ngt hest r
aight-
li
nemet hodov er5y earswi t
hnoest i
mat ed
salv
agev al
ue.Di ckinshasamar ginalt
axr ateof40%.
Comprehensi
ve
Quest
ions7through9ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginf
ormati
on.CMA12954- 3to5 xxv
ii. Whati sthenetcashout
fl
ow atthebegi nni
ngoft
hef
ir
sty
eart
hat
TheMoor eCorporationisconsideri
ngtheacquisit
ionofanew machi ne.The Dickensshoul
dusei
nacapi
tal
budget
inganaly
sis?
machi
necanbepur chasedfor$90,000,i
twil
lcost$6,000t
otransportt
oMoor e’
s a.$( 170,
000) c. $(
192,000)
pl
antand$9,000toi nst
all
.Iti
sest i
matedthatthemachinewil
llast10year
s,and b.$( 180,
000) d.$(210,000)

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xxv
iii
.Whati sthenetcashflow f
orthethir
dy earthatDi
cki
nsCor
por
ati
on *
. TheHabagatI nc.isplanningtospendP600, 000f oramachi nethatitwi l
l
shoul
duseinacapi
tal
budgeti
nganal
ysi
s? depreci
ateonast rai
ght-
li
nebasisoverat en-yearperiodwithnot erminal
a.$136,800 c. $128,
400 di
sposalprice. Themachi newi
llgenerat
ecashf l
ow fr
om oper at
ionsof
b.$136,000 d.$107,400 P120,000ay ear.Ignoringi
ncometaxes,whatist heaccounti
ngrateofret
urn
onthenetiniti
alinvestment?(M)
xxi
x. Whati sthenetcashflow f
orthetenthyearoft
hepr
ojectt
hatDi
cki
ns a.5% c. 10%
shoul
duseinacapit
albudget
inganal
ysi
s? b.12% d.15% RPCPA0595
a.$200,000 c. $136,
800
xxx
ii
b.$158,000 d.$126,000 .
A projectrequiresan invest
mentof$80, 000 inequipment.Annualcash
inf
lowsof$16, 000ar eexpectedtooccurf orthenext8y ear
s.Nosal v
age
xxx. Whati
stheappr
oxi
mat
epay
backper
iodont
henewmachi
ne? val
uei sexpected.Thecompanyusest hestrai
ght-
li
nemethodofdepreci
ati
on
a.1.
05year
s. c. 1.
33y
ear
s withnomi d-y
earconvention.I
gnor
eincomet axes.
b.1.
54year
s d.2.22y
ear
s Theaccount i
ngr at
eofreturnonori
ginal
investmentfort
heproj
ecti
s( M)
a.6. 25% c. 16.00%
ACCOUNTI NGRATEOFRETURN b.7. 50% d.20. 00% H&M
Numerator
xxxi
. Li n Co.isbuy ing machiner
yi texpect s wi
l
lincrease aver
age annual *
. DoroCo.isconsideri
ngt hepurchaseofa$100, 000machinethati
sexpected
operat
ingincomeby$40, 000.Theini
tialincr
easeintherequir
edinvestment toresul
tinadecreaseof$25, 000pery earincashexpensesaftert
axes.This
i
s$60, 000,andtheav erageincr
easeinr equir
edinvestmentis$30,000.To machine,whichhasnor esidualv
alue,hasanest i
mateduseful
li
feof10years
comput etheaccrualaccounti
ngrateofr etur
n,whatamountshoul dbeused and wil
lbe depr eci
ated on a strai
ght-l
ine basis. Forthismachine,the
asthenumer at
orint herati
o?(E) accounti
ngrateofreturnbasedont heinit
iali
nvest mentwi
ll
be( M)
a.$20, 000 c. $40,000 a.10% c. 25%
b.$30, 000 d.$60, 000 b.15% d.35% AI
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ARRonNetI nit
ialInvest
ment 68.(I
gnoreincometaxesinthisprobl
em. )TheJasonCompanyi sconsi
deringthe
CashFlowsGi v
en, Ignor
eIncomeTax purchaseofamachi net hatwi l
lincreaserevenuesby$32, 000eachy ear
.
46.Ani nv
est mentoppor tuni
tycosti
ng$150,000isexpectedtoyi
eldnetcash Cashout f
lowsforoperati
ngthismachi newillbe$6,000eachy ear
.Thecost
fl
owsof$45, 000annuallyforf
iveyear
s.Thecostofcapit
ali
s10%.Thebook ofthemachi neis$65,000.Itisexpectedtohav eausef ulli
feoffiveyears
rat
eofr eturnwoul dbe(M) wit
hnosal vageval
ue.Forthi
smachi ne, t
hesimplerateofret
urnis:(
E)
a.10%. c. 30%. a.20%. c. 49.
2%.
b.20%. d.33.3%. L&H10e b.40%. d.9.2%. G&N9e

50.Ani nv
estmentoppor t
unit
ycosti
ng$80,000isexpectedt oyi
eldnetcash OldMachi nehasScr apValue,NetCostSavings,I
gnoreI
ncomeTax
fl
owsof$25, 000annual
lyforf
ouryear
s.Thecostofcapi
tali
s10%.Thebook 67.(Ignoreincomet axesi nthi
spr obl
em.)DennyCor por
ationisconsi der
ing
rat
eofr et
urnwouldbe(M) replaci
ng a technological
l
yobsol et
emachi ne wit
h a new stat
e-of-
the-
art
a.10. 0%. c. 21.
3%. numer i
call
ycont rol
ledmachine.Thenewmachi newoul
dcost$450, 000and
b.12. 5%. d.32.0%. L&H10e woul dhaveat en-yearusef
ulli
fe.Unfor
tunat
ely,
thenewmachinewoul dhav e
nosal vagevalue.Thenewmachi newoul dcost$20,
000peryeartooper ate
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andmaint
ain,
butwoul
dsav e$100,000peryearinlaborandothercost
s.The and wil
lbe depreci
ated on a st
rai
ght-
li
ne basis.Fort
his machi
ne,the
ol
dmachinecanbesoldnowf orscrapfor$50,000.Thesimpl
er at
eofret
urn account
ingrat
eofret
urnwouldbe(M)
onthenewmachinei
sclosestto:
(M) a.10per cent
. c. 30percent.
a.8.75%. c. 7.78%. b.15per cent
. d.35per cent. Bar
fi
eld
b.20.00%. d.22. 22%. G&N9e
72.MatCompany i s negotiat
ing to purchase equi pmentt hatwoul d cost
Aft
er-t
axCashFl owGi ven P200,000withtheexpect ati
ont hatP40,000pery earcouldbesav edinaft
er -
*. BennyCompanyi spl anni
ngt opurchaseanew machi nef orP600,000.The taxcashcostsift heequipmentwer eacqui r
ed.Theequi pment ’
sesti
mat ed
new machi newi l
lbedepr eci
ated ont hest r
aight-
li
nebasi sov ersix-
year usefull
if
eis10y ears,wit
hnosal vagevalue, andwoul dbedepr eciat
edbyt he
peri
odwi t
hnosal vage,andaf ul
lyear’
sdepreciati
onwi l
lbet akenintheyear str
aight-
li
nemet hod.Mat ’
smi nimum desi redrateofr et
urni s12%.Pr esent
ofacquisit
ion. Thenew machi nei sexpectedt oproducecashf l
ow f
rom val
ueofanannui t
yof1at12%f or10per iodsi s5.65.Presentv al
ueof1due
operati
ons,netofincomet axes,ofP150,000ay earineachoft henextsix i
n10per iodsat12%i s0.322.
years.Theaccount ing(bookv al
ue)rateofreturnont heinit
ialinv
estmentis Theav er
ageaccr ualaccountingrateofr eturnduringthef i
rstyearofasset ’
s
expectedtobe(D) useis
a.16. 7% c. 8.
3% A.20. 0% C.10. 0%
b.12. 0% d.25. 0% RPCPA0598 B.10. 5% D.40. 0% PolBobadill
a
xx
xii
i
. HookerOakFur nit
ureCompanyi sconsi der
ingt hepurchaseofwood Requi redInvestment
cutt
ingequipment .Dataont heequipmentareasf oll
ows: ARRbasedonI ni
tialInvestmentGiven
xxx
iv
Ori
ginalinvest
ment $30,
000 . TheMut y
angPasi gCompany ,acalendarcompany ,purchasedanew
Netannual cashinflow $12,
000 machi nef orP280, 000onJanuar y1.Depr eciati
onf ortaxpur poseswi l
lbe
Expectedeconomi cli
feinyears 5 P35,000annual lyforeightyear
s.Theaccount ing(bookv al
ue)r ateofreturn
Salvage value att he end off i
ve $3,
000 (ARR)i sexpect edtobe20%ont heini
ti
ali
ncreaseinr equir
edi nvest
ment .On
years theassumpt ionofauni for
m cashi nfl
ow,t hisinvestmenti sexpect edt o
Thecompanyusest hest r
aight
-l
inemethodofdepr eci
ati
onwithnomi d-
year provideannual cashflowfrom operati
ons,bef
or e30per centincomet axes,of
conventi
on. (M)
Whati stheaccount ingrateofr et
urnonor i
ginalinvest
mentr oundedoffto A.P80, 000 C.P115, 000
thenearestpercent,assumingnot axesar
epai d?(D) B.P91, 000 D.P175, 000 Pol Bobadil
la
a.40. 0% d.24. 0%
b.72. 7% e. 22.0% ARRbasedonAv erageInvest
mentGi ven
xxx
v
c. 20.0% H&M .TheZambal esCo.i splanningt o pur chaseanew machi newhi chi twil
l
depreci
ateforbookpur poses,onast raight-
li
nebasi soverat en-
y earperiod
ARRonAv er
ageI nvestment withnosal vagevalueandaf ullyear -
‘sdepreciati
ont akenint hey earof
CashFlowsGi ven,IgnoreI
ncomeTax acquisi
ti
on. The new machi ne i s expected to productcash f low f r
om
66.MicrosoftCo.i sconsideri
ngt hepur
chaseofa$100,000machinet hati
s operati
ons,netofincomet axes,ofP175, 000ay earineachoft henextt en
expectedtor esulti
nadecr easeof$15,
000peryeari
ncashexpenses.Thi
s years.Theaccounting(bookv alue)rateofr eturnont heaverageinv estment
machine,whichhasnor esi
dualval
ue,
hasanesti
matedusef
ull
i
feof10y ear
s i
sexpect edtobe15%.Howmuchwi l
l t
henewmachi necost?(M)
A.P1, 000,
000 C.P1, 666,667
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B.P700,
000 D.P1,
800,
000 Pol
Bobadi
l
la
92.Loui
srecentl
yinvestedinaprojectthathasanexpect
edannualcashinf
low
RequiredLif
e of$7,
000f or10y ears,andanexpect edpaybackper
iodof3.
6y ear
s.How
83.TheI RVCompanyhasmadeani nvest
menti nvi
deoandr ecordi
ngequipment muchdidLouisinvestinthepr
oject
?
thatcostsP106,700.Theequi
pmenti sexpect
edt ogenerat
ecashi nf
lowsof a.$19,444 c. $25,
200
P20,000pery ear.How manyy earswillt
heequi pmenthavetobeusedt o b.$36,000 d.$40,000 Barf
iel
d
providethecompanywi tha10% av erageaccount i
ngrateofr et
urnonits
i
nv estment
? Minimum Annual Before-t
axOper at i
ngCashSav i
ngs
A.7. 28years C.5.55y ears xxxvi
.What neyCompanyi sconsi deri
ngtheacqui sit
ionofanew,mor eef f
ici
ent
B.9. 05years D.4.75y ears. PolBobadi
l
la press.Thecostoft hepr essi s$360,
000,andt hepresshasanest i
mat ed6-
yearlif
ewi thzerosalvagev alue.What neyusesst r
aight
-l
inedepreci
ationfor
Sensit
ivi
tyAnalysi
s bothf i
nancialreport
ingandi ncomet axreportingpur posesandhasa40%
*. LybenInc.isplanningtoproduceanewpr oduct .Todothis,itisnecessaryt
o corporateincomet axr ate.Inev al
uati
ngequi pmentacqui si
ti
onoft hi
st y
pe,
acquir
e a new equi pmentt hatwil
lcostt he company P100, 000. The What neyusesagoalofa4- yearpaybackperiod.TomeetWhat ney’
sdesired
esti
mat edli
feoft henewequi pmentisf i
vey earswithnosal vagev al
ue.The payback per i
od,the pr ess mustpr oduce a mi nimum annualbef ore-
tax
esti
mat edincomeandcost sbasedonexpect edsalesofP10, 000unit
sper operati
ngcashsav i
ngsof( M)
yearare: a.$90, 000 c. $114, 000
Sales@ P10. 00perunit P100, 000 b.$110, 000 d.$150, 000 CMA12964-
Costs@ P8. 00perunit 80, 000 13
Netincome P 20, 000
Theaccount i
ngr ateofret
urnbasedoni niti
alinvest
mentis20% xxxvi
i.JasperCompanyhasa pay backgoalof3 y earson new equipment
Whatwi l
lbet heaccount i
ngr ateofr eturnbasedoni nit
iali nvest
mentof acquisi
ti
ons.Anewsor t
erisbeingev al
uatedthatcosts$450,000andhasa
P100,000ifmanagementdecr easei
tssellingpriceofthenewpr oductby10%? 5-yearl
ife.Strai
ght-
li
nedepreci
ationwillbeused;nosalvagei sant
ici
pat
ed.
(M) Jasperissubjecttoa40%incomet axrate.Tomeett hecompany ’
spayback
a.5% c. 15% goal.Thesortermustgeneratereducti
onsi nannualcashoperati
ngcostsof
b.10% d.20% RPCPA1077 (M)
a.$60, 000 c. $150,000
PAYBACKPERI OD b.$100, 000 d.$190, 000 CMA06934- 30
I
nit
ialInv estment
*. APJ,I nc.isplanningt opur
chaseanew machi nethatwilltakesixyearsto GivenNetI ncome, IgnoreIncomeTax
recov ert hecost.Thenew machi neisexpectedt oproducecashf l
ow fr
om 62.(Ignoreincomet axesinthisproblem.)Jarv
eyCompanyisstudyingapr oj
ect
oper ations,netofi ncometaxes,ofP4, 500ay earforthefir
stt hr
eeyearsof thatwoul dhav eat en-
yearli
feandwoul drequi
rea$450,
000inv est
menti n
thepay backper i
odandP3, 500ay earofthelastthreeyearsoft hepayback equipmentt hathasnosal vagev alue.Theproj
ectwoul
dprovi
deneti ncome
period.Depr eci
ationofP3,000ay earshallbechargedt oincomeoft hesix eachy earasf ollowsfortheli
feoft heproj
ect:
yearsoft hepaybackper i
od.Howmuchshal lt
hemachi necost ?(M) Sales $500,
000
a.P12, 000 c. P24,
000 Lesscashv ari
ableexpenses 200,
000
b.P18, 000 d.noneoft hese RPCPA1087 Contri
but i
onmar gin 300,
000
Lessfixedexpenses:
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Fixedcashexpenses $150,
000 i
nvest
mentis
Depr eciat
ionexpenses 45,
000 195,
000 a.0.4year
s. c. $33,
000.
Netincome $105,
000 b.2.5year
s. d.someot hernumber
. L&H10e
Thecompany 'srequi
redrateofr
etur
nis12%.Whati st
hepay
backperi
odfor
thi
sproject?(E) 48.Aninvest
mentoppor t
uni
tycost
ing$200,000isexpect
edt oy i
eldnetcash
a.3y ear s c. 4.
28year
s fl
ow of$44,000 annual
l
yf orseven y
ears. The payback peri
od ofthe
b.2y ear s d.9y ear
s G&N9e i
nvest
mentis(E)
a.0.22year
s. c. 4.55y
ears.
82.TheSi lverbowlCompanyi sconsideri
ngt hepur chaseofel ectroni
cpi nball b.3.08year
s. d.Someot hernumber. D, L&H9e
machi nest oplaceinamusementhouses.Themachi neswoul dcostat otal
ofP300, 000,hav eaneight-
yearusefull
ife,andhav eat otalsalvagev alueof 48.Aninvest
mentoppor t
unit
ycost
ing$100,
000i sexpectedtoy i
eldnetcash
P20,000.Basedonexper iencewit
hot herequi pment ,thecompanyest imates fl
ows of$22,000 annual
lyf
orseven years.The payback peri
od ofthe
thatannualr ev
enuesandexpensesassoci atedwi t
ht hemachi neswoul dbe i
nvest
mentis(E)
asfollows: a.0.22year
s. c. 4.55years.
Rev enuesf rom use P200,000 b.3.08year
s. d.someot hernumber. L&H10e
Lessoper ati
ngexpenses
xxx
vii
i
Commi ssions to amusement P100, 000 . The neti niti
alinvest
mentf ora piece ofconstruct
ion equi
pmentis
houses $1,000,
000.Annualcashi nf
lowsareexpect edtoi
ncreaseby$200,000per
I
nsur ance 7,000 year.Theequipmenthasan8- y
earusef
ulli
fe.Whatist
hepay backperi
od?(
E)
Depr eciat
ion 35,000 a.8. 00years c. 6.00year
s
Mai ntenance 18,000 160,
000 b.7. 00years d.5. 00year
s Horngr
en
Oper atingIncome 40,
000
I
gnor i
ng t he effectofincome taxes,the pay backper iod fort he pinball 9.Af i
rmi sev al
uat
ingaproposalwhichhasaniniti
alinv
est
mentof$50,000and
machi neswoul dbe( M) hascashf l
owsof$15,000pery earforf
ivey
ear s.Thepaybackper
iodofthe
A.3. 73y ears. C.4. 0y ears. proj
ectis( E)
B.3. 23y ears. D.7. 5y ears. Pol Bobadill
a A.1. 5y ears. C.3.3y ears.
B.2y ears. D.4y ears. Gi
tman
GivenCashFl ow,I
gnor
eIncomeTax
EvenCashFl ows *
. Assumi ngthatcapit
alr
equirementfornewmachi ner
yisP135,
000;netsal
eof
44.Ani nvestmentopport
unit
ycosti
ng$85,000i sexpect
edt oy i
eldnetcash presentequipment–P35, 000;av
erageannualoperati
ngcashf
low–P25, 000.
flows of$22,000 annual
lyforfiv
ey ears. The payback peri
od ofthe Thepay backperiodwouldbe:(E)
invest
menti s(
E) a.4y ears c. 5.
4y ears
a.0. 26years. c. $63,
000. b.4. 5y ear
s d.6.8y ears RPCPA1078
b.3. 86years. d.Al l
oftheabove. D,L&H9e
64.(I
gnoreincomet
axesinthi
sprobl
em.)Acompanywith$800,000inoperat
ing
44.Aninv
estmentoppor
tuni
tycost
ing$55,
000isexpect
edt oy i
eldnetcash assetsisconsi
deri
ngthepurchaseofamachi nethatcosts$75,000and
fl
ows of$22,
000 annual
lyforfi
vey ear
s.The payback peri
od ofthe whichisexpectedtoreduceoperati
ngcost
sby$20, 000eachy ear
.The
paybackperi
odfort
hismachi
neinyearsi
scl
osestt
o:(E)
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a.0.
27year
s. c. 3.
75y ear
s. smallautof ordeli
veringprescri
ptions.Theaut owaspur chasedf or$9, 000
b.10.
7year
s. d.40y ears. G&N9e andwi llhavea6- yearusefullifeanda$3, 000sal
vagev alue.Del iv
er i
ng
prescr
ipti
ons( whi
cht hepharmacyhasnev erdonebefore)shoul di ncrease
xxxi
x.Ani nvest
mentprojectisexpect
edt oyiel
d$10, 000i
nannualr evenues, grossrevenuesbyatl east$5,000pery ear.Thecostofthesepr escripti
onst o
wil
lincur$2,000i
nfixedcostsperyear,andrequir
esaninit
iali
nvestmentof thephar macywi l
lbeabout$2, 000pery ear .Thepharmacydepr eciatesal l
$5,
000.Gi venacostofgoodssol dof60%ofsal esandignori
ngtaxes,what assetsusingthestraight-
li
nemet hod.Thepay backper
iodf ortheaut ois: (
E)
i
sthepay backper
iodiny ear
s?(M) a.3. 0years. c. 2.0year
s.
a.2. 50 c. 2.
00 b.1. 8years. d.1. 2year
s. G&N9e
b.5. 00 d.1.25 CI
A0586I V-
25 45.Bryantisconsi deri
ngani nvestmenti nanew cheese- cut
tingmachineto
repl
acei tsexistingcheesecut ter.Infor
mat ionontheexist
ingmachineand
65.(Ignorei ncome taxes i
nt his pr
oblem.)The Hi ggins Companyhas just thereplacementmachi nef oll
ow:
pur chasedapi eceofequipmentatacostof$120, 000.Thi
sequipmentwil
l Costofnewmachi ne P40,
000
reduceoper ati
ngcost
sby$40, 000eachy earfort henexteightyear
s.This Netannual savingsinoper atingcosts 9,
000
equi pmentr epl
acesoldequipmentthatwassol df or$8,000cash.Thenew Salvagev aluenowoft heol dmachi ne 6,
000
equi pmenthasapay backperiodof:(
E) Salvagev alueoft heoldmachi nein8y ears 0
a.8. 0years. c. 10.0year s. Salvagev alueoft henewmachi nein8y ears 5,
000
b.2. 8years. d.3. 0years. G&N9e Estimatedl i
feoft henewmachi ne 8years
xl
Whati stheexpect edpay backper i
odforthenewmachi ne?(M)
. Hai
gAi rcr
aftisconsi
deri
ngapr oj
ectwhichhasanup- fr
ontcostpai
dtodayat A.4. 44y ear
s. C.6. 50year
s.
t=0.Thepr oj
ectwil
lgenerat
eposi t
ivecashflowsof$60,000ay earatthe B.2. 67y ear
s. D.3. 78year
s. PolBobadi
ll
a
endofeachoft henextf i
veyears. Thepr oj
ect’
sNPVi s$75,000andt he
company ’
s WACC i s 10 per
cent. Whati sthe proj
ect’
s si
mple,regul
ar 44.Sal
ve Company i s consi
dering an investmenti n a new cheese-cutt
ing
payback?(M) machinetor eplaceitsexist
ingcheesecut ter
.I nfor
mati
onont heexi st
ing
a.3. 22years d.2. 35years machineandt hereplacementmachi nefoll
ow:
b.1. 56years e. 4.16years Costofthenewmachi ne P100,000
c. 2.54years Bri
gham Netannual savi
ngsinoper ati
ngcosts 20,
000
xl
i Sal
vagev aluenowoft heol dmachine 10,
000
.Demi ng,I
nc.isconsideri
ngt hepurchaseofproductionequipmentthatcosts Sal
vagev alueoftheoldmachi nein8y ears 0
$600,000.Theequi pmenti sexpect edtogener at
eannualcashi nflowsof Sal
vagev alueofthenewmachi nein8y ears 20,
000
$200,000andhav eausef ulli
feof5y earswit
hnosal v
agev al
ue.Thef ir
m’s Esti
matedl i
feofthenewmachi ne 8y ears
costofcapi t
ali
s14per cent.Thecompanyusest hest r
aight
-l
inemet hodof
Whatistheexpect edpaybackper i
odforthenewmachi ne?
depreciat
ionwit
hnomi d-yearconv
ent i
on.I
gnoreincomet axes.
a.4.00y ear
s c. 4.50y ear
s
Paybackf ort
heprojectis
b.4.33y ear
s d.5. 00years Pol Bobadill
a
a.5. 00years c. 3.
00y ears
b.3. 50years d.2.38y ears H&M
UnevenCashFlows
xl
i
i
.I
faninit
ialinv
est
mentout
layi
s$60,
000andt
hecashf
lowspr
oject
edar
e
63.(
Ignor
eincometaxesi
nthi
spr
obl
em.
)Buy
-Ri
tePhar
macyhaspur
chaseda
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$15,000,$20,
000,$25,000,and $10,
000 i
n each oft
he f
ir
stf
oury
ear
s, 2 300 700
respecti
vel
y,t
hepaybackperi
odinyear
swouldbe:(E) 3 500 1,
200
A.3. 3 D.4.0 4 200 1,
400
B.3. 0 E.5.0 a.2years. c. 2.
86year
s.
C.2. 5 C&U b.2.
60years. d.3y ear
s. CI
A1187I
V-
19
8.Afir
mi sevaluat
ingaproposalwhichhasaninit
ialinvest
mentof$35,
000and
hascashf l
owsof$10,000iny ear1,$20,
000iny ear2,and$10,
000inyear3. *
. Gi
venthesedata:
Thepaybackperiodoftheproj
ectis(E)  Netaftertaxinflowsare:P24,000foryear1,P30,000f
ory
ear2,P36,
000
A.1y ear. C.between1and2y ear
s. foryear3,andP30, 00foryear4.
B.2y ears. D.between2and3y ear
s. Gi tman  Ini
ti
alinvest
mentout layisP60,
000.
 Costofcapitalis18%
xl
i
ii
.TheSeattleCorporati
onhasbeenpr esentedwi t
hani nvestmentopportunit
y Det
erminethepay backperiodfort
hisi
nvestment(E)
whichwillyi
eldcashf l
owsof$30,000pery earinYear s1through4,$35,000 a.2.50years. c. 3.00years.
peryearinYears5t hr
ough9,and$40, 000inYear10.Thi sinvest
mentwi ll b.2.17years. d.3. 17years. RPCPA0594
costthef i
rm $150,000today,andthef i
rm’scostofcapi talis10per cent.
Assumecashf l
owsoccurev enlydur
ingthey ear,1/365t
heachday .Whati s 66.(I
gnorei ncomet axesi nt hisprobl
em.)TheKeegoCompanyi splanninga
thepaybackperiodforthi
sinvest
ment?(E) $200,000equi pmenti nvestmentthathasanesti
matedfiv
e-yearli
fewithno
a.5.23y ears d.6.12y ears esti
mat edsal vagev alue.Thecompanyhaspr oj
ectedthefoll
owingannual
b.4.86y ears e. 4.
35y ears cashf l
owsf ortheinv estment .
c. 4.
00y ears Br
igham Year CashInfl
ows
1 $120,000
xl
i
v
.MichiganMat tr
essCompanyi sconsi deri
ngt hepur chaseofl andandt he 2 60,000
constructionofanewpl ant
.Theland, whichwoul dbeboughti mmedi atel
y(at 3 40,000
t=0) ,hasacostof$100, 000andt hebui l
ding, whichwoul dbeer ectedatt he 4 40,000
endoft hef i
rstyear(t=1),wouldcost$500, 000.I tisestimatedt hatthe 5 40,000
fi
rm’saf ter-
taxcashfl
owwi l
lbeincreasedby$100, 000st ar
ti
ngatt heendof Total $300,000
thesecond y ear,andthatthi
si ncrement alf low woul dincreaseata10 Assumi ngt hatt hecashi nf
lowsoccurevenl
yov ertheyear,thepayback
percentr ateannuallyoverthenext10 y ears. Whati st heappr oximate peri
odf ortheinvestmenti s:(
E)
paybackper iod?(M) a.0. 75y ears. c. 4.
91years.
a. 2y ears d. 8y ear s b.1. 67y ears. d.2.50years. CMAadapt ed
b. 4y ears e. 10y ears
c. 6y ears Br i
gham *
. Sweets,
Etc.
,Inc.pl
anstoundert
akeacapit
alexpenditur
erequi
ri
ngP2mil
li
on
cashoutl
ay.Bel ow ar
etheproj
ectedaf
ter-
taxcashi nfl
ow f
orthef
ivey
ear
xl
v.Amachinecosti
ng$1,000producestot
al cashinf
lowsof$1,
400over4year
s. peri
odcover
ingtheusefull
i
fe.Thecompany’staxrateis35%.
Det
erminethepaybackperi
odgivent
hef oll
owingcashfl
ows:(E) Year P’000
Year Aft
er-
TaxCashFlows Cumulati
veCashFlows 1 600
1 $400 $ 400
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2 700 2 20,
000
3 480 3 30,
000
4 400 4 20,
000
5 400 5 30,
000
Thef ounderandpr esidentoft hecandycompanybel i
evest hatt hebest Whatist
hepay
backper
iodi
nyear
s,assumingnot
axesarepai
d?
gaugef orcapit
alexpenditur
eiscashpay backperiodandt hatt her ecovery a.4.00 d.3.85
peri
odshoul dnotbemor ethan75% oft heusefullif
eoft hepr ojectorthe b.4.33 e. 3.
33
asset.Shouldthecompanyunder t
aket hepr oj
ect?(M) c. 5.
00 H&M
a.No,si ncethepay backper i
odi s4y earsor80% oft heusef ullifeofthe
proj
ect. *
. Acompanyhast woprojects–ProjectZoom andPr ojectOz.Thet ablebel
ow
b.Yes, sincethepaybackperiodis3. 55y earsor71%oft heusef ullif
eofthe showstheproj
ectedcashf l
owsforthefir
stfi
vey earsoft heproj
ect.
proj
ect. Proj
ectZoom ProjectOz
c. No,sincethepaybackper i
odext endsbey ondthel i
feofthepr oject. Year0 -
10,
000 -
15, 000
RPCPA1096 Year1 +4,
000 +7, 600
d.Yes,si ncethepay backperi
odi s4y earsandst i
llshort
ert hant heuseful Year2 +2,
000 +3, 500
li
feoftheproject
. Year3 +1,
500 +3, 900
xl
vi
Year4 +2,
500 +2, 000
.MonckManagementSer vi
cesisconsider
inganinvest
mentof$30, 000.Dat
a Year5 +3,
000 +1, 000
rel
atedtotheinvest
mentareasfoll
ows: Given t
he dat
a above,comput et he numberofy ear s wi
thi
n which the
Year CashInflows companymaybeabl etorecoupbacki t
sinvest
ment sf rom bothproj
ects:
1 $10,000 a.4y ears;
3years c. 5years,3y ears
2 12,
000 b.4y ears;
5years d.5y ears,5y ears RPCPA1091
3 15,
000
xl
vi
ii
4 20,
000 .
For$45,000,HarmonCompanypur chasedanewmachi newi t
hanest imated
5 10,
000 usefull
ifeoffiveyear
swi t
hnosal vagev al
ue.Themachi neisexpect edto
Costofcapit
al i
s18percent. producecashflowfrom oper
ati
ons,netofincometaxes,asfol
lows:
Whati sthepay backperi
odi nyearsapproxi
matedtot wodeci malpoint
s 1styear $9, 000
assumingnotaxesar epai
d? 2dyear 12,
000
a.3. 00 d.2.22 3dyear 15,
000
b.2. 00 e. 5.
00 4thyear 9,
000
c. 2.53 H&M 5thyear 8,
000
xl
vi
i
Harmonwi llusethesum- of
-t
he-y
ear s-
digi
ts'met
hodt odepreciatethenew
.HandyProducts Companywas consi der
ing t
he purchase ofequipment
. machineasf ol
lows:
Det
ail
sont heequi
pmentar easfoll
ows: 1styear $15,000
Year Ori
ginalI
nvestment CashInf
lowf r
om Operat
ions 2dyear 12,
000
0 $100,000 3dyear 9,
000
1 $20,000 4thyear 6,
000
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5thyear 3,
000 Cal
cul
ateBr
avo,
Inc.

spay
backr
eci
procal
fort
hisi
nvest
ment
:(E)
Whati
sthepay
backper
iod?(
E a.20.5% c. 11.
9%
A.3years C.5y
ear
s b.18.3% d.22.2% RPCPA0594
B.4years D.2y
ear
s AI
CPAadapt
ed
Payback&PaybackReci
procal
Gi
v enBeforeTaxCashFl ow Questi
ons48and49arebasedont
hefoll
owingi
nfor
mation. RPCPA0591
EvenCashFl ows I
famachi necostsP5,
000andwil
lgenerat
eannualcashinfl
owsofP1,000f
or
*. Mar yCompanyr ecentlyacquiredamachi neatacostofP64, 000.I twil
lbe thenext8year
s,
depreci
at ed on a straight-
li
ne basis overeighty ear
swi th no esti
mated
salvagev al
ue. Maryest i
matest hatt hi
swi l
lproduceanannualnetcash *
. Whati
sthepay
backper
iod?
inf
low (bef or
eincomet axes)ofP18, 000.Assumi ngani ncomet axrateof a.8years c. 6y
ear
s
35%, whati stheapproximatepay backper i
odforthisinvest
ment ?(
E) b.5years d.3year
s
a.4. 4y ears. c. 7.1years.
b.12. 8y ears. d.3. 6years. RPCPA0598 *
. Whati
sthepay
backr
eci
procal
?(E)
a.125% c. 20%
xl
i
x. Fi tzgeral
dCompanyi splanni
ngt oacquirea$250, 000machinet
hatwil
l b.15% d.33%
prov i
dei ncreasedeffi
cienci
es,therebyreducingannualoperati
ngcostsby
$80,000.Themachi newi l
lbedepreciat
edbyt hestrai
ght-
li
nemethodovera5 Questions71t hr
ough73ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformati
on.
-
y earlifewi t
hnosalvagev al
ueattheendof5y ears.Assuminga40%income Glei
m
taxr ate,themachine'
spay backperi
odis( E) Hender sonInc.haspurchasedanew f leetoftr
uckst odeli
veritsmerchandise.
A.3. 13y ears. C.3.68y ears. Thet r
uckshav eausefulli
feof8y earsandcostat otalof$500,000.Henderson
B.3. 21y ears. D.4.81y ears. CMA06914- expectsi t
snexti ncr
ease in aft
er-t
axcash f l
ow t o be $150,000 i
n Year1,
16 $175,000inYear2,$125, 000inYear3,and$100, 000ineachoft heremaini
ng
years.
l
. JordanCompanyi sconsi
deri
ngthepurchaseofanewmachi nef
or$200,000.
Themachi negenerat
esannualr
evenuesof$125,000andannual
expensesof l
i
.Ignori
ngthetimev al
ueofmoney
,howlongwillittakeHender
sont
orecov
er
$75,000whichincl
udes$15,000ofdepreci
ati
on.Whatisthepaybackperi
od theamountofinv
estment
.
i
ny earsonthemachineapproxi
matedtoonedecimalpoint
? a.3.5years. c. 4.
2y ears.
a.1. 6 d.1. 7 b.4.0years. d.5y ears.
b.3. 1 e. 2.1
c. 4.0 H&M l
i
i.Whati
sthepay
backr
eci
procal
fort
hef
leetoft
rucks?
a.29% c. 24%
PaybackReciprocal b.25% d.20%
*. Thepay backr eci
procalisanest i
mat eoftheinternalrat
eofr et
urn. The
Bravo,
Inc.isconsideri
ngt heacquisit
ionofamer chandisepicki
ngsyst
em to l
i
ii
.Assumet henetcashf lowt
obe$130,
000ay ear.Whati
sthepaybackt
ime
i
mpr ovecustomerser vi
ce.Annualcashr etur
nsoni nvestmentcostofP1.2 fort
hefleetoftrucks?
mill
i
onisP220, 000.Usef ulli
feisestimatedat8y ears.Thecompany ’
scost a.3y ears. c. 3.
85y ear
s.
ofcapi
talis14%andi ncomet axrat
eis35%. b.3.15y ears. d.4y ears.
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DI
SCOUNTEDPAYBACK
BAILOUTPAYBACK EvenCashFl ow
37.Themanuf actureoffoli
cacidisacompet it
ivebusi
ness.Anewpl antcosts l
v.Coughl i
nMot orsi
sconsi
der
ingapr
ojectwit
ht hefol
lowingexpect
edcash
$100,000andl astsf orthr
eey ear
s. Thecashf l
ow from thepl antisas fl
ows:
fol
lows:Year1:+43,300,Year2:$43,300andYear3=58, 300.Ift
hesal vage Year Proj
ectCashFlow
val
ueoft heplantattheendofyear1i s$80,
000,wouldyouscr aptheplantat 0 -
$700mill
i
on
theendofy ear1?Assumet her
ei snotax. 1 200mill
i
on
A.Yes C.Needmor einformation 2 370mill
i
on
B.No D.Don'tknow B&M 3 225mill
i
on
4 700mill
i
on
40.Themanuf actureoffoli
cacidisacompet it
ivebusi
ness.Anewpl antcosts Theproject
’sWACCis10per
cent
.Whatistheproj
ect’
sdiscount
edpay back?
$100,000andl astsf orthr
eey ear
s. Thecashf l
ow from thepl antisas (M)
fol
lows:Year1:+43,300,Year2:$43,300andYear3=58, 300.Ifthesalvage a.3.15y ears d.2. 58years
val
ueoft heplantattheendofyear2i s$60,
000,wouldyouscr aptheplantat b.4.09y ears e. 3.09years Brigham
theendofy ear2?Assumet her
ei snotax. c. 1.
62y ears
A.Yes C.Don'tknow
B.No D.Needmor einformation B&M UnevenCashFl ow
17.Giv
enthef oll
owi
ngcashfl
owsf
orproj
ectZ:C0=-2,000,C1=600,
C2=2160
39.Themanuf actureoffoli
cacidisacompet it
ivebusi
ness.Anewpl antcosts andC3=6000,cal cul
atet
hedi
scount
edpaybackper i
odfort
heproj
ectata
$100,000andl astsf orthr
eey ear
s. Thecashf l
ow from thepl antisas di
scountrateof20%.(
E)
fol
lows:Year1:+43,300,Year2:$43,300andYear3=58, 300.Ifthesalvage A.Oney ear C.3y ear
s
val
ueoft heplantattheendofyear2i s$40,
000,wouldyouscr aptheplantat B.2y ear
s D.Noneoft heabove B&M
theendofy ear2?Assumet her
ei snotax.
A.Yes C.Don'tknow l
vi
.Aprojecthasthefol
l
owingcashfl
ows:
B.No D.Needmor einformation B&M Year ProjectCashFl ow
0 -$3,000
l
i
v.Womar kCompanypur chasedanew machi neonJanuar y1oft hisyearf or 1 1,000
$90,
000,wi t
hanest i
mat edusef ullif
eof5y earsandasal vagev alueof 2 1,000
$10,
000. Themachi newi l
lbedepr eciat
edusi ngt hestr
aight-
li
nemet hod. 3 1,000
Themachi neisexpected t o producecashf low from operati
ons,netof 4 1,000
i
ncomet axes,of$36,000ay earineachoft henext5y ears. Thenew It
scostofcapi t
alis10percent
.Whatistheproj
ect
’sdiscountedpay back
machine’ssalvageval
ueis$20, 000i nyears1and2, and$15,0000i nyears3 peri
od?(E)
and4.Whatwi llbet
hebai l
outper i
od(rounded)f ort
henewmachi ne?(E) a.3. 00year
s d.3.75year
s
a.1.4y ears. c. 1.9year s. b.3. 30year
s e. 4.
75year
s
b.2.2y ears. d.3. 4year s. AICPA0582I -
36 c. 3.52year
s Brigham
l
vi
i
.Ll
oydEnt
erpr
iseshasapr
ojectwhi
chhast
hef
oll
owi
ngcashf
lows:

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Year Pr
ojectCashFl
ow 3 40,
000 30,
000
0 -$200,
000 4 30,
000 0
1 50,
000 Whi
chinvest
mentproj
ect
(s)doesthecompanyi nv
esti
n?(
M)
2 100,
000 a.Proj
ectAonly. c. Pr
ojectAandProj
ectB.
3 150,
000 b.Neit
herProj
ectAnorProj
ectB. d.Pr ojectBonl
y. Br
igham
4 40,
000
5 25,
000 NETPRESENTVALUE
Thecostofcapi
tali
s10per
cent
.Whati
st hepr
oject
’sdi
scountedpayback? NetInit
ial I
nvestment
(M) EvenCashI nfl
owsGiven,IgnoreI
ncomeTaxes
l
x
a.1.8763year
s d.2.4793year
s . ShirtCompanywant stopurchaseanewcut t
ingmachinefori
tssewingpl ant
.
b.2.0000year
s e. 2.
6380year
s Thei nvestmentisexpectedtogenerat
eannual cashinfl
owsof$300,000.The
c. 2.
3333year
s Bri
gham requiredrateofret
ur nis12%andt hecur r
entmachineisexpect
edtol astfor
foury ears.Whatist hemaxi mum dol l
aramountShi rtCompanywoul dbe
l
vi
ii
.PolkProduct
sisconsider
inganinvestmentpr
ojectwi
ththefoll
owi
ngcash will
ingt ospendforthemachi ne,
assumi ngitsli
fei
salsofouryear
s?Income
fl
ows: taxesar enotconsidered.(
M)
Year Proj
ectCashFl
ow a.$507, 000 c. $791,740
0 -
$100,
000 b.$720, 600 d.$911, 100 Hor ngren
1 40,
000
2 90,
000 54.(Ignor
ei ncome taxes inthis probl
em. )Stratfor
d Companypur chased a
3 30,
000 machinewi thanest i
mated usefulli
feofsev eny ear
s.Themachi newil
l
4 60,
000 generatecashinfl
owsof$90, 000eachy earoverthenextsevenyears.I
fthe
The companyhas a 10 percentcostofcapi t
al. Whatisthe pr
oject
’s machinehasnosal vagevalueatt heendofsev enyear
s,andassumi ngthe
di
scountedpayback?(
M) company '
sdiscountrateis10%, whatisthepur chasepr
iceofthemachi nei
f
a.1.67y ear
s d.2.49years thenetpresentval
ueoft heinvest
menti s$170,000?(M)
b.1.86y ear
s e. 2.
67years a.$221, 950. c. $268, 120.
c. 2.
11y ear
s Bri
gham b.$170, 000. d.$438, 120. G&N9e
l
i
x
.DavisCorporati
onisfacedwi t
ht woi ndependentinvestmentoppor t
un-i
ti
es. EvenAf t
er-taxCashFl owsGiven
Thecorporati
onhasani nv
estmentpol i
cywhichrequiresacceptableproj
ects *. GarwoodCompanyhaspur chasedamachi net hatwillbedepr eci
atedont he
torecoverallcostswithi
n3y ears.Thecor por
ationusest hedi scounted str
aight-li
nebasi soveranest imatedusef ull
ifeof7y earswithnosal vage
paybackmet hodtoassesspot entialprojectsandut i
l
izesadi scountrat
eof val
ue.Themachi neisexpectedtogener atecashf lowf rom operati
ons,net
10percent.Thecashfl
owsf orthet wopr ojectsar
e: ofincomet axes,of$80,
000i neachoft he7y ear s.Gar wood’sexpectedrate
Year ProjectACashFl ow Proj
ectBCash ofreturni s12%.I nf
ormati
ononpr esentvaluefact or
si sasf ol
l
ows:
Fl
ow Pr esentvalueof$1at12%f orsevenper i
ods 0.452
0 -$100,000 -
$80,000 Pr esentv al
ueofanor dinaryannuityof$1at12% f or 4.564
1 40,000 50,000 sev enperiods
2 40,000 20,000 Assumi ngaposi ti
venetpresentvalueof$12, 720,whatwast hecostoft he
machi ne?( M)
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a.$240,
400 c. $352,
400 b.P3,
524,
000 d.P3,
778,
400 RPCPA1095
b.$253,
120 d.$377,840 AI
CPA1181I
-39
*
. OnJanuar y1,acompanyi nvest
edi nanassetwi thausefulli
feof3y ears.
*
.I ti
st hest artoft hey earandSt .TropezCo.pl anstorepl
aceitsoldsing-
along Thecompany ’sexpect edrateofr eturnis10%.Thecashf l
ow andpresent
equipment .Thesei nformationareav ai
labl
e: andf utureval
uefactorsf orthe3year sareasfoll
ows:
Old New CashI nflow PresentValue Fut
ureValue
Equi pmentcost P70,000 P120,000 Year Fr om t heAsset of$1at10% of$1at10%
Cur rentsal vagev alue 10,000 - 1 $8, 000 .
91 1.10
Sal vagev al
ue, endofusef ulli
fe 2,000 16,000 2 9,000 .
83 1.21
Annual oper ati
ngcost s 56,000 38,000 3 10,000 .
75 1.33
Accumul ateddepr eciati
on 55,300 - Allcashi nf
lowsareassumedt ooccuraty ear
-end.Ift
heassetgenerat esa
Est i
mat edusef ulli
fe 10years 10y ear
s positi
venetpr esentv alueof$2, 000,whatwast heamountoft heoriginal
Thecompany ’
si ncomet axrateis35%andi t
scostofcapitalis12%.Whati s i
nv estment?
thepr esentv alueofal ltherelevantcashf l
owsatt imezer
o?( D) a.$20, 250 c. $30,
991
a.( P54, 000) c. (P120,000) b.$22, 250 d.$33,991 CIA1185IV-24
b.( P110, 000) d.( P124,700) RPCPA0594
RequiredSal vageValue
UnevenCashInfl
owsGi ven,I
gnoreIncomeTaxes 105. Cr amden Ar mor ed CarCo.i s considering the acqui sit
ion ofa new
50.(I
gnor
ei ncome t axes int hi
s probl
em. )Hor n Corporat
ion i
s consideri
ng armor ed truck.Thet rucki sexpect ed t
o cost$300, 000.The company '
s
i
nvest
inginaf our-
y earpr
oject.Cashinfl
owsf rom t
hepr oj
ectareexpectedto discountr ateis12per cent .Thefi
rm hasdet erminedt hatthet ruckgenerates
beasfoll
ows:Year1, $2,
000;Year2,$2,200;Year3,$2,400;Year4,$2,600.If aposi tivenetpresentv alueof$17,022.Howev er,thef i
rmi suncer t
ainast o
usi
ngadi scountr ateof8%,t heproj
ecthasaposi tiv
enetpr esentvalueof whet herithasdet ermi nedar easonableestimat eoft hesal vagev al
ueoft he
$500,
whatwast heamountoft heori
ginalinv
estment?( M) tr
uck.I ncomput i
ngt henetpr esentv al
ue,t hecompanyassumedt hatthe
a.$1,411. c. $7,
054. tr
uckwoul d besal vaged att heend oft hef ifthy earf or$60, 000.What
b.$2,411. d.$8,054. AICPAadapt ed expect edsalvagev al
uef orthetr
uckwoul dcauset hei nvestmentt ogenerate
anetpr esentval
ueof$0?I gnor
etaxes.(D)
NetPresentVal ueGi v
en a.$30, 000 c. $55,278
*. McIndonCor porati
onboughtamaj orequipmentwhi chisdepreciableover7 b.$0 d.$42, 978 Barfi
eld
yearsonast r
aight-l
inebasi swi t
houtanysal vagev al
ue.I ti
sestimatedthati
t
woul dgeneratecashf l
owf r
om oper at
ions,netofi ncomet axes,ofP800,000 RequiredAnnual CashFlows,IgnoreIncomeTaxes
i
neachoft hesev eny ears.Thecompany ’
sexpect edr ateofreturnis12%. NPVi sZer o
l
xi
Basedonest i
mat es, t
hepr ojecthasanetpr esentvalueofP127,200.Whati s .Inv estmentAr equi
resaneti nvestmentof$800,000.Therequir
edrateof
thecostoft heequi pment ?(E) ret
ur nis12%f orthefour
-yearannuit
y.Whataretheannual
cashinf
lowsift
he
Tof aci
li
tatecomput ati
ons,bel owarepr esentvaluefactors: netpr esentval
ueequals0?( r
ounded)(M)
Presentv al
ueofP1at12%f orsev enyearsis0. 452. a.$189, 483 c. $274,
848
Presentv al
ueofanor dinaryannui t
yofP1at12%f orsev enyearsis4.564. b.$263, 418 d.$295,733 Horngr
en
a.P3, 651,200 c. P2,404,000
71.Sal
vageCo.i
sconsi
der
ingt
hepur
chaseofanew ocean-
goi
ngv esselt
hat
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couldpotenti
all
yreducelaborcost sofitsoperat
ionbyaconsi derabl emar gin. fl
owsassociat
edwi t
hjustthetangi
blecostsandbenef i
tsisanegative
Thenew shi pwoul dcost$500, 000andwoul dbef ul
lydepr eciatedbyt he $184,
350.How l
argewouldt
heannualnetcashi nfl
owsf r
om theint
angi
ble
str
aight-
li
nemet hodov er10y ear
s.Att heendof10y ears,theshi pwi llhave benef
it
shavetobetomakethisafi
nanci
all
yacceptablei
nvestment
?(M)
nov al
ueandwi llbesunki nsomeal r
eadypol l
utedhar bor.TheSal vageCo. '
s a.$18,435. c. $35,
000.
costofcapi t
alis12per cent ,anditsmar gi
naltaxr ateis40per cent.Ifthe b.$30,000. d.$37,236. G&N9e
shi
ppr oducesequalannuall aborcostsav i
ngsov eri
ts10-y earli
fe, howmuch
dot heannualsav i
ngsi nlaborcost sneedt obet ogener ateanetpr esent RequiredLife
val
ueof$0ont heproject?(Roundt othenearestdoll
ar .
)(M) 106. BookerSt eelI
nc.i
sconsi
deringaninvestmentthatwoul
drequir
eani ni
tial
a.$68, 492 c. $88,
492 cashout layof$400,
000andwoul dhav enosalvageval
ue.Theprojectwould
b.$114, 154 d.$147,487 Barfi
eld gener at
e annualcash i
nfl
owsof$75, 000.The f i
rm'
sdiscountr ateis8
percent.How manyy ear
smustt heannualcashf l
owsbegener at
edf orthe
NPVi sPositi
ve projecttogenerat
eanetpresentvalueof$0?( M)
49.(I
gnorei ncomet axesi nthispr oblem.)BenzCompanyi sconsideri
ngt he a.bet ween5and6y ear
s c. between7and8y ear
s
purchaseofamachi nethatcosts$100, 000andhasausefull
if
eof18y ears. b.bet ween6and7y ear
s d.bet ween8and9y ear
s Bar
fi
eld
Thecompany '
srequi r
eddi scountr at
eis12%.Ifthemachine'
snetpr esent
valueis$5, 850,thent heannualcashi nfl
owsassociat
edwit
ht hemachi ne PresentValueComput at
ions
mustbe( r
oundt othenear estwhol edoll
ar)
:(M) Combi nedProj
ects
a.$42, 413. 45.Considertwopr oj
ectsAandBwithpresentv
aluesPV(A.=300( di
scount
ed
b.$14, 600. at10%)andPV( B.=500(di
scount
edat15%) . Thepr esentv
alueofthe
c. $13,760. combi nedpr
ojectis:
d.i ti
simpossi bletodet er
mi nefrom thedatagi
ven. G&N9e A.800 C.300
B.500 D.Noneoft heabove B&M
43.(I
gnoreincomet axesi nt
hisprobl
em.)Givent
hefol
lowingdata:
Presentinvestmentrequi
red $12,
000 Dif
ferent
ial Depr eciati
onTaxShiel d
Netpresentv al
ue $ 430 40.ForP450, 000,Mabi niCorpor ation purchased a new machi ne with an
Annualcostsav ings $? esti
mat edusef ulli
feoffiv
ey ear swithnosal vagev al
ue. Themachi neis
Di
scountr ate 12% expectedt opr oducecashflowf rom operati
onsnetof40%i ncomet axes(as
Li
feoft heproject 10year
s shown bel ow) . Mabi niwi lluse t he sum- of
-the-year
s’-digi
ts met hod to
Basedont hedat agiven,t
heannualcostsavi
ngswouldbe:(M) depreciatet henewmachi ne( asshownbel ow).
a.$1, 630.
00. c. $2,
123.
89. After-TaxCashFl ow SYDDepr eciat
ion
b.$2, 200.
00. d.$2,553.
89. G&N9e Firstyear P160, 000 P150,000
Secondy ear 140,000 120,000
NPVi sNegat i
ve Thi r
dy ear 180,000 90,000
42.Highpoint,I
nc.,i
sconsider
inginvesti
nginautomat edequi pmentwithat en- Four thy ear 120,000 60,000
yearusef ulli
fe.Managers atHi ghpoi
nthav e estimated the cash f
lows Fifthy ear 100,000 30,000
associatedwiththet
angibl
ecostsandbenef i
tsofaut omat i
on,buthavebeen Thepr esentv alueof1f or5per iodsat12%i s3.
60478.Thepr esentvalueof
unablet oesti
mat ethecashflowsassociatedwi t
ht heintangi
blebenefi
ts. 1at12% atendofeachper iodar e:EndofPer iod1–0. 8928;Per i
od2–
Usingt hecompany '
s10% discountrate,t
henetpr esentv al
ueoft hecash
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0.
79719,Peri
od3–0. 71178;Per
iod4–0.63552;Peri
od5–0. 56743. machineasf ol l
ows:
HadMabiniusedstrai
ght-
li
nemet hodofdepr
eciat
ion,whatisthedif
fer
ence Fi
rstyear P150,000
i
nnetpresentval
ueprovi
dedbythemachineatadiscountrateof12%? Secondy ear 120,000
A.Incr
easeofP9,750 C.DecreaseofP24,376 Thir
dy ear 90,
000
B.DecreaseofP9,750 D.Incr
easeofP24,376 Pol Bobadi
ll
a Fourthy ear 60,
000
Fi
fthy ear 30,
000
17.TristanConsul ting,Inc.oper atesconsul t
ingoffi
cesinMani la,Ol
ongapo,and Thepresentv alueof1f or5periods at12per centis3.60478.Thepr esent
Cebu.Thef irmi spr esentlyconsi deringani nvest
menti nanew mai nframe val
uesof1at12per centatendofeachper i
odar e:
comput erandcommuni cati
onsof twar e.Thecomput erwoul dcostP6mi lli
on Endof:Per iod1–0. 8928,Peri
od2-0. 79719,Per i
od3 -0. 71178, Peri
od4
andhav eanexpect edl ifeof8y ear s.Fort axpurposes,thecomput ercanbe -0.
63552, Per i
od5-0. 56743
depr eciated usi ng ei t
herst r
aight-li
ne met hod orSum- of-t
he-
Years’-
Di git
s Thenetadv ant age(inpresentvalue)ofusingt heSum- of-
the-Years’
-Digi
ts
(SYD)met hodov erfivey ears.Nosal vagev al
ueisrecognizedincomput i
ng methodov ert hestrai
ght-l
i
nemet hodatadi scountrateof12per centis
depr eciati
onexpenseandnosal vagev al
ueisexpectedatt heendoft hel i
fe a.P14, 620 c. P 7,
340
oft heequi pment .Thecompany ’
scostofcapi tali
s10%andi tst
axr at eis b.P12, 188 d.P 9,750 Pol Bobadil
la
40%.
Thepr esentv alueofanannui t
yof1f or5per iodsis3.791andf or8per i
odsi s UnevenCashFlows
5.335.Thepr esentv al
uesof1att heendofeachper i
odar e: 11.Whati
sthepr esentvalueoft
hef
oll
owi
ngcashf
lowatadiscountr
ateof15%
1 0.9091 5 0.6209 APR?
2 0.8264 6 0.5645 t
=1 t
=2
3 0.7513 7 0.5132 -
100,000 300,
000
4 0.6830 8 0.4665 A.$185,000 C.$139,
887
Thepr esentv alueoft henetadv ant ageusingSYDmet hodofdepr eciat i
on B.$200,000 D.Noneoftheabove B&M
withaf i
ve-yearl i
fe-i nstead ofst raight-
li
ne method ofdepr eci
ating t he
equipmenti s 9.USSA companyhasanoppor t
uni
tyt oinvesti nagol dmine. Thei nit
ial
A.P86, 224 C.P115, 168 i
nvest
menti s$150mi ll
ion.Theminei sesti
mat edt opr oduce80,
000ounces
B.P215, 560 D.P287, 893 PolBobadi ll
a ofgol
dpery earforthenexttenyears.Theext racti
oncostofgol dperounce
i
s$100andt heexpectedrevenueisatthatlevel.Supposet hecurrentpri
ce
43.Sil
l
imanCor porati
on purchased anew machi neforP450,000. Thenew ofgol
dis$300perounce.Thepr iceofgoldi sexpect edt ogrowat4%per
machinehasanest imatedusefull
if
eoff i
vey ear
swithnosalvageval
ue.The yearf
ortheforeseeablefutur
e.Ift
heappr oximat ediscountrateis10%,then
machinei sexpect ed to pr
oducecash f lowsf rom oper
ati
ons,netof40 thepr
esentvalueofgoldis:
percenti
ncomet axes,
asf ol
lows: A.Lesst han$300perounce C.Gr eaterthan$300perounce
Fir
styear P160,
000 B.$300perounce D.Notenoughi nformat
ion B&M
Secondy ear 140,
000
Thir
dy ear 180,
000 10.USSA companyhasanoppor t
uni
tyt oinvesti nagol dmine. Theini
tial
Fourt
hy ear 120,
000 i
nvest
mentis$150mi l
l
ion.Theminei sest
imat edtoproduce80,
000ounces
Fif
thyear 100,
000 ofgol
dperyearfort
henexttenyears.Theextracti
oncostofgoldperounce
Sil
l
imanwi lluset hesum- of-t
he-
years-
digi
ts’methodt odepreci
atethenew i
s$100andt heexpect
edrevenueisatthatlevel.Supposethecurr
entpri
ce
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ofgoldis$290perounce.Thepr i
ceofgoldisexpectedtogrowat5%per l
xi
i.
PoleCo.isinv
esti
nginamachi newitha3-yearl
ife.Themachinei sexpect ed
yearforforeseeabl
ef ut
ure. I
ftheapproxi
mateddi scountr
atei
s8%,the toreduceannualcashoper
atingcostsby$30,000i neachofthefirst2y ears
presentv
alueofgoldis: andby$20,000inyear3.Presentval
uesofanannui tyof$1at14%ar e:
A.Lesst han$290perounce C.$290perounce Peri
od 1 2 3
B.Gr eat
erthan$290perounce D.Noneoft heabov e B&M Factor 0.88 1.65 2.32
Usinga14%costofcapital
,whatisthepresentvalueofthesefut
uresav i
ngs?
11.USSA companyhasanoppor tuni
tyt oi nvesti nagol dmi ne. Thei ni
tial (E)
i
nv estmenti
s$150mi ll
ion.Themi nei sestimat edtoproduce80,000ounces a.$59, 600 c. $62,
900
ofgoldpery earforthenextteny ears.Theext r
acti
oncostofgol dperounce b.$60, 800 d.$69,500
i
s$100andt heexpectedrevenuei satt hatlevel.Supposethecur rentpr
ice
ofgol di
s$300perounceandt hepr i
ceofgol disexpectedtoincreaseata l
xi
ii
. Mur rayisplanningapr ojectthatwillcost$22, 000. Theannualcash
rateof5%pery earf
ortheforeseeablef utur
e.Whati sthecurrentvalueof0.2 inf
low,netofincomet axes,willbe$5,000ay earf or7y ear
s.Thepr esent
mi l
li
onouncesofgol dtobepr oducedeachy earforthenextf i
veyears(the val
ueof$1at12%i sasfoll
ows:
discountrat
ei s8%pery ear) Per i
od PresentVal ueof$1at12%
A.$300mi ll
ion C.261. 49mi l
li
on
1 .893
B.275. 70mi ll
ion D.Noneoft heabov e B&M
2 .797
3 .712
12.USSA companyhasanoppor t
unityt oi nvesti nagol dmi ne. Thei ni
tial
4 .636
i
nvestmentis$150mi l
l
ion.Themi nei sestimat edtoproduce80,000ounces
5 .567
ofgoldpery earfort
henextt eny ears.Theext racti
oncostofgol dperounce
6 .507
i
s$100andt heexpect
edr evenuei satt hatlevel.Supposethecur rentpr
ice
7 .452
ofgoldis$300perounce, thepriceofgol disexpect edtoincr
easeby10%f or
thenexttwoy earsandat4%af terwar d.Theydiscountrateis10%, whatisthe Usingar at
eofr eturnof12%,whati st hepr esentv al
ueoft hecashf l
ow
curr
entv al
ueof0. 2mill
ionouncesofgol dtobepr oducedeachy earforthe generat
edbythisproject
?(E)
next5years? a.$22,600 c. $34,180
A.$300mi l
lion C.$261. 49mi l
li
on b.$22,820 d.$35, 000 AI
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B.281. 07mi ll
i
on D.Noneoft heabov e B&M
CashFlowf orCer t
ainYear s
NetAnnual CostSavi
ngs Questi
ons89t hru91arebasedont hefoll
owi
nginf
ormat
ion. G&N9e
*. BRGAssembl y
,Inc.isconsider
ingt hepur chaseofanaut omaticwirebonder (Ignorei ncomet axesint hisprobl em.)TheBeckerCompanyisi nt
erestedin
whichcostP750, 000.Ithasat eny earli
fewi t
houtanysal vagev al
ue.BRG buying a pi ece ofequi pmentt hatitneeds.The fol
l
owing data have been
wouldsav eP200,000inlaborcostsannual l
yasar esultoftheuseoft henew assembl edconcer ningthisequipment :
machine.Powercostwoul dhowev erincreaseP25, 000annually
.Thecostof Costofr equir
edequi pment $250,000
capit
alis16%.Thepr esentval
uef actorf or10y earsat16%i s4.8332. The Wor kingcapi t
al r
equired $100,000
presentval
ueofthenetannual costsav i
ngsis(E) Annual operati
ngcashi nfl
ows $80,000
a.P845, 810 c. P745,810 Cashr epairatendof4y ears $40,000
b.P575, 000 d.P966, 640 RPCPA1097 Salvagev al
ueatendof6y ears $90,000
Thisequipmenti sexpectedt ohav eausefull
i
feof6year
s.Attheendoft hesi
xth
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yearthewor ki
ngcapi
talwoul
dber
eleasedf
oruseel
sewher
e.Thecompany
's 93.Thenetpr esentv ueofal
al lcashfl
owsassociat
edwi
tht
hisi
nvest
ment
discountr
ateis10%. (r
oundedtothenearestdol
l
ar)i
s:(M)
a.$377,950. c. $392,
950.
89.Thepr
esentv
alueofal
lfut
ureoper
ati
ngcashinf
lowsiscl
osestt
o:(
M) b.$382,735. d.$362,950.
a.$480,
000. c. $348,
400.
b.$452,
300. d.$278,700. Risk-adj
ustedDi scountRate
Quest i
ons19t hru21ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformat i
on. Git
man
90.Thepresentval
ueoft henetcashflows( allcashi
nfl
owsl
essal
lcash Af i
rmi sconsi deringinvestmentinacapi t
alproj
ectwhi chisdescri
bedbel ow.
out
fl
ows)occurr
ingdur
ingy
ear4is:
(E) Thef ir
m'scostofcapi talis18per centandt heri
skf reerateis6percent.The
a.$40,000. c. $54,640. projecthasar i
ski ndexof1. 5.Thef i
rm usesthefollowingequati
ontodetermine
b.$27,320. d.$42, 790. ther i
skadjusteddi scountrate,RADR,foreachpr oject: RADR=Rf+Ri skIndex
(CostofcapitalRf )
91.Thepresentval
ueoft henetcashflows( al
lcashi
nfl
owsl
essal
lcash I
niti
alI
nvestment $1,
000,000
out
fl
ows)occurr
ingdur
ingy
ear6iscl
osestto:
a.$270,000. c. $107,
200. Year CashInf
low
b.$195,900. d.$152,300. 1 $500,
000
2 500,
000
Certai
nYear&NetPr esentValue 3 500,
000
Questions92&93ar ebasedont hefoll
owingi nf
ormation. G&N9e
(Ignorei ncomet axesi nthispr obl
em. )URCompanyi sconsider
ingr ebuil
ding 19.Thenetpresentv
aluewi
thoutadj
ust
ingt
hedi
scountr
atef
orr
iski
s
andsel li
ngusedal t
ernatorsf orautomobiles.Thecompanyest i
mat est hatthe A.$336,000. C.$179,
400.
netoper ati
ngcashf l
ows( saleslesscashoper ati
ngexpenses)ari
singf rom the B.$250,000. D.$87,
000.
rebuil
dingandsal eoft heusedal ternat
orswoul dbeasf ol
l
ows( number sin
parenthesesindicateanout fl
ow) : 20.Thedi
scountr at
ethatshoul
dbeusedint
henetpr
esentv
aluecal
cul
ati
ont
o
Year s1-10. .. $90, 000 compensateforri
skis
Year11. .
..
..
.. (20,000) A.6per cent. C.18per
cent.
Year12. .
..
..
.. 100, 000 B.15per cent. D.24per
cent.
I
naddi tiontot heabov enetoper ati
ngcashf l
ows,URCompanywoul dpur chase
productionequi pmentcost ing$200, 000now t ousei ntherebuil
dingoft he 21.Thenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hepr
ojectwhenadj
ustingf
orr
iski
s
alt
ernators.Theequi pmentwoul dhav ea12- yearl
ifeanda$15,000sal v
agev alue. A. $9,
500. C.$87,000.
Thecompany 'sdiscountrateis10%. B.$0. D.$105,000.

92.Thepresentv al
ueofthenetoperat
ingcashf l
ows( sal
eslesscashoperat
ing NetPresentVal
ueComputat
ion-Der
ivat
ion
expenses)ari
singfrom t
herebui
l
dingandsal eofthealter
nator
s(roundedto GivenPaybackPeri
od
l
xi
v
thenearestdoll
ar)i
s:(
M) .ShannonIndustr
iesi
sconsi
deri
ngapr oj
ectwhi
chhasthef ol
lowi
ngcash
a.$582, 735. c. $577,950. fl
ows:
b.$596, 735. d.$591, 950. Year Pr
ojectCashFl
ow
0 ?
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1 $2,000 B.+$60 D.Noneoft


heabov
e. B&M
2 3,000
3 3,000 Si
ngleCashInflow
4 1,500 15.I
ft hepresentvalueofacashfl
ow gener
atedbyani ni
ti
ali
nvest
mentof
Theprojecthasapay
backof2. 5years. Thefir
m’scostofcapit
alis12 $100,
000is$120,000,
whati
stheNPVoftheproj
ect
?(E)
per
cent.Whatist
hepr
oject
’snetpr
esentval
ueNPV?(M) A.$120,000 C.$100,000
a.$577. 68 d.$2, 761.
32 B.$20,000 D.Noneoft heabov
e B&M
b.$765. 91 e. $3,765.
91
c. $1,
049.80 Bri
gham EvenCashFl ows,NoPresentValueTabl
e
43.Ani nvestmentopport
unit
ycost i
ng$75,000isexpect
edt oyiel
dnetcash
GivenProfit
abil
i
tyIndex fl
owsof$22, 000annual
lyforfi
veyears. TheNPVoft heinv
estmentata
93.TheMcNal l
yCo.i sconsider
inganinvest
menti napr oj
ectthatgenerat
esa cutoffrat
eof12%woul dbe
prof
itabil
i
tyindexof1.3.Thepresentval
ueoft hecashinf
lowsont heproj
ect a.$( 4,310) c. $75,
000
is$44,000.Whatisthenetpresentval
ueofthisproj
ect?(M) b.$4, 310 d.$79,310 D,
L&H9e
a.$10, 154 c. $57,
200
b.$13, 200 d.$33,846 Bar
fi
eld 43.Ani nvestmentopport
unit
ycosti
ng$75,000isexpect
edt oyiel
dnetcash
fl
owsof$23, 000annual
lyforfi
vey
ears.TheNPVoft heinv
estmentata
NetPresentValue–I gnoreI
ncomeTaxes cutoffrat
eof14%woul dbe(E)
GivenPresentValueofCashInfl
ow a.$( 3,959)
. c. $75,
000.
16.Aniniti
alinvest
mentof$400, 000willproduceanendofy earcashf
low of b.$3, 959. d.$78,959. L&H10e
$450,000.Whati stheNPVoft hepr
ojectatadiscountr
ateof10%?(E)
A.$9090. 90 C.$0( zer
o) 47.Ani nvestmentopport
uni
tycost
ing$110,000isexpect
edtoyi
eldnetcash
B.$409, 090.90 D.Noneoft heabove B&M fl
owsof$28, 000annual
lyf
orsixyears. TheNPVoft hei
nvest
mentata
cutoffrat
eof12%woul dbe(
E)
Combi
nedProj
ect a.$( 5,108) c. $110,
000
4.Ift
henetpresentval
ueofpr
ojectAi
s+$80,andofpr
ojectBi
s+$60,
thent
he b.$5, 108 d.$115,108 D,L&H9e
netpr
esentvalueoft
hecombinedpr
ojecti
s:(
E)
A.+$80 C.+$140 47.Ani nvestmentopport
unit
ycosting$150,000isexpect
edt oyi
eldnetcash
B.+$60 D.Noneoftheabove B&M fl
owsof$36, 000annuall
yforsi
xy ear
s.TheNPVoftheinvest
mentatacutof
f
rat
eof12%woul dbe(E)
5.I
ftheNPVofpr oj
ectAis+$100,andthatofproj
ectBis-$50andt
hatof a.$( 2,004)
. c. $150,
000.
pr
ojectCi
s+$20,whati
stheNPVofthecombinedpr
oject
?(E) b.$2, 004. d.$147,996. L&H10e
A.$100 C.$120
B.-$50 D.$70 B&M 51.TheWhi t
tonCompanyusesadi scountr ateof16%.Thecompanyhasan
opportuni
tytobuyamachi nenowf or$18,000thatwi
lly
iel
dcashinf
lowsof
7.I
ftheNPVofprojectAis+$50andt
hatofproj
ectBi
s-$60,t
hent
heNPVof $10,000pery earf
oreachofthenextthreey ear
s.Themachi
newoul
dhav eno
thecombi
nedproj
ecti
s:(E) sal
vagev alue.Thenetpresentvalueoft hismachinetothenear
estwhole
A.+$50 C.-$10 dol
laris:(E)
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a.$22,
460. c. $(
9,980)
. b.P625,
000 d.P450,
000 RPCPA1095
b.$4,
460. d.$12,000. G&N9e
Quest i
ons8,9and10ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginf ormat i
on. RPCPA1077
28.Valent
ineCompanyi sconsi
der
inginvesti
ngi
nanewpr oject
.Thepr oj
ectwil
l ABCManuf act
uringCompanyi stakingintoaccountt woal t
ernat
ivestrategi
esto
needani ni
ti
alinv est
mentof$1,200,000andwill
generate$600,000(af
ter
-t
ax) marketanewpr oduct.Tomakeknownt hepr oductwi llnecessi
tateanout l
ayof
cashflowsf ort hreeyears.Calcul
atetheNPVf orthepr oj
ectifthecostof P75,000.Wi thal ow pri
cethepr oductwillgenerat ecashpr oceedsofP50, 000
capit
alis15%.( E) pery earandwi l
lhav eal i
feoft woy ears. Wi t
hahi ghpricethepr oductwil
l
A.$16, 994 C.$60,000 generatecashproceedsofP90, 000butwi l
lhav eal i
feofonl yoney ear.Thecost
B.$29, 211 D.$25,846 B&M ofmoneyf orthecompanyi s10%.Thef ol
lowingi sthet abl
eofPr esentValueof
10%
32.Elephantcompanyi sinv
esti
nginagi antcrane.Iti sexpect
edt
ocost2. 2 N PresentValueofP1 Pr esentVal ueofP1Recei vedper
mi l
l
ioninini
tialinv estmentandi
tisexpectedtogener at
eanendofyearcash Period
fl
ow of1. 0mi l
lioneachy earf
orthreey ears. Calcul
atetheNPV at12% 1 .9091 0.9091
(approxi
mat ely
).( E) 2 .8264 1.7355
A.2. 4milli
on C.0. 80mi l
li
on 3 .7513 2.4869
B.0. 20mi l
li
on D.0. 40mi l
li
on B&M 4 .6830 3.1699
5 .6209 3.7908
EvenCashFl ow, WithPresentVal
ueTable
*. AprojectrequiresthepurchaseofanassetforP6,
500.Annualcashbenefi
ts *
. Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hel
ow-
pri
ceproductst
rat
egyi
s:
areP2,000f or5y ear
s.Thef i
rm’
scostofcapit
ali
s12%andt hepresentv
alue a.P11,775 c. P75,
000
ofanannui tyofP1f or5peri
odsat12%is3.605.Thenetpresentval
ueofthe b.P25,000 d.P175,000
proj
ectis:(E)
a.P520 c. P710 *
. Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hehi
gh-
pri
cest
rategyis:
b.P650 d.P805 RPCPA1078 a.P6,819 c. P65,000
b.P15,342 d.P165, 000
*
. Alang-
alangsaLahatFoundat i
on,I nc.anonst ock,nonprofi
tandt ax-exempt
foundationi nvestedP1mi l
li
oni naf i
ve-yearproj
ectatt hebeginningoft he *
. Themarket
ingstrat
egyt hatshoul
dbeaccept
edi s:
year.Thef oundat i
onest
imatest hattheannualsav ingsfor
mt heprojectwi l
l a.Thelow-pri
cestrategy c. Eit
her of t he two mar
ket
ing
amountt oP325, 000.TheP1mi l
li
onasseti sdepr eciabl
eov erf
ive(5)y ears st
rat
egi
es
onast rai ght-
li
nebasis.Thef oundat i
on’shurdler ateis12%.Tof acili
tate b.Thehigh-pr
icestrategy d.Nei ther of the t
wo mar
ket
ing
comput ations,belowarepresentv aluefactor
s: st
rat
egi
es
N=5 12% 14% 16%
Presentv alueofP1 0.57 0.52 0.48 EvenCashFl ow,Salv
ageValue,NoPr esentVal
ueTabl
e.
Presentv alueofanannui ty 3. 60 3.40 3.30 45.(I
gnoreincomet axesinthi
spr oblem.)Apieceofequi
pmenthasacostof
ofP1 $20,000.Theequipmentwil
lprovidecostsavi
ngsof$3,
500eachyearf
orten
Thenetpr esentv al
ueoft
hepr ojectis(E) years,af
terwhichti
meitwil
lhav easalvageval
ueof$2,
500.I
fthecompany'
s
a.P170, 000 c. P182,000 discountrat
eis12%,theequipment '
snetpr
esentv
aluei
s:(
M)

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a.$580. c. $17,
500. towit
hdraw $15,
000fr
om thebusinessatt heendofeachy earf
ort henext
b.($225)
. d.$2,275. G&N9e fi
veyears.Attheendofthef i
ft
hy ear,Sam pl anstosel
lthebusinessfor
$110,
000cash.Ata12%di scountrate,whatist henetpr
esentv
alueoft he
6.Anewgr ocerystor
ecost$30mil
li
oninini
ti
ali
nvestment.I
tisesti
matedthat i
nvest
ment ?(M)
thestorewi l
lgenerat
e2mi l
li
ondol
lar
saftert
axcashf l
owf orf
iveyear
s.At a.$54,075. c. $46,445.
theendof5y earsitcanbesoldfor$40mi l
l
ion.Whati stheNPVoft he b.$62,370. d.$70, 000. G&N9e
proj
ectatadi scountrat
eof10%?
A.$2. 42mi ll
i
on C.$.69mill
i
on EvenCashFl ow,Wor ki
ngCapital,NoPr esentValueTabl e
B.$18mi ll
ion D.Noneoft heabov
e B&M 46.ParksCompanyi sconsideringani nvest
mentpr oposali nwhichawor ki
ng
capit
ali nvestmentof$10, 000 woul d ber equired.Thei nv
estmentwoul d
7.Anewgr ocerystor
ecost$30mil
li
oninini
ti
ali
nvest
ment.Iti
sesti
matedthat provi
decashi nf
lowsof$2, 000pery earf orsixy ears.Thewor kingcapital
thestorewi l
lgenerat
e2mi l
li
ondol
lar
saftert
axcashflowforf
iveyear
s.At wouldber eleasedforuseel sewherewhent heprojectiscompl eted.Ift
he
theendof5y earsitcanbesoldfor$35mill
ion.WhatistheNPVoft he company '
sdiscountrat
eis10%, theinvest
ment '
snetpr esentval
ueis: (
M)
proj
ectatadi scountrat
eof10%? a.$1, 290. c. $2,000.
A.$2. 42mi ll
i
on C.$-0.
69mill
ion b.( $1,290). d.$4, 350. G&N9e
B.$18mi ll
ion D.Noneoftheabove B&M
48.Bost onCompanyi scont emplati
ngt
hepur chaseofanewmachi
neonwhi ch
52.Thef ol
lowingdataper t
aintoaninvest
ment : thef oll
owi ngi nformationhasbeengathered:
Costoft heinvestment $18,
955 Costoft hemachi ne $38,
900
Lifeoftheproject 5year
s Annual cashi nfl
owsexpect ed $10,
000
Annual costsavings $5,
000 Salvagev alue $5,
000
Estimatedsalvagev al
ue $1,
000 Lifeoft hemachi ne 6years
Discountrate 10% Thecompany '
sdi scountrateis16%,andt hemachinewi
l
lbedepr eci
ated
Thenetpr esentvalueoftheproposedinvest
menti
s:(
M) usingt hest raight-l
inemet hod.Giv
ent hesedat a,t
hemachi
nehasanet
a.$3, 355. c. $-
0-. presentv al
ueof :(M)
b.( $3,430). d.$621. G&N9e a.- $26,100. c. $0.
b.- $23,900. d.+$26, 100. G&N9e
53.Thefollowingdataper t
aintoaninvest
mentpr oposal
:
Costoft heinvestment $20,
000 EvenCashFl ow, SalvageValue,Wor ki
ngCapi tal
,NoPr esentValueTabl e
Annual costsavings $5,
000 11.A projectrequi r
esani niti
alinvestmenti nequi pmentof$90, 000andt hen
Estimatedsalvagev al
ue $1,
000 requir
esani nv estmentinwor ki
ngcapi talof$10, 000atthebegi nning( t=0).
Li
feoft heproject 8year
s Thepr ojectisexpect edt opr oducesal esr evenuesof$120, 000f orthree
Discountrate 16% years.Manuf acturi
ngcost sareest i
mat edt obe60%oft herev enues.The
Thenetpr esentvalueoftheproposedinvestmentis:
(M) assetsar edepr eciat
edusi ngst r
aight-
linedepr eciat
ion. Attheendoft he
a.$1, 720. c. $2,
154. proj
ect ,
thefirm canselltheequipmentf or$10, 000.Thecor poratet axrateis
b.$6, 064. d.$2,025. G&N9e 30%andt hecostofcapi t
al i
s15%.Cal cul at
et heNPVoft heproject.( M)
A.8443 C.–2735
55.Sam Wel
leri
sthi
nki
ngofinv
est
ing$70,
000t
ost
artabookst
ore.Sam pl
ans B.3840 D.Noneoft heabove B&M
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a.$2,915. c. $5,
283.
44.Thef ol
lowingdat aper tai
nt oani nvest
menti nequipment: b.$(11,708)
. d.$6,317.
I
nvestmentint hepr oject $10,
000
Netannualcashi nflows 2,
400 88.Thenetpresentv
alueofpr
ojectYi
scl
osestto: (M)
Worki
ngcapi talrequired 5,
000 a.$15,110. c. $11,708.
Sal
vagev al
ueoft heequi pment 1,
000 b.$30,250. d.$( 11,708)
.
Li
feofthepr oject 8years
Att hecompletionoft hepr oject
,thewor ki
ngcapi talwi
llberel
easedforuse Questions96t hru98ar ebasedont hefollowinginformati
on. G&N9e
elsewhere.Comput et henetpr esentv al
ueoft heproj
ect,usi
ngadi scount Lamber tManuf acturinghas$60, 000t oinvestineitherProj
ectAorPr oj
ectB.The
rateof10%: (
M) fol
lowingdataar eav ailableont hesepr ojects:
a.$606. c. ($1,729)
. Proj
ectA Proj
ectB
b.$8, 271. d.$1, 729. G&N9e Costofequi pmentneedednow $120,000 $70,
000
Wor ki
ngcapi talinv estmentneeded - $50,
000
47.Thef oll
owingdat aper t
aintoani nvestmentproposal
: now
I
nv estmenti nthepr oj
ect(equipment ) $14,
000 Annual netoper atingcashi nflows $50,000 $45,
000
Netannual cashinflowspromi sed 2,
800 Salvagev al
ueofequi pmenti n6 $15,000 -
Wor kingcapitalrequir
ed 5,
000 years
Salvagev al
ueoft heequipment 1,
000 Bothpr oj
ectshav eausef ulli
feof6y ear s.Attheendof6y ears,thewor king
Lifeoft heproject 10y ears capit
alinvestmentwi llber eleasedf oruseel sewhere.Lambert
'sdiscountrateis
Thewor ki
ngcapi talwouldber eleasedforuseelsewherewhenthepr oj
ecti
s 14%.
compl eted.Whati sthenetpr esentv al
ueoftheproject
,usi
ngadiscountrat
e
of8%?( M) 96.Thenetpresentv
alueofPr
ojectAi
scl
osestt
o:(
M)
a.$2, 566. c. $251. a.$82,241. c. $74,
450.
b.( $251) . d.$5,251. G&N9e b.$67,610. d.$81,290.
Questi
ons87&88ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginfor
mat i
on. G&N9e 97.Thenetpresentv
alueofPr
ojectBi
scl
osestt
o:(
M)
TheSawy erCompanyhas$80, 000t oinv estandi sconsi deri
ngt wodi f
ferent a.$77,805. c. $55,
005.
proj
ect
s,XandY.Thef ollowi
ngdat aareav ail
abl
eont heprojects: b.$127,805. d.$105,005.
ProjectX Proj
ectY
Costofequipmentneedednow. .. $80,000 -- 98.Whichofthef
oll
owingstatementsis(are)correct?
Worki
ngcapi talr
equi r
ement. .
.. -- $80,
000 I
.Pr oj
ectAi
sacceptableaccor
dingtot henetpr esentval
uemethod.
Annualcashoper ati
ngi nf
lows.. $23,000 $18,
000 II
.Pr oj
ectAhasaninter
nalrat
eofr et
ur ngreaterthan14%.(M)
Sal
vagev al
uei n5y ears..
...
.. $6,000 -- a.Onl yI
. c. BothIandI I.
Bothproj
ectswillhav eausef ulli
feof5y ears;attheendof5y ears,t
hewor king b.Onl yI
I. d.Nei therInorII
.
capi
talwil
lbereleasedf oruseelsewhere.Sawy er'
sdi scountrateis12%.
EvenCashFl
ow,Sal
vageVal
uef
orOl
d&NewMachi
ne,Wor
kingCapi
tal
,NoPV
87.Thenetpr
esentv
alueofpr
ojectXi
s:(
M) Tabl
e

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Questions94&95ar ebasedont hefoll


owi nginfor
mat i
on. G&N9e t=0 t=1 t
=2 t
=3
West l
andCol legehasat el
ephonesy st
em t hatisinpoorcondi tion.Thesystem -250,000 100,
000 150,
000 200,
000
eit
hercanbeov erhauledorr eplacedwithanewsy st
em.Thef ol
lowingdatahav e A.$101,221 C.$142,
208
beengat heredconcer ni
ngt hesetwoal t
er nati
ves: B.$200,000 D.Noneoftheabov
e B&M
Present ProposedNew
System System 13.Giventhef
oll
owi
ngcashfl
ow forpr
ojectA:C0=- 2000,C1=+500,C2=
Pur chasecostnew $250,000 $300,000 +1500andC3=+5000,
cal
cul
atetheNPVofthepr
ojectusi
nga15%discount
Accumul at eddepr eciati
on $240,000 -
rat
e.(E)
Ov erhaul cost sneedednow $230,000 -
A.$5000 C.$3201
Annual cashoper atingcosts $180,000 $170,000
B.$2857 D.$2352 B&M
Salv agev aluenow $160,000 -
Salv agev al ueatt heendof8 $152,000 $165,000 l
xv
.TheSeat t
leCorporati
onhasbeenpr esentedwi t
haninvestmentopportunit
y
year s
whichwillyi
eldend-of
-yearcashflowsof$30, 000pery eari
nYears1t hrough
Wor kingcapi t
alrequi red - $200,000
4,$35,000pery earinYear s5t hrough9,and$40, 000i nYear10. Thi s
West l
andCol legeusesa10%di scountrateandt hetotalcostappr oachtocapit
al i
nvestmentwi l
lcostthefir
m $150,000t oday,
andt hef
irm’scostofcapitali
s
budget i
nganal ysi
s.Bot halter
nativesareexpect edtohav eausef ulli
feofeight 10percent.WhatistheNPVf ort
hisinv estment?(M)
years.(Uset hr eedecimal pl
acesf orPVf actor) a.$135, 984 d.$51, 138
b.$18, 023 e. $92, 146
94.Thenetpr
esentval
ueoft
heal
ter
nat
iveofov erhauli
ngthepr
esentsy
stem i
s: c. $219,045 Bri
gham
(D)
a.$(1,
279,
316). c. $801, 284. l
xvi
.Youareconsider
ingthepur chaseofaninvestmentthatwouldpayyou$5,000
b.$(1,
119,
316). d.$( 1,194,036)
. peryearforYears1-5,$3,000peryearforYear s6-
8,and$2,000peryearfor
Years9and10.I fyour equir
ea14per centrateofreturn,
andthecashfl
ows
95.Thenetpresentv
alueoft
heal
ter
nat
iveofpurchasingthenewsy
stem i
s:(
D) occurattheendofeachy ear
,thenhowmuchshoul dy oubewil
li
ngtopayfor
a.$(1,
076,495). c. $(
1,169,
895). thi
sinvestment
?(M)
b.$(1,236,
495). d.$(969,895). a.$15, 819.
27 d.$38, 000.
00
b.$21, 937.
26 e. $52, 815.
71
UnevenCashFlows, NoPr esentVal
ueTabl e. c. $32,415.
85 Bri
gham
12.Whatisthenetpr esentvalueofthefollowi
ngcashfl
owatadi scountr
ateof
15%? 8.USSA companyhasanoppor tuni
tyt oinvestinagol dmi ne. Theinit
ial
T=0 t
=1 t=2 i
nv est
mentis$150mi l
l
ion.Themi nei sesti
matedt oproduce80,000ounces
-
120,000 -100,000 300,000 ofgoldperyearf
orthenextteny ear
s.Theext racti
oncostofgol dperounce
A.$19,887 C.$26,300 i
s$100andt heexpectedrevenueisatt hatl
evel.Thecur r
entpri
ceofgoldis
B.$80,000 D.Noneoft heabov
e B&M $300perounceandi tisexpect
edt oincreaseby4%pery earforthenext10
years.Whati stheNPVoft heprojectatadi scountrateof10%? ( I
gnore
10.Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hef
oll
owi
ngcashf
lowsatadi
scountr
ate taxes.
)(D)
on12% A.$- 34mil
li
on. C.$-27.5mill
ion
CMAEXAMI
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B.$40.
8mi
l
li
on D.Noneoft
heabov
e B&M
l
xx
.Hawkey eCleaner shasbeenconsi deringt hepur chaseofani ndustrialdr y
-
l
xvi
i
.GrantCompanyisconsi deri
nganinvest
mentof$30,000.Dat arel
atedtothe cl
eani ngmachi ne.Theexi sti
ngmachi nei soper abl eforthreemor eyear sand
i
nvestmentareasfoll
ows: wil
lhav eazer odi sposalpr i
ce.Ift hemachi nei sdisposedofnow,i tmaybe
Year CashInflows soldf or$60,000.Thenewmachi newi llcost$200, 000andanaddi ti
onalcash
1 $10,000 i
nvest menti nwor ki
ngcapi talof$60, 000wi llber equi r
ed.Thenew machi ne
2 12,
000 wil
lr educet heav erageamountoft imer equir edt owashcl othingandwi ll
3 15,
000 decreasel aborcost s.Thei nvestmenti sexpect edt onet$50, 000inaddi ti
onal
4 20,
000 cashi nfl
owsdur ingthey earofacqui siti
onand$150, 000eachaddi t
ionaly ear
5 10,
000 ofuse.Thenewmachi nehasat hree- yearlife,andzer odisposalv al
ue.These
Costofcapi
tali
s18per cent. cashf lowswi llgener al
lyoccurt hroughoutt hey earandar erecognizedatt he
Whatisthenetpresentvalueoft
heinvest
ment,assumingnot axesarepai
d? endofeachy ear.Incomet axesar enotconsi deredi nt hisproblem.The
a.$7,000 c. $40,
911 workingcapi tal i
nvestmentwi llnotber ecov eredatt heendoft heasset '
sl i
fe.
b.$10,911 d.$37,000 H&M Whati sthenetpr esentv al
ueoft hei nv estment ,assumi ngther equiredr ate
ofreturnis10%?Woul dthecompanywantt opur chaset henewmachi ne?( M)
l
xvi
i
i
.
Acapi talinvest
mentprojectrequi
resani nvest mentof$50,000andhasan a.$82, 000;yes c. $( 50,000) ;yes
expectedl i
feof4y ears.Annualcashf lowsatt heendofeachy earar
e b.$50, 000;no d.$( 82,000) ;no Hor ngren
expectedt obeasf ol
l
ows: l
xxi
Year Amount .Hawkey eCl eanershasbeenconsi deringt hepur chaseofani ndustrialdr y
-
1 $20,000 cleaningmachi ne.Theexi sti
ngmachi nei soper abl ef orthreemor eyear sand
2 24,
000 willhav eazer odisposalpr i
ce.Ifthemachi nei sdisposedofnow,i tmaybe
3 38,
000 soldf or$60, 000.Thenewmachi newi l
lcost$200, 000andanaddi ti
onalcash
4 28,
000 i
nv estmenti nwor kingcapitalof$60, 000wi llber equi red.Thenew machi ne
willreducet heav erageamountoft imer equir edt owashcl othingandwi ll
Ignor
ing i ncometaxes,thenetpr esentvalueoft heprojectusi
ng a6%
decreasel aborcosts.Thei nvestmenti sexpect edt onet$50, 000inaddi ti
onal
discountr at
eis
cashi nflowsdur ingt heyearofacqui siti
onand$150, 000eachaddi t
ionaly ear
a.$44, 316 c. $34,148
ofuse.Thenewmachi nehasat hr
ee-y earli
fe.Thesecashf lowswi l
lgener all
y
b.$12, 396 d.$( 14,148) H&M
occurt hroughoutt hey earandar erecogni zedatt heendofeachy ear.Income
l
xi
x taxesar enotconsi deredint hi
sprobl em.Thewor kingcapi talinvestmentwi ll
.TheZer onCor porat
ionwant st opurchaseanew machi nefori
tsfactory
notber ecov er
edatt heendoft heasset 'sli
fe.
operati
onsatacostof$950, 000.Thei nvestmenti sexpectedtogenerate
Whati st henetpr esentv al
ueoft hei nv estment ,assumi ngther equiredr ate
$350,000inannualcashf lowsforaperiodoff oury ears.Therequi
redr
ateof
ofreturni s24%?Woul dthecompanywantt opur chaset henewmachi ne?( M)
retur
ni s14%.Theol dmachi necanbesol df or$50, 000.Themachinei s
a.$( 32,800) ;
yes c. $16, 400; y es
expectedtohavezerov alueattheendoft hefour-yearper i
od.Whatist
henet
b.$( 16,400) ;
no d.$32, 800; no Hor ngren
presentvalueofthei nv
est ment?Wouldt hecompanywantt opur
chaset he
newmachi ne?Incomet axesarenotconsi der
ed.(M) l
xxi
i
.Wetand Wild WaterCompanydr il
l
ssmal lcommerci
alwaterwell
s.The
a.$119, 550;y
es c. $1,019,550; yes
company i
si nthe process ofanaly
zing t
he pur
chase ofa new dr
il
l.
b.$69, 550;no d.$326, 750; no Horngren
Inf
ormat
ionontheproposali
sprov
idedbelow.
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I
nit
ialinv est
ment : per
tainingtothepurchaseandoper at
ionoft hismachinery:
Asset $160,
000 Year EstimatedAnnual CashInfl
ow Pr esentValueofP1at
Wor ki
ngcapi t
al $32,000 20%
Operat i
ons( pery earforfouryear
s): 1 P 60,000 0.91
Cashr eceipts $160,
000 2 30,
000 0.76
Cashexpendi tures $88,000 3 20,
000 0.63
Di
sinv estment : 4 20,
000 0.53
Sal vagev alueofdr i
ll(
exist
ing) $16,000 5 20,
000 0.44
Di
scountr at
e 20% P150,000 3.27
Whatist henetpr esentvalueoftheinvest
ment ?Assumet
her
ei snorecover
y Whatist henetpresentval
ueoft hi
sinvestment ?(E)
ofworkingcapi tal.(M) a.P80, 000. c. P109,400
a.$(62,140) c. $42,
362 b.P9, 400. d.P54, 128 RPCPA1001
b.$10,336 d.$186,336 Horngr
en
13.KanlaonUni versit
yhasat elephonesy stem t hatisi npoorcondi ti
on. The
UnevenCashFl ow, WithPresentVal ueTabl e system ei thercan beov erhauled orr eplaced wi th a new sy stem. The
*. Youhav ebeenconsul t
edt oadv i
seCPACor p.ont heproj
ect
edacquisi
ti
onof foll
owi ngdat ahav ebeengat heredconcer ningt hesetwoal t
ernati
v es:
anotherpr oductionlinecost ingP1mi ll
i
on.Thel inehasanexpecteduseful Present ProposedNew
l
ifeof5y earswi thoutanysal vagev alue.Thecompany ’
shurdl
eratei
s20% Sy stem Sy stem
andthef ollowinginformationwer emadeav ai
labletoyou. Pur chasecost-new P250, 000 P300, 000
Year Est imat edAnnual CashI nflow PresentValueofP1at Accumul ateddepr eciation 240,000 -
0-
20% Ov erhaul costsneedednow 230,000 -
0-
1 P 600, 000 0.
91 Annual cashoper atingcost s 180,000 170,000
2 300, 000 0.
76 Sal vagev aluenow 160,000 -
0-
3 200, 000 0.
63 Sal vagev alueatt heendof8 152,000 165,000
4 200, 000 0.
53 y ears
5 200, 000 0.
44 Wor kingcapi talr
equi red -
0- 200,000
P1,500, 000 3.
27 KanlaonUni versi
tyusesa10%di scountrat eandt het ot
alcostappr oacht o
Assumi ngt hatthecashf lowi sgener atedevenlyduri
ngtheyear,y
ouradvi
ce capitalbudget inganal ysi
s.Bot hal t
ernativesar eexpectedt ohav eausef ul
i
s( E) l
ifeofei ghty ears.Thepr esentv al
ueat10%ofannui tyof1f or8per iodsis
a.Toi nv estduet onetpresentv al
ueofP94, 000. 5.33493andof1att heendof8per i
odsis0. 46651.
b.Toi nv estduet onetpresentv al
ueofP541, 280. Indeci dingbasedont hel esscostt otheuni versi
ty,thenetpresentv alueof
c. Toinv estduet onetpresentv al
ueofP635, 000. theal ternat i
v eofpur chasi ng thenew sy stem i s( Not
e: Useonl yt hr
ee
d.Toi nv estduet onetadv antageofP500, 000. RPCPA1096 decimal placesf orPVf act ors).
A.P1, 076, 662 C.P1, 236,662
*
. ABCCor porati
onisplanni
ngt obuypr
oduct i
onmachi ner
ycostingP100,
000. B.P1, 392, 662 D.P1, 084,662 Pol Bobadill
a
Thismachinery’
sexpectedusefull
i
feis5y ears,wit
hnor esi
dualval
ue.ABC
requi
resar at
eofr eturn of20%,and hascal culat
ed thefoll
owi
ng data
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NPVGi venAf terTaxCashFl ow


EvenCashFl ows, NoPresentValueTable NPVGi venBef oreTaxCashFl ow
l
xxii
i. Jerkins Company i s consi
dering an i
nvestmentprojectwhich wi l
l EvenCashFl ow,NoPr esentVal ueTable
generateal evelaft
er-t
axcashflow of$500,
000ay earinthenext5y ears. l
xxv. JacksonCor porationusesnetpr esentv aluet echniquesi
nev al
uatingits
Returns on compar abler i
sk inv
estment opport
uni
ti
es ar e 14%. The capitali
nv estmentpr ojects.Thecompanyi sconsi deringanew equipment
i
nvest mentr equi
resacashout layof$1.5mill
ion.Whatist henetpr
esent acquisit
iont hatwillcost$100, 000,f ull
yinstalled,andhav eazer osal v
age
val
ueoft hi
spr oj
ect
?(E) valueatt heendofi tsf i
ve-yearproductivelif
e.Jacksonwi l
ldepreci
atet he
A.( $43,150) C.$216,500 equipmenton a st r
aight-li
ne basisf orbot hf i
nancialand taxpurposes.
B.$108, 250 D.$444,350 Jacksonest i
mates$70, 000i nannualr ecurri
ngoper ati
ngcashincomeand
Gleim $20,000i nannualr ecurri
ngoper atingcashexpenses. Jackson’ scostof
capitali
s12% andi tsef fecti
veincomet axr ateis40%. Whati sthenet
l
xxi
v
.
R.D.Inc.purchasedamachi nefor$240,
000.Themachi nehasausef ull
if
e presentv al
ueoft hi
si nvestmentonanaf ter-
taxbasi s?(E)
ofsixyears,nosalvagev alue,andstrai
ght-
li
nedepreciati
onistobeused. a.$28, 840 c. $36,990
Themachi nei sexpectedtogener atecashf lowsfrom operat
ions,netof b.$8, 150 d.$80, 250 CMASampQ4
incometax,of$70,000i neachoft hesixyears.R.D.Inc'
scostofcapitali
s -
4
12%.Thenetpr esentvalueis:
A.$180,000 D.$121, 680 l
xxv
i. Drill
ersInc.isev aluati
ngapr oj
ectt oproduceahi gh-t
echdeep- seaoi l
B.$35,490 E.$123, 330 explorati
ondev i
ce.Thei nv
estmentr equiredis$80mi ll
ionforapl antwi t
ha
C.$47,770 C&U capacityof15,000uni tsay earfor5y ears.Thedev icewi l
lbesoldf orapr i
ce
of$12, 000peruni t
.Sal esareexpect edt obe12, 000uni tspery ear.The
EvenCashFl ows, Wit
hWACCComput ation,NoPresentVal ueTable vari
ablecosti s$7, 000 and fixed costs,excluding depreciati
on,ar e$25
10.TheMM Cor p.isplanningconst ruct i
onofanew war ehouseforitssingle mill
ionpery ear
.AssumeDr i
l
lersempl oy sstrai
ght -
li
nedepr eci
ationonal l
manuf acturi
ng plant
. The i nit
ialcostoft he inv estmenti s $1 mi l
l
ion. depreciableassets,andassumet hattheyaret axedatar ateof36%.I fthe
Effi
cienciesfrom thenew f acil
it
yar eexpectedt or educeaf ter-
taxcostsby requir
edr ateofretur
ni s12%, whatistheappr oximat eNPVoft hepr oject?(M)
$100,000f oreachoft henext15y ears.Thecor porat i
onhasat otalval
ueof A.$17, 225,000 C.$26, 780,
000
$60mi l
l
ionandhasout standingdebtof$40mi ll
ion.Whati stheNPVoft he B.$21, 511,000 D.$56, 117,
000 Glei
m
proj
ectift hefi
rm hasanaf ter-
taxcostofdebtof3%andacostequi tyof9%?
l
xxv
ii
(M) . Spar r
ow Cor por at
ion is consideri
ng an i nv
est
menti n equipmentfor
A.$37, 970 C.$69,901 $30,
000.Spar rowusest hest rai
ght-l
inemet hodofdepreci
ati
onwi thnomid-
B.$60, 401 D.Noneoft heabov e B&M yearconv enti
on.I nadditi
on,t hei
rtaxr at
ei s40percent,andt heli
feofthe
equi
pmenti sfivey earswithnosal v
agev alue.Theexpectedincomebefore
34.Af ir
mi sproposingtoundertakeascal
eexpansi on.I twouldcost$40mill
ion depreciati
onandt axesi spr oject
edt obe$15, 000pery ear.Thecostof
andpr oduceanexpect edcashf l
owof$8mi l
li
onay earinperpet
uit
ybefore capi
tal i
s18per cent .
tax.Thet axr ateis35%.Thef i
rmisfinanced40%bydebt .Theexpect ed Whati sthenetpr esentvalueoft heinvest
ment ?
returnont hefirm'
sequityis20%,andt hei nterestrateoni t
sdebtis12%. a.$5, 648 c. $35,648
Whati stheNPVoft hepr
ojectusi
ngthewei ghtedav eragecostofcapi
tal
? b.$( 1,857) d.$28, 143 H&M
A.- $21.48mi l
li
on C.- $9.05mi l
lion
B.$12. 91mi l
lion D.- $5.61mi l
lion B&M Ev
enCashFl
ow,
Wit
hPr
esentVal
ueTabl
e
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*
. OnJanuar y1,StudleyCompanypur chasedanewmachi nef or$100,000t obe P170,000annual
ly.Thecompanyhasanef fecti
vet axrateof40%.I tuses
depr
eciatedov er5y ears.I twillhav enosal vagev al
ueatt heendof5y ear s. 16% ashur dl
er atein eval
uat
ing capit
alprojects. Shouldt hecompany
Forbookandt axpur poses,depr eciationwi l
lbe$20, 000pery ear
. The proceedwit
htheP320,000capital
invest
ment ?(D)
machinei sexpectedt opr oduceannualcashf low f
rom oper at
ions,bef ore Year Pr esentValue PresentVal
ueofanOr dinary
i
ncomet axes,of$40, 000.Assumet hatSt udleyusesadi scountr ateof12% ofP1 AnnuityofP1
andthatitsincomet axr at
ewi llbe40%f orallyears.Thepr esentv al
ueof$1 1 0.
862 0.862
at12%f or5per iodsis0. 57,andt hepr esentv alueofanor dinaryannuityof 2 0.
743 1.605
$1at12%f orfi
veper i
odsi s3.61.TheNPVoft hemachineshoul dbe( E) 3 0.
641 2.246
a.$15,520posi tiv
e. c. $60,000positi
v e. a.Yes, duetoNPVofP6, 556. c. Yes,duet oNPVofP61, 820.
b.$15,520negat i
ve. d.$25, 000negativ e.AI CPA0582I -37 RPCPA0596
b.Yes, duetoNPVofP11, 684. d.No, duet onegativeNPVofP1,136
*
. TheGener alManagerofTel aMill
sInc.isconsi der
ingthepurchaseofsome
newmachi nes.Themachi neswouldcostP4, 000,
000wi t
haneconomi cli
fe EvenCashFl ow, SL&SYDDepr eciationMet hod, WithPresentValueTabl e
of8y ear swi thoutanysal vagev al
ue. Oncesetup,t heywoul dgenerate Number s14and15ar ebasedont hef ollowi nginformation: RPCPA0589
P12,500, 000addi ti
onalr evenuesbuty earlyexpensesforadditi
onallaborand MENUDO CORP.i sev al
uat ingani nv est mentofP480, 000i nequipmentwi t
ha
mater i
alswoul dalsoi ncreasebyP11, 500,000.Assumet hecompanyuses usefulli
feof3y earsandnosal vagev alue.Anest imatei ndi
cat
est hatthecash
str
aight -
linedepr eciati
onf ortaxesandt hattheappropri
atetaxr at
ei s35%. fl
owbef orei
ncomet axfrom t hei nvest mentwi llamountt oP240,000ay earand
Ther equi redaf ter-
taxrateofr et
urnis14%. i
sexpect edtoy i
eldadi scount edr ateofr etur
nof12%.Nor mally,str
aight-
li
ne
Thef oll
owi ngdat aar eforani nt
erestrateof15%and8per iods. methodofdepr eciati
onisused,butt hePr esidentwasi nformedt hatinvestment
Pr esentv alueofP1 0.3506 wouldbemor ef avorabl
ei ft hesum- of -the-yearsdigitmet hodofdepr eciati
onis
Fut ur ev al
ueofP1 2.8526 used. You wer e usi
ng t he t wo met hods ofdepr eciati
on f
orpur poses of
Pr esentv alueofannui tyofP1 4.6389 compar ison.I ncomet axrat eis35%.
Fut ur ev al
ueofannui tyofP1 13.2328 Thepr esentv alueofP1.00at12%f or
Thecompanyshoul d( M) 1y ear 0.893
a.Pur chaset hemachi nesduet oposi t
iveNPVofP638, 900. 2y ears 0.797
b.Notpur chaset hemachi nesduet onegat i
veNPVofP984, 715. 3y ears 0.712
c. Notpur chaset hemachi nesduet onegat i
veNPVofP172, 907.50.RPCPA Thepr esentv alueofanannui tyfor3y ear sat12%i s2.402.
0595
d.Bei ndi f
ferentast ot heoptiondoesnotbr i
ngaboutanyadv antagenor *
. Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hei
nvest
mentusi ngthest
rai
ght
-l
inemet
hodof
disadv antage. depr
eci
ati
onis
a.P5,068 c. P38,032
EvenCashFl ow,Unev enDepr eci
ation,SalvageVal ue,WithPresentValueTabl
e b.P36,480 d.P29, 224
*. JJ Corp.i s consideri
ng the purchase ofa new machi ne thatwil
lcost
P320,000.Ithasanest imatedusef ull
ifeof3y ears.Assumet hat30%ofthe *
. Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hei
nvest
mentusi
ngthesum-
of-
year
sdi
gitmet
hod
depreci
ablebasewi l
lbedepr eciat
edi nthefirsty ear,
40%i nthesecondyear, i
s
and30%i nthet hi
rdy ear.Ithasar esalevalueofP20, 000att heendofi t
s a.P34,292 c. P36,
480
economicl i
fe.Sav ingsar eexpectedf rom theuseofmachi neesti
matedat b.P38,032 d.P43,116

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Revenues 15 20 25
UnevenCashFl ow Costs -10 -8 -5
13.Gol
dsmi t
hl absr ecov ergoldfrom printedcircui
tboards.I thasdevel
opeda I
fthecashf l
owsareperpetui
ti
esandt hecostofcapi
tali
s10%.Whatdoesa
newequipmentf orthepur pose.Thef ollowingdataisgiven. sensi
ti
vit
yanal
ysi
sofNPV( notaxes)show? B&M
1)Equipmentcost s$250,000 NPV Pessimist
ic MostLikel
y Optimi
sti
c
2)Itwillcost100, 000pery eartorun A. -50 20 +100
3)Ithasaneconomi cli
feof5y earsandi sdepr
eciatedusingstr
aight-
li
ne B. -
100 -50 +80
method C. -50 +50 +70
4)Itwillrecover1000ouncesofgol dpery ear D. Noneoft he
5)Thecur rentpri
ceofgol dis$300perounceandi texpectedtoi
ncreaseat above
ar
ate4%pery earf ortheforeseeablefuture
6)Thet axr ateis30%
8.A proj
ecthasani niti
ali nvestmentof$150. Youhav ecomeupwi ththe
7)Thecostofcapi talis8%
fol
lowingestimatesofr evenuesandcost s.
WhatisNPVoft heequi pment?
A.$580,400 C.$470, 400 Pessimi sti
c MostLikel
y Opt
imist
ic
B.$520,510 D.Noneoft heabov e B&M Totalrevenues +30 +50 65
Totalcosts -25 -
20 -15
Wit
hPessi mi stic,ExpectedandOpt i
misticOutcome Ift
hecashf lowsareper petui
tiesandt hecostofcapi
tali
s10%.Whatdoesa
l
xxvii
i.Thef ollowingf orecast
shav ebeenpr eparedf oranew i nvestmentby sensit
ivi
tyanalysi
sofNPV( not axes)show? B&M
Oxfor dIndust r
iesof$20mi l
li
onwi t
han8- yearlife: NPV Pessi misti
c MostLikel
y Opti
misti
c
Pessimisti
c Expect ed Optimisti
c A. -
100 +150 +350
Mar ketsi ze 60,000 90,000 140,000 B. -50 +300 +500
Mar ketshar e,% 25 30 35 C. +50 -100 +400
Unitpr ice $750 $800 $875 D. Noneoft he
Unit v ariable $500 $400 $350 abov e
cost
Fi
xed cost, $7 $4 $3. 5 9.Youhav ecomeupwi ththefol l
owingestimatesofpr oj
ectcashfl
ows:
milli
ons Pessimi st
ic MostLi kel
y Opt
imist
ic
Assumet hatOxf or
dempl oysstraight-
li
nedepr eci
ati
on,andt hattheyare Inv
estment s -100 -80 -60
taxedat35%.Assumi nganoppor tunitycostofcapi t
alof14%,whati sthe TotalRevenues +30 +40 +50
NPVoft hispr oject,
basedonexpect edout comes? TotalCosts -20 -15 -10
A.$2, 626, 415 C.$6, 722,109 Thecashf lowsareperpet
uitiesandt hecostofcapi tali
s10%.Whatdoesa
B.$4, 563, 505 D.$8, 055,722 Gl
eim sensit
ivi
tyanal
ysi
sofNPV( wit
houttaxes)show? B&M
NPV Pessimi stic MostLi kely Optimist
ic
7.A proj
ecthasanini
ti
alinv
estmentof100. Youhav
ecomeupwi t
hthe A. 0 +170 +340
f
oll
owingesti
mat
esoftheproj
ect
swit
hcashfl
ows. B. 0 +500 +800
NPV Pessi
misti
c MostLi
kel
y Opt
imi
sti
c C. -90 -55 -20
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D. Noneofthe pr
esentval
ueusi
nga10%di
scountf
actor
?(E)
abov
e a.$2,610 c. $9,
570
b.$4,350 d.$11,310 Gl
eim,
RPCPA1001
Sensi
tiv
ityAnalysi
s
Changei nRevenues&Costs DiscountRat e
l
xxxi
12.Apr ojecthasthefoll
owingcashf l
ows:C0=- 100,000;C1=50,000;C2= .StoneCo.i sconsider
ingtheacqui sit
ionofequi pment .Tobuyt heequi pment,
150,000;C3=100,000.Ifthediscountr
atechangesfrom 12%to15%,what thecosti s$15,192. To l easet heequi pment ,St onemustsi gn a non-
wouldt heNPVoft heproj
ecti
ft herev
enueswer ehigherby10% andthe cancelableleaseandmakef iv
epay mentsof$4, 000each.Thef irstpay ment
costswer e65%oftherev
enues?(D) willbepai dont hefir
stdayoft hel ease.Att het i
meoft hel astpay ment,
A.$5566 C.$5611 Stonewi llrecei
vetit
letotheequi pment .Thepr esentval
ueofanor di
nary
B.$964 D.Noneoft heabove B&M annuityof$1i sasfoll
ows:
PresentVal ue
ChangeinFi
xedCost s No.ofPer i
ods 10% 12% 16%
l
xxix. WhathappenstotheNPVofa1- yearprojecti
ffi
xedcostsar
eincr
eased 1 0.909 0.893 0.862
fr
om $500to$600,thefir
mi sprof
it
able,hasa35%t axrateandemploy
sa 2 1.736 1.690 1.605
12%costofcapit
al?(
E) 3 2.487 2.402 2.246
A.NPVdecr easesby$100.00. C.NPVdecr easesby$65.
00. 4 3.170 3.037 2.798
B.NPVdecr easesby$89.
29. D.NPVdecr easesby$58.
04. Glei
m 5 3.791 3.605 3.274
Thei nt
erestrateimpl
ici
tinthisleasei sapproximat el
y
ChangeinDiscountRate a.10% c. Between10%and12%
10.Apr oj
ecthast hefoll
owingcashf l
ows:C0=- 100,
000;C1=50, 000;C2= b.12% d.16% AI
CPA1178I -39
150,
000;C3=100, 000.Ifthedi
scountrat
echangesfrom 12%to15%,whati
s
thechangeintheNPVoft heproj
ect(appr
oxi
mat el
y)?(M) PROFITABI LI
TYI NDEX
A.12,750decr ease C.122,650increase Gi
venNetPr esentVal
ue
B.12,750increase D.135,400decr ease B&M *. Fri
endlyCor p.’
sProj
ectSkyhasaneti nvest
mentofP1.2mil
li
on.Thenet
presentv al
ueofallfutur
enetcashinfl
owsisP2.
4mill
ion.Thecompany’
s
13.Aprojecthasthefol
lowi
ngcashf l
ows:C0=- 100,
000;C1=50,000;C2= taxrateis40%.Thepr ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexi
s(E)
150,
000;C3=100,000.Ifthediscountratechangesfrom 12%to15%,what a.0. 50 c. 0.
83
woul
dbet heNPVoftheprojecti
fthediscountratewerehi
gherby10%? b.1. 20 d.2.00 RPCPA0597
A.$5648 C.–$2735
B.$3840 D.Noneoft heabove B&M GivenInter
nalRateofReturnwit
hPr esentVal ueTable
41.SuluCompanyi sconsider
ingtoacqui reamachi neinor dert
or educeits
Leases dir
ectlaborcosts.Thismachineshal llastf or4yearswi t
hnosal v
agev al
ue.
PresentValue Currentl
y,t
hecashexpensesamount edt oP120,000pery ear
. Thei ni
ti
al
l
xxx. Fort henext2y ears,al
easeisest
imatedtohaveanoper at
ingnetcash analysi
sindicat
edthatthetime-adjust
edr ateofreturnis15%.At12%( cost
infl
owof$7, 500perannum,beforeadj
ust
ingfor$5,
000perannum t axbasis ofcapitalt
of i
nancethepurchaseoft hemachi ne),thecompanyexpect snet
leaseamor ti
zat
ion,anda40% t axrat
e. Thepresentvalueofanor di
nary presentval
ueofP5,470.80.
annuit
yof$1pery earat10%for2year
sis1.74.Whatisthelease’
safter
-tax
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Thepresentvalueof1f orfourperi
odat12% is3.03735andat15% is Giv
enPr esentValueofAf t
erTaxCashFl ows
2.
85499.Ignor
ingincometaxconsi
der
ati
ons,
thepr
ofi
tabi
li
tyi
ndexi
s(D) Questi
ons33and34ar ebasedont hefol
lowi
ngi
nfor
mati
on. RPCPA0593
A.1.064 C.1.047 Pert
inentdatafort wo( 2)alternat
iveswhichar
ebeingconsi
deredbyt heBl
ue
B.1.183 D.1.250 Pol
Bobadi
l
la NunCo.ar e:
1 2
EvenCashFl ows, I
gnoreIncomeTaxes, NoPr esentVal
ueTabl e Presentval
uesofannual cashflows P546,
480 P306, 495
l
xxxii
.MesaCompanyi sconsider
ingani nvestmentt o openanew banana Presentval
uesoft heneti nvest
ment 500,
000 312,500
processingdivi
sion.Theproj
ectinquestionwoul dentailani
nit
iali
nvest
ment Excess(defi
ciency
)pr esentv al
ue P 46,
480 (P 6,005)
of$45, 000,andasar esul
toft hepr oj
ectcashi nf
lowsof$20, 000canbe
expectedi neachoft henext3y ears.Thehur dl
er ateis10%.Whati sthe *
. Thepr of
itabi
l
ityi
ndexisameasureofthedesirabi
li
tyofinvest
ment swhi
ch
profi
tabil
it
yindexfortheproj
ect?(E) arenotoft hesamesize.Gi
vent heabov
edat a,theprof
itabi
li
tyindi
cesf
or
A.1. 0784 C.1. 1379 al
ternati
ves1and2ar e
B.1. 1053 D.1. 1771 a. b. c. d.
Gleim
Alt
ernati
ve1 1.09 1.
21 1.09 0.98
Alt
ernati
ve2 0.69 1.
15 0.98 1.11
45.Aninvest
mentopport
unitycost
ing$150,
000isexpect
edtoy i
eldnetcash
fl
owsof$50,000 annual
lyforf i
veyear
s. The pr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexoft he
i
nvest
mentatacutof
frateof14%wouldbe( E) *
.I n evaluati
ng t healter
nati
vesf ort heaboveBlueNun Co. ,thef oll
owing
a.3.0 c. 0.
33 statementsar et r
ueexcept:
b.1.14 d.14% D,L&H9e a.Al ternati
ve1i sbetterbecauset hereisanexcesspr esentvalueoft he
cashf low.
45.Aninvest
mentopport
unitycost
ing$300,000isexpect
edtoy i
eldnetcash b.Thepr ofit
abi l
ityi
ndexofAlternati
ve1meansthatitwil
learnlesst hanthe
fl
owsof$100,000 annuall
yforfiv
ey ears.The pr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexoft he lowestaccept abl
erateofreturn.
i
nvest
mentatacutof
frateof14%wouldbe c. Alternati
ve2i snotacceptablebecauseitspr
ofi
tabi
li
tyindexislesst han1.
a.3.0. c. 0.33. d.Thedef i
ciencypresentval
uef orAl
ter
nati
ve2meansi tdoesnotmeett he
b.1.14. d.14%. L&H10e mi nimum r ateofret
urnrequirement.

46.Aproj
ecthasaNPVof$30,
000whenthecutoffrat
eis10%.Theannualcash I
NTERNALRATEOFRETURN
I
RRFormul a
fl
owsare$41,010onani
nvest
mentof$100,000.Thepr of
it
abi
l
ityi
ndexfor
*
. Twopr oj
ectshaveani ni
ti
aloutl
ayof$497andeachhasani ncomest r
eam
thi
sproj
ecti
s
last
ing3y ears.Proj
ectAr et
urns$200pery earf
or3y ears.ProjectBret
urns
a.1.367 c. 2.
438
$200f orthefir
st2year sand$248f ort
het hi
rdyear.
b.3.3333 d.1.300 D,
L&H9e
n 8% 10% 12% 14%
1 .9259 .9091 .8929 .8772
68.Aproj
ecthasani
nit
ialcostof$100,
000andgenerat
esapresentv
alueofnet
2 .8573 .8264 .7972 .7695
cashi
nfl
owsof$120,000.Whati
stheproj
ect'
spr
ofit
abi
l
ityi
ndex?(
E)
3 .7938 .7513 .7118 .6750
a..20 c. .
80
Theappr opri
ateint
ernal r
ateofret
urnv al
uati
onforProjectBis
b.1.20 d.5.00 Bar
fi
eld
a.$200( .
8772)+$200( .
7695)+$248(.6750)=$496.74
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b.$200(.8929)+$200(
.7972)+$248(
.7118)=$514.
41 coul
dinv
estint
hepr
ojectandt
hepr
ojectsti
llbeaccept
abl
e(r
ounded)
?
c. $200(
.9091)+$200(
.8264)+$248(
.7513)=$533.
42 a.$488,740 c. $580,
291
d.$200(.9259)+$200(
.8573)+$248(
.7938)=$553.
50 CI
A1185I
V-31 b.$562,614 d.$596,160 H&M

RequiredInvestment 33.(I
gnoreincomet axesinthispr oblem.)Kipl
ingCompanyhasi nvest
edina
GivenPresentValueofCashI nfl
ow,IgnoreIncomeTaxes proj
ectthathasanei ght
-yearli
fe.Itisexpectedthattheannualcashi nf
low
38.(I
gnoreincomet axesi nthisproblem.)Apl annedfact
or yexpansi
onproj
ect fr
om thepr oj
ectwil
lbe$20,000.Assumi ngthattheproj
ecthasai nter
nalrate
hasanest i
matediniti
alcostof$800,000.Usi ngadiscountrateof20%,the ofret
urnof12%, howmuchwast heini
ti
alinvest
mentintheproject?(M)
presentvalueoffuturecostsavi
ngsf r
om theexpansioni s$843,
000.Toyi
eld a.$160, 000 c. $80,800
exactl
ya20% i nternalrat
eofr etur
n,theact ualinvestmentcostcannot b.$99,360 d.$64, 640 AICPAadapt ed
exceedthe$800,000est i
mat ebymor ethan:(m)
a.$160, 000. c. $43,000. 34.(Ignoreincomet axesi nthi
sprobl
em.)Whi t
eCompany'sr equi
redr at
eof
b.$20, 000. d.$1, 075. AI
CPAadapted returnoncapitalbudgeti
ngproj
ectsis12%.Thecompanyisconsi deri
ngan
i
nv estmentopportuni
tywhichwoul
dyiel
dacashf l
owof$10,000infiveyears.
EvenCashFlow, IgnoreIncomeTaxesNoPr esentVal
ueTabl e Whati sthemostt hatthecompanyshoul
dbewi l
l
ingt
oinvestinthisproject
?
91.Annrecentlyinvestedinaprojectt
hatpromisedaninternalrat
eofretur
nof (M)
15percent.Ifthepr oj
ecthasanexpectedannualcashinflowof$12,000for a.$36, 050. c. $17,
637.
si
xyears,withnosal vageval
ue,howmuchdi dAnnpayf ortheproj
ect
? b.$2, 774. d.$5,670. G&N9e
a.$35,000 c. $72,
000
b.$45,414 d.$31,708 Barfi
eld EvenCashFl ow,SalvageValue,Ignor
eI ncomeTaxes,
NoPr esentValueTable
65.Ti
gerInc.boughtapi eceofmachi nerywitht
hefol
lowingdata:
l
xxx
ii
i
. Af i
rmi sconsideri
ngapr ojectwit
hannualcashfl
owsof$100,000.The Usefulli
fe 6y ears
pr
ojectwouldhav ea7- yearl
if
e,andthecompanyusesadi
scountr
ateof10%. Yearlynetcashinflow $45,000
I
gnoringincomet axes,whati sthemaximum amountthecompanycoul d Salvagev al
ue -0-
i
nvestintheprojectandt heproj
ectsti
l
lbeaccept
abl
e? Int
ernalrateofreturn 18%
a.$359, 100 c. $486,
800 Costofcapi t
al 14%
b.$700, 000 d.$100,000 H&M Theini
ti
al costofthemachi nerywas
l
xxx
iv a.$157, 392.
. Af i
rmi sconsider
ingapr ojectwi
thannualcashfl
owsof$40,000.The b.$174, 992.
pr
ojectwouldhavea10- yearl
i
fe, andt
hecompanyusesadiscountr
ateof8%. c. $165,812.
I
gnoringincomet axes,whati st hemaximum amountthecompanycould d.impossi bletodeterminefrom theinf
ormati
ongiven. Barf
ield
i
nvestintheproj
ectandtheprojectsti
llbeaccept
abl
e(r
ounded)
?
a.$400, 000 c. $203,
210 41.(I
gnoreincomet axesinthi
spr obl
em.)TheBakerCompanypurchaseda
b.$268, 400 d.$363,604 H&M pi
eceofequipmentwiththef
oll
owingexpect
edr
esul
ts:
l
xxx
v Usef
ul l
i
fe 7years
. Af ir
mi sconsider
ingapr oj
ectwit
hannualcashfl
owsof$120,
000.The Year
lynetcashinf
low $50,000
projectwouldhavean8-yearli
fe,
andthecompanyusesadi
scountr
ateof12 Sal
vagev al
ue -
0-
percent.Ignor
ingi
ncomet axes,whati
sthemaximum amountthecompany
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I
nternalrateofret
urn 20% A.$16,
775 C.$25,
000
Discountrate 16% B.$19,
090 D.$30,
000 Gl
eim
Theinit
ialcostoftheequipmentwas:(M)
a.$300, 100. Ev
enAf ter
-t
axCashFl ow,withPr esentValueTable
b.$180, 250 . CauseCompanyi splanningt oinvestinamachi newi t
hausef ull
ifeoffive
c. $190,600. yearsandnosal v
agev alue.Themachi nei
sexpect edtoproducecashf l
ow
d.Cannotbedet erminedfr
om thei
nformat
iongi
ven. G&N9e from operat
ions,netofi ncomet axes,ofP20,000ineachoft hef i
veyears.
Cause’sexpectedr ateofr eturnis10%.I nformati
ononpr esentvalueand
UnevenEv enCashFlow, I
gnoreIncomeTaxes, NoPr esentVal
ueTable. futureamountfactorsisasf oll
ows:
56.(I
gnoreincomet axesinthisprobl
em. )Arthuroperatesapart
-t
imeautorepai
r Period
serv
ice.Heest i
mat esthatanew di agnost i
ccomput ersyst
em wil
lresul
tin 1 2 3 4 5
i
ncreasedcashi nfl
owsof$2, 100i nYear1,$3, 200i nYear2,and$4,000in PV of P1 at .
900 .826 .751 .683 .
621
Year3.IfArthur
'sdiscountrateis10%,t hent hemosthewoul dbewi l
l
ingto 10%
payforthenewcomput ersyst
em woul dbe: (M) PVA ofP1 at .
909 1.736 2.487 3.170 1.
611
a.$6, 652. c. $7,747. 10%
b.$6, 984. d.$7, 556. G&N9e FV of P1 at 1. 000 1.210 1.330 1.464 1.
611
10%
35.(I
gnor
eincometaxesi
nthisprobl
em.)Inordertor
ecei
ve$12,
000att
heend FVA ofP1 at 1. 000 2.100 3.310 4.641 6.
105
ofthr
eey ear
sand$10,000att heendoff i
veyear
s,how muchmustbe 10%
i
nvest
ednowi fy
oucanearn14%r at
eofretur
n?(M) Howmuchwi l
lthemachi necost ?
a.$12,978. c. $13,
290. A.P32, 220 C.P75, 820
b.$8,100. d.$32,054. G&N9e B.P62, 100 D.P122, 100 PolBobadil
la

EvenAf ter
-taxAnnualCashFl
ow,NoPr esentValueTable UnevenAfter-taxCashFlow, Sal
vageValue,withPresentValueTabl e.
l
xxx
vi
. Cont eInc.inv
estedinamachi newi thausef ull
if
eofsi xyearsandno l
xxxvii
i
.Ker
nCo.i splanningtoinvestina2-yearprojectthatisexpectedtoy ield
sal
vagev al
ue.Themachi neisexpectedtopr oduceannualcashfl
owsf r
om cashfl
owsf rom operati
ons,netofincomet axes,of$50,000i nthefi
rstyear
operat
ions,netofincometax,of$2,000. I ftheesti
matedinter
nalrateof and$80, 000i nthesecondy ear.Ker nrequir
esani nternalrateofreturnof
ret
urnis10%, t
heamountoftheorigi
nalinvestmentwas:(M) 15%.Thepr esentvalueof$1f oroneper i
odat15% i s0.870andf ort wo
A.$9,000 D.$5, 640 peri
odsat15%i s0.756.Thef utureval
ueof$1f oroneper iodat15%i s1.150
B.$11, 280 E.$8, 710 andfort woper i
odsat15%i s1.323.Themaxi mum t hatKernshouldi nvest
C.$12, 000 C&U i
mmedi at el
yis(E)
a.$81, 670 c. $130,000
EvenAf t
er-t
axAnnualCashFlow, Salv
ageValueNoPr esentValueTable b.$103, 980 d.$163, 340 AICPA1189I I-
36
l
xxxvii
.TheHopki nsCompanyhasest i
matedthatapr oposedpr oj
ect'
s10-year
annualnetcashbenef i
t,receiv
ed eachy earend,wi l
lbe$2, 500 wit
han l
xxxi
x
. OrabCo.hasthechancetoi nvestina2-yearproj
ectexpectedt
opr oduce
additi
onalter
minalbenefi
tof$5, 000attheendoft he10thy ear
.Assumi ng cashf
lowsfr
om oper
ations,
netofi ncomet axes,
of$100,000inthefi
rstyear
thatthesecashinfl
owssatisfyexactl
yHopkins'
requiredrateofretur
nof8%, and$200,
000inthesecondy ear.Or abrequir
esaninternalr
ateofreturnof
calcul
atetheini
ti
alcashoutlay.(
E)
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20%.Thepr esentv
alueof$1foroneperi
odat20%is0.833;fort
woperiods xc.PaybackCompanyi sconsidering t
hepur chaseofacopi ermachi nefor
at20%is0.694.Forthi
sproj
ect,
Orabshouldbewi
ll
ingt
oi nv
estimmediatel
y P42,825.Thecopi ermachinewi l
lbeexpect edtobeeconomi cal
lyproducti
ve
amaximum of :(
E) for4y ears. Thesalvagev alueatt heendof4y ear
si snegligi
ble. The
A.$222,100 C.$283,300 machinei sexpect
edt oprovi
de15%i nternalrateofret
urn.Thecompanyi s
B.$208,200 D.$249,900 AICPAadapted subj
ectt o40%incomet axrate.Thepr esentv al
ueofanor di
naryannuityof1
for4per i
odsis2.85498.Inor dertoreali
zet heIRRof15%,howmuchi sthe
Requir
edLi f
e esti
mat edbefor
e-t
axcashi nf
lowt obepr ovidedbythemachine?(M)
EvenCashFl ow, I
gnoreI ncomeTaxes, NoPresentVal
ueTable A.P17, 860 C.P25, 000
37.(I
gnorei ncomet axesi nthisprobl
em.)Thefoll
owinginf
ormat
ionisavai
labl
e B.P15, 000 D.P35, 700
onanewpi eceofequi pment:
xci
Costoft heequi pment $21,
720 .ScottCor porat
ion’
snewpr ojectcal
lsf
oraninv
estmentof$10,000.I
thasan
Annual cashinflows $5,
000 esti
mat edl i
feof10y ear
s.TheI RRhasbeencalcul
atedtobe15per cent.If
Inter
nal r
ateofr eturn 16% cashflowsar eevenl
ydistr
ibutedandthetaxrat
eis40per cent
,whatist he
Requi redrateofr eturn 10% annualbef ore-
taxcashfl
oweachy ear
?(Assumedepr eci
ati
onisanegligi
ble
Thel i
feoft heequi pmenti sapproxi
mately
:(M) amount .)(M)
a.6y ears. a.$1, 993 d.$4,983
b.4. 3y ears. b.$3, 321 e. $5,
019
c. 8y ears. c. $1,500 Brigham
d.i tisi
mpossi bletodet ermi
nef r
om thedatagi
ven. G&N9e
Requir
edAnnual After -
taxCashFlow
RequiredIncreasei nCashFl ows EvenCashFl ow,SalvageVal ue
*. Thef ollowingdat aper tai
nt oSunl ightCor p.,whosemanagementi splanning xci
i. Par aCo.i sr eviewi
ngt hef ol
lowingdatarelat
ingtoanener gysav i
ng
topurchaseanaut omat edt anni ngequi pment . i
nvestmentproposal :
1.Economi cl i
feofequi pment–8y ears. Cost $50,
000
2.Di sposal v alueaf t
er8y ear s–ni l. Residualvalueatt heendof5y ear
s 10,
000
3.Est i
mat ednetannual cashi nfl
owsf oreachoft he8years–P81, 000. Presentvalueofanannui t
yof1at12%f or5years 3.
60
4.Ti me- adjustedi nternal rateofr eturn–14% Presentvalueof1duei n5y earsat12% 0.
57
5.Costofcapi talofSunl ightCor p–16% Whatwoul dbet heannualsav ingsneededt omaket hei
nvest
mentr eal
i
zea
6.Thet ableofpr esentv aluesofP1r eceivedannual
lyfor8y earshas 12%yield?(
M)
thesef actor s:at14%=4. 639,at16%=4. 344 a.$8, 189 c. $12,
306
7.Depr eciati
oni sapproxi mat elyP46,970annual l
y. b.$11, 111 d.$13,889
Findther equiredi ncreasei nannualcashi nflowsinordertohavethet ime-
adjustedr ateofr etur napproxi mat elyequal t hecostofcapi
tal
.(M) Requi
redCashFl owf oraCer t
ainYear
a.P5, 501 c. P4, 344 EvenCashFl ow,I
gnor eIncomeTaxes,NoPresentVal
ueTabl
e
b.P6, 501 d.P5, 871 RPCPA0594 39.(
Ignor
ei ncomet axesi nt
hisprobl
em.)Hi
ll
topCompanyinvest
ed$100,000in
atwo-yearproject.Thecashf l
ow was$40,000fort
hefir
styear.Assuming
Requi
redAnnualBef
oreTaxCashFl
ow t
hatthei nt
ernalrateofreturnwasexactl
y12%,whatwast hecashflow f
or
EvenCashFlow
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thesecondyearoft
hepr
oject
?(M) Ift
heplantl
astsfor4yearsandthecostofcapit
alis20%,
whati
sthebr
eak-
a.$51, 247. c. $64,
284. evenl
evelofannualr
ates?(Assumenotaxes.
)(M)
b.$60, 000. d.$80,652. AI
CPAadapt
ed A.342,500unit
s C.125,000unit
s
B.217,500unit
s D.Noneoft heabove B&M
Requi redI nvestment&Annual CashFl ow
Quest ions85&86ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformat
ion. G&N9e 17.TajMahalTourcompanyproposest oinv
est$3mi l
li
oninanewt ourpackage.
(Ignorei ncomet axesi nt hispr oblem.) TheFi nneyCompanyi sreviewi
ngthe Fi
xedcostsar e$1mil
li
onperyear.Thet ourpackagecosts$500andcanbe
possi bil
ityofr emodelingoneofi tsshowr oomsandbuy i
ngsomenewequi pment soldat$1500perpackagetotourists.Thistourpackageisexpectedt obe
toi mpr ovesal esoper ations.Ther emodel i
ngwoul dcost$120,000nowandt he attr
acti
veforthenextfi
veyears.I fthecostofcapitali
s20%,whati sthe
usef ull i
fe oft he pr oj
ecti s 10 y ears.Additi
onalwor ki
ng capit
alneeded break-
even number of touri
sts per y ear? ( I
gnore taxes, give an
i
mmedi atelyfort hispr ojectwoul dbe$30, 000;thewor ki
ngcapitalwouldbe approxi
mation.
)
releasedf oruseel sewher eatt heendoft he10-yearperi
od.Theequipmentand A.2000 C.15000
ot hermat er
ial
susedi nt heprojectwoul dhav easalvagev al
ueof$10,000in10 B.1000 D.Noneoft heabove B&M
year s.Finney '
sdiscountr ateis16%.
18.HammerCompanypr oposestoinvest$6mi ll
ioninanew t ypeofhammer-
85.Thei
mmedi at
ecashout
fl
owr
equi
redf
ort
hispr
ojectwoul
dbe:
(E) maki
ngequipment.Thefi
xedcostsar e$0.
5mi ll
i
onpery ear
.Theequipment
a.$(120,
000). c. $(
90,
000). i
sexpectedtol
astfor5years.Themanuf acturi
ngcostsperhammeri s$1.
b.$(150,
000). d.$(130,
000). Cal
cul
atethebr
eak-ev
envolumepery ear.(
Ignoretaxes.
)
A.400,000 C.250,000
86.Whatwouldtheannualnetcashinf
lowsfrom t
hispr
ojecthav
etobei
nor
der B.500,000 D.Noneoft heabov e B&M
toj
ust
if
yinvest
ingi
nremodel i
ng?(M)
a.$14,495 c. $16,
147 Requir
edUnitSales&Selli
ngPrice
b.$35,842 d.$29,158 Questi
ons55and56ar ebasedont hefoll
owingi nf
or mati
on. PolBobadi
ll
a
MoormanPr oductsCompanyi sconsideri
nganewpr oductt hatwi l
lsel
lforP100
RequiredBreak-evenSales and havea v ar
iabl
ecostofP60. Expect ed volumei s20, 000 unit
s. New
PesoSal es equi
pmentcost i
ngP1,500,000andhav ingaf i
ve-yearusef ull i
feandnosal vage
14.Calculat
orCompanypr oposestoinvest$6mi l
lioninanewcal culat
ormaking val
uei sneeded,andwi l
lbedepr eciatedusi ngthest raight -l
inemet hod. The
plant. Fixedcostsare$1mi l
li
onay ear. Acal culatorcosts$4mi ll
ionto machinehascashoper ati
ngcostsofP20, 000pery ear
.Thef ir
mi sinthe40%
manuf actureandcanbesol dfor$19.I fthepl antlastsfor3y earsandthe taxbracketandhascostofcapi t
alof12%.Thepr esentv alueof1,endoff i
ve
costofcapi t
alis10%,whati stheappr oximatebr eak-evenlevelofannual peri
odsis0.56743;pr
esentval
ueofannui tyof1f or5per iodsi s3.60478.
sales?( Assumenot axes.)(M)
A.$227, 550 C.$67, 000 55.How manyunit
spery earmustt
hef
ir
m sel
lfort
hei
nvest
mentt
oear
n12%
B.$160, 900 D.Noneoft heabov e B&M i
nter
nalrat
eofret
urn?
A.12,838 C.8,
225
UnitSales B.10,403 D.7,
625
15.Financi
alCal culat
orCompany pr
oposes t
oi nv
est$9 milli
on i
n a new
calcul
atormaki ngplant
. Fi
xedcostsare$2mi ll
i
onay ear. Af i
nanci
al 56.Supposethe20,
000esti
matedv ol
umeissound,butthepri
ceisindoubt
,
calcul
atorcosts$8perunitt
omanufact
ureandcanbesol
df or$24peruni
t. Whatisthesell
i
ngpri
ce( r
oundedtonear
estpeso)neededtoearna12%
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i
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
n? b.12and14%. d.16and18%. D,
L&H9e
A.P81 C.P70
B.P85 D.P90 45 Aninvest
mentopportuni
tycosti
ng$180,000isexpectedtoyi
eldnetcash
flowsof$53,
000annuall
yforf
iveyear
s.TheIRRoftheinvest
mentisbet
ween
IRRGivenPay backPeri
od a.10and12% c. 14and16%.
xci
ii
. SmootAut omotivehasimplement
edanewpr oj
ectt
hathasaninit
ial
cost, b.12and14%. d.16and18%. L&H10e
andthengener atesinfl
owsof$10,000ay earforthenextseven(7)years.
Thepr oj
ecthasapay backper
iodof4.0y
ear s.Whatisthepr
oject
'sint
ernal 49.Ani nv
estmentoppor
tuni
tycost
ing$400,000isexpect
edtoy
iel
dnetcash
rat
eofr etur
n(IRR)? fl
owsof$75, 000annual
lyforeightyear
s. TheIRR oft
heinv
estmenti
s
A.14. 79% C.18.54% between
B.16. 33% D.15.61% a.10and12%. c. 14and16%.
Gleim b.12and14%. d.16and18%. D,
L&H9e

IRRGivenCashFlows,I
gnoreIncomeTaxes 49.Ani nv
estmentoppor
tuni
tycost
ing$200,000isexpectedtoy
iel
dnetcash
EvenCashFl ows,NoPr
esentValueTabl
e fl
owsof$39, 000annual
lyforeightyears.TheIRR ofthei
nvest
mentis
xci
v. Whati st
heappr
oximateIRRforaproj
ectt
hatcost
s$50,
000andpr
ovi
des between
cashinf
lowsof$20,
000f or3year
s? a.10and12%. c. 14and16%.
A.10% C.22% b.12and14%. d.16and18%. L&H10e
B.12% D.27%
Glei
m *
. MLF Corporat
ion is ev
aluati
ng the purchase ofa P500,000 die at
tach
machine.Thecashi nfl
owsexpect edfrom thei nvest
menti
sP145,000per
xcv
. PenaCompanyi sconsider
ingaprojectthatcal
l
sf orani
nit
ialcashout
lay yearf
orf i
veyearswithnoequi pmentsalvagev alue.Thecostofcapit
alis
of$50,
000.Theexpect
ednetcashi nfl
owsf rom theproj
ectare$7,791for 12%.Thenetpr esentval
uef actorf
orfi
v e(5)year sat12%i
s3.6048andat
eachof10year
s.Whati
stheIRRofthepr oj
ect? 14%is3.4331.Theinter
nalrateofret
urnforthisinvest
menti
s(M)
A.6% C.8% a.3.45% c. 13.8%
B.7% D.9% b.2.04% d.15. 48% RPCPA1097
Gl
eim
36.(I
gnor eincomet axesinthisprobl
em.)SueFal l
sisthepresidentofSpor t
s,Inc.
xcv
i. Whi chofthefoll
owingstatementsismostl i
kel
ycorr
ectforapr
oject Shei sconsi der
ingbuy i
nganew machi net hatwoul dcost$14,125.Suehas
cost
ing$50,
000andretur
ning$14,000peryearfor5year
s? determi nedthatthenew machi nepromisesai nternalrat
eofr etur
nof12%,
A.NPV=$36, 274. C.IRR=1. 4%. butSue has mi spl
aced the paperwhi ch tell
st he annualcostsav ings
B.NPV=$20, 000. D.IRRi sgreat
ert
han10%. promi sedbyt henew machi ne.Shedoesr emembert hatthemachi nehasa
Glei
m projectedlifeof10y ears.Basedonthesedat a,theannualcostsav ingsar e:
(M)
45.Ani nv
estmentopportuni
tycost
ing$150,
000i sexpectedtoy
iel
dnetcash a.i tisi mpossi
bletodet er
minefrom t
hedat agiven.
fl
owsof$45, 000 annuall
yforfiv
ey ear
s. TheI RR ofthei
nvest
mentis b.$1, 412.50.
between c. $2, 500.00.
a.10and12%. c. 14and16%. d.$1, 695.00. G&N9e
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c
. FosterCompanyi sconsi deri
ngt hepurchaseofanewmachi nefor$38, 000.
40.(Ignorei ncomet axesint hi
spr obl
em. )JoeFl ubupist hepresidentofFl ubup, Themachi newouldgener ateanetcashi nf
low of$11,607peryearf orfive
Inc.Hei sconsideringbuy inganew machi nethatwoul dcost$25, 470.Joe years.Attheendoff i
vey ears,t
hemachi newouldhavenosal vagevalue.The
hasdet erminedt hatthenew machi nepr omisesai nt er
nalrateofr eturnof company ’
s costofcapi talis12per cent.Thecompanyusesst r
aight-l
ine
14%,butJoehasmi splacedt hepaperwhi cht el
lstheannualcostsav i
ngs depreciati
onwithnomi d-yearconventi
on.
pr omisedbyt henew machi ne.Hedoesr emembert hatt hemachi nehasa Whati st heint
ernalrateofr eturnforthemachi neroundedt othenear est
pr oj
ectedl i
feof12y ears.Basedont hesedat a,theannualcostsav ingsar e: percent,assumingnot axesarepaid?
(M) a.12% c. 14%
a.i mpossi bl
etodet erminefrom thedat agiven. b.18% d.16% H&M
b.$2, 122.50.
ci
c. $4, 500.00. . BrownCor por
ationrecent
lypurchasedanewmachi nefor$339,
013.
20wi t
ha
d.$4, 650.00. G&N9e ten-yearl
i
fe.Theol dequipmenthasar emaini
ngl i
feofteny ear
sandno
disposalv
alueatthet i
meofr epl
acement.Netcashfl
owswi l
lbe$60,000per
xcv
ii
.
Af i
rm isconsideri
ngapr oj
ectr equi r
ing ani
nvestmentof$13, 500.The year.Whatistheint
ernalr
ateofr et
urn?(
E)
projectwouldgenerateannualcashi nf l
owsof$3,148peryearf orthenext7 a.12% c. 20%
years.Thecompanyusest hestraight -
li
nemethodofdepr eciati
onwi thno b.16% d.24% Hor ngren
mid-yearconventi
on.Ignoreincomet axes.Theapproxi
matei nternalrat
eof
ci
i
returnfort
heprojecti
s .Soda Manuf actur
ing Companypr ovi
des vendi
ng machi nes forsof t
-drink
a.6% d.14% manufacturers.The company has been i nvestigati
ng a new pi ece of
b.8% e. 18%. machineryforitsproducti
ondepartment.Theoldequi pmenthasar emai ni
ng
c. 12% H&M l
ifeofthreeyearsandt henewequi pmenthasav alueof$52,650wi t
hat hree-
yearli
fe.Theexpect edaddit
ionalcashinf
lowsar e$25,000pery ear.Whati s
xcv
ii
i
. Af irmisconsider
ingaprojectrequiri
nganinvestmentof$100, 000.The theint
ernalrateofretur
n?(E)
projectwouldgenerat
eannualcashi nfl
owsof$27,739peryearf orthenext5 a.20% c. 10%
years.Thecompanyusest hest r
aight-l
inemethodofdepr eciati
onwi t
hno b.16% d.8% Horngren
mid-yearconventi
on.Ignor
eincomet axes.Theapproxi
matei nter
nalrateof
ci
i
i
returnfort
heprojecti
s .TheZer onCor por
ati
onrecentlypurchasedanew machi neforitsfactory
a.9% d.16% operationsatacostof$921, 250.Thei nvestmenti sexpectedtogener ate
b.10% e. 28% $250,000i nannualcashfl
owsf oraperi
odofsi xy ears.Therequir
edrateof
c. 12% H&M retur
ni s14%.Theol dmachinehasar emai ni
ngl i
feofsi xyears.Thenew
machi neisexpectedtohavezer oval
ueatt heendoft hesix-
yearperi
od.The
xci
x
.Aninsurancefi
rm agr
eestopayyou$3,310attheendof20y ear
sifyoupay disposalv al
ueoftheoldmachi neatthetimeofr eplacementiszero.Whati s
pr
emi umsof$100pery earatt
heendofeachy earf
or20y ears.Fi
ndt he theinternalrat
eofret
urn?(
M)
i
nter
nal r
ateofret
urntot
henearestwhol
epercent
agepoint
.(E) a.15% c. 17%
a. 9% d. 3% b.16% d.18% Horngren
b. 7% e. 11%
c. 5% Br
igham 57.(
Ignor
eincomet axesi
nthi
spr
obl
em.
)Thef
oll
owi
ngdat
apertai
nto an
i
nvest
mentproposal
:
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Presentinvestmentrequir
ed $26,
500 Discountrat
e 10%
Annual costsavi
ngs $5,
000 Theinternal
rateofr
etur
nont
hisi
nvestmenti
sclosestt
o:(
D)
Project
edl i
feoftheinvest
ment 10years a.23. 4%. c. 22.
7%
Project
edsal v
agev alue $-0- b.25. 4%. d.22.1% G&N9e
Theinternalrateofr eturn,i
nter
pol
atedtothenear
estt
ent
hofaper cent
,
wouldbe: (
M) 61.(I
gnoreincomet axesinthi
sproblem.)Thefoll
owingi
nfor
mat
ionconcernsa
a.11. 6%. c. 13.
6%. proposedinvestment :
b.12. 8%. d.12.4%. G&N9e Investmentrequired $14,
150
Annual savi
ngs $2,
500
58.(I
gnorei ncomet axesinthisproblem.
)Thef oll
owi
ngdataareavai
lableona Lif
eoft heproject 12y ear
s
proposedi nvestmentpr oj
ect: Theinternalrat
eofr etur
nis(donotint
erpol
ate)
:(M)
Init
ialinvestment $142,500 a.14%. c. 10%.
Annual cashinfl
ows $30,000 b.12%. d.5%. G&N9e
Lifeoft heinvestment 8years
ci
v
Requi redrateofreturn 10% .WhitneyCr aneInc.hast hef
ollowingi ndependenti
nvest
mentopport
unit
ies
Thei nternalrateofr eturn,i
nterpol
atedtot henear
esttent
hofaper cent
, fort
hecomi ngyear :
wouldbe: (M) Project Cost Annual CashI nfl
ows Li f
e(Years) IRR
a.13. 3%. c. 15.
3%. A $10, 000 $11,800 1
b.12. 1%. d.12.7%. G&N9e B 5,000 3,075 2 15
C 12,000 5,696 3
59.(I
gnorei ncomet axesi nt hi
spr obl
em.)Thef ol
l
owing datapertai
nt o an D 3,000 1,009 4 13
i
nvestmentpr oposal
: TheIRRsf orProjectsAandC, respect i
vely
,are:(
M)
Presentinvestmentrequir
ed $14,000 a.16%and14% d.18%and13%
Annual costsavi
ngs $2,500 b.18%and10% e. 16%and13%
Projectedli
feoftheinvestment 8year s c. 18%and20% Bri
gham
Projectedsalv
agev alue $- 0-
Requiredrateofreturn 6% cv
.Genui
ne ProductsI nc.requires a new machi ne.Two companies have
Theinternalrateofr eturn,i
nter
polatedtothenear
estt ent
hofaper cent
, submi
ttedbids,andy ouhavebeenassi gnedthetaskofchoosingoneofthe
wouldbe: (M) machi
nes.Cashf lowanalysi
si ndicatesthefol
lowing:
a.6.7%. c. 8.
7%. Year MachineACashFl ow MachineBCashFlow
b.9.3%. d.7.3%. G&N9e
0 -$2,000 -
$2,
000
1 0 832
60.(
Ignoreincomet axesi nthi
sproblem.)Overl
andCompanyhasgatheredt he
2 0 832
f
oll
owingdataonapr oposedinvestmentproj
ect
:
3 0 832
I
nvestmentindepr eci
ableequi
pment $150,000
4 3,877 832
Annualcashflows $40,000
Li
feoftheequi pment 10year s Whati
st heint
ernalr
at eofr
eturnf oreachmachi ne?(M)
Sal
vagev al
ue -0- a.IRRA=16%; IRRB=20% d.IRRA=18%; I
RRB=24%
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b.IRRA=24%;
IRRB=20% e. I
RRA=24%;
IRRB=26% B.16.
4 D.17.
3 B&M
c. I
RRA=18%;
IRRB=16% Br
igham
cv
i
.Thecapitalbudgetingdi
rectorofSparrowCor porati
onisevaluat
ingaproject
EvenCashFl ow,Wi t
hPr esentVal ueTabl e whichcosts$200, 000,i
sexpectedt olastfor10y earsandproduceaft
er-tax
*. Whatisthedi scountedrateofr et
ur n,tothenear estpercentofaninvestment cashflows,incl
udingdepreciat
ion,of$44,503pery ear.Ifthefi
rm’scostof
ofP100,000t hatgi
vesanannual incomeofP12, 000overa15- y
earperiod?(
E) capit
alis14per centanditstaxrateis40per cent,whatistheproj
ect
’sIRR?
Abridgedtableofpr esentv alueofP1. 00r eceiv
edannual l
y (E)
forNy ears a. 8% d.- 5%
N 6% 8% 10% 12% b.14% e. 12%
15 9.712 8.559 7.606 6.811 c. 18% Bri
gham
a.6% c. 10%
b.8% d.noneoft hese RPCPA1087 Ev enCashFlow,Wi t
hPr esentValueTable
cv
ii
.Apr oj
ecthasacostof$5, 000andi sexpectedtopr oduceacashf l
ow of
*
. Mr .Casti
ll
oisthinkingtobuyal athemachi neforP10,000.Thismachi newil
l $1,
220ay earforfi
vey ears.Usingthetablegiven,
whati sthei
nter
nalrat
eof
resultinannualcashi nfl
owofP2, 000ay earforten-y
earperiod.Belowi san ret
urn?(Note:Annui t
yfactorsareroundedtotwopl aces.)(E)
abridgedtableshowi ngthepresentv al
ueofannui tyofP1.00forNper i
ods. Futur
eVal ueofanAnnui ty Pr esentValueofanAnnui ty
Years 14% 15% 16% of$1perPer i
odfor5 of$1perPer iodfor5Peri
ods
9 4.946 4.772 4.607 Periods
10 5.216 5.019 4.833 7% 5.
75 4.10
11 5.453 5.234 5.029 8% 5.
87 3.99
9% 5.
98 3.89
Usingt heshort
-cutmet hod,t
hedi scount edr at
eofr et
urnontheprojectis(E)
10% 6.
11 3.79
a.13% c. 15%( 15.
098%)
b.14% d.16% RPCPA0581 A.9% C.7%
B.10% D.8% CI
Aadapted
I
RRGi venAfterTaxCashFl ows
EvenCashFl ows,NoPresentValueTabl e *
. Progr essiveCor porat
ionacquiredanequi pmentatacostofP40, 500.Ithad
26.Valent
ineCompanyi sconsider
inginvesti
nginanewpr oject.Thepr
ojectwil
l an est imated lifeoft en years. Annualaf tertaxnetcash benef i
tsare
needaniniti
ali
nvest
mentof$1, 200,000andwi l
lgener
ate$600,000(
after
-t
ax) esti
mat edt obeP10, 000att heendofeachy ear
. Thef oll
owingamount s
cashfl
owsf orthr
eey ears.Cal
culat
et heIRRforthepr
oject.(E) appeari nt heinteresttabl
eforpr esentvalueofanannuityofP1aty earend
A.14. 5% C.23.4% forteny ears:
B.18. 6% D.20.2% B&M 20% 4.
19
22% 3.
92
30.Elephantcompanyi sinv
esti
nginagi antcrane.Itisexpect
edtocost2. 2 24% 3.
68
mi l
l
ionini
nit
ialinv
estmentanditi
sexpectedtogenerat
eanendofy earcash Whati st hemaxi mum r at
ethatcoul dbepai dforthecapitalemployedover
fl
owof1. 0mill
ioneachyearfort
hreeyear
s.Cal cul
atet
heIRRappr
oximately
. thelifeoft hisassetwi t
houtlossont hi
sproject?(
M)
(E) a.20% c. 22%
A.14. 6 C.22. 1 b.21% d.23% RPCPA1080
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2 -
100, 000
*
. Jeroi
g,Inc.placedP300, 000i nat en-yearproject.Theannualcashi nf
low Oneanal ystsaysthatt hepr ojecthasanI RRofbet ween12and13per cent.
aft
erincomet axesf rom thisproj
ectwasest imatedtobeP58, 500. The Theot heranalystcalcul atesanI RRofj ustunder800per cent
,butf earshis
company ’scut-offrat
eoni nvest
ment soft hi
sty pewas14%.I nf
ormationon cal
culator’
sbat t
eryisl owandmayhav ecausedaner ror
.Youagr eetoset tl
e
thepresentvaluef act
orsi
s: the di
sput e byanaly zing t he projectcash f l
ows.Whi ch st
atementbest
at14% at15% descri
best heIRRforthi spr oject?(D)
PresentvalueofP1f ortenperiods 0.270 0.247 a.Ther eisasi ngl
eIRRofappr oximately12.7percent.
Presentv alueofanannui t
yofP1f or 5. 216 5.019 b.Thi spr oj
ecthasnoI RR,becauset heNPVpr ofi
ledoesnotcr osst heX
tenperiods axis.
Thecompany ’
sexpect edrateofret
urnont hisinv est
menti
s(M)RPCPA0583 c. Therear emulti
pleI RRsofappr oxi
mat el
y12.7per centand787per cent.
a.14% c. Lesst han14%butmoret han0% d.Thi sprojecthastwoi maginaryI RRs.
b.15% d.Lesst han15%butmoret han14% e. Therear eani nf
ini tenumberofI RRsbet ween12. 5percentand790
percentthatcandef inetheI RRf orthi
sproject. Br i
gham
*
. Scott ,I
nc.ispl
anningtoinv est$120,000ina10- yearproj
ect.Scottesti
mates
thatt heannualcashi nf
low,netofi ncomet axes,from thi
spr ojectwil
lbe Comprehensive
$20,000.Scot t
’sdesiredr ateofr et
urnoni nv estmentsoft histypeis10%. Questi
ons73and74ar ebasedonthefol
lowinginfor
mation. Bar
fiel
d
Informat i
ononpr esentvaluef act
orsisasf ol
lows: For
dem Co.isconsi
deri
ngani nv
estmentinamachi nethatwouldreduceannual
at10% at12% l
aborcostsby$30,000.Themachinehasanexpect edlif
eof10y earswi t
hno
Presentvalueof$1f ort enperi
ods 0.386 0.322 sal
vagevalue.Themachinewouldbedepr eci
atedaccordingtothestrai
ght-
li
ne
Presentvalueofanannui tyof$1for 6.145 5.650 methodoverit
suseful
li
fe.Thecompany'
smar ginalt
axrateis30percent.
tenperiods
Scott ’
sexpectedrateofret urnonthisinvestmenti s 73.Assumet hatt
hecompanywi l
linvesti
nt hemachineifitgener
atesan
a.Lesst han10%butmor et han0% c. Lesst han12%butmor ethan10% i
nternalrateofret
urnof16per cent
.Whati sthemaximum amountt he
b.10% d.12% AICPA1180I -
26 companycanpayf orthemachi
neandst il
lmeettheint
ernalr
ateofret
urn
cri
teri
on?
UnevenCashFl
ow,NoPresentVal
ueTabl
e a.$180,000 c. $187,
500
20.Giv
enthefol
lowi
ngcashf l
owsforPr
ojectM:C0=- 2,
000,C1=+500,C2= b.$210,000 d.$144,996
+1,
500,C3=+1455,
calcul
atet
heIRRf
orthepr
oject
.(E)
74.Assumethecompanypays$250,
000fort
hemachine.Whatist
heexpect
ed
A.10% C.28% i
nter
nalr
ateofr
etur
nonthemachi
ne?
B.18% D.Noneoftheabove B&M a.between8and9percent c. bet
ween17and18percent
b.between3and4percent d.lessthan1percent
Mul ti
pleI
RRs
cv
ii
i
.Twof ell
ow f
inanci
alanal
yst
sar
eev
aluat
ingapr
ojectwi
tht
hefoll
owingnet MODI FIEDI RR
cashflows: 27.ValentineCompanyi sconsi
deri
nginvesti
nginanewpr oject.Theproj
ectwil
l
Year CashFlow needani ni
tiali
nvestmentof$1,
200,000andwi l
lgener
ate$600,000(af
ter
-t
ax)
0 -
$10,000 cashf lowsf orthreeyear
s. Calcul
atetheMI RR( modifi
edinter
nalrat
eof
1 100,
000 return)fortheprojecti
fthecostofcapit
alis15%.(E)
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A.14.
5% C.23.
4% c. 12.
0% Br
igham
B.18.
6% D.20.
2% B&M
cxi
.Belowar ether et
ur nsofNul ookCosmet i
csand“ themar ket”overathree-y
ear
31.El
ephantcompanyi sinv
esti
ngi nagi antcrane.Itisexpect
edt
ocost2. 2 peri
od:
mill
i
oninini
ti
ali
nvestmentanditisexpectedtogenerat
eanendofyearcash Year Nulook Mar ket
fl
ow of1.0mi l
l
ioneachy earforthreey ear
s. Calcul
atetheMI
RRf orthe 1 8% 6%
proj
ecti
fthecostofcapi
tali
sapproximately12%APA.(E) 2 9 9
A.15.3% C.23.8% 3 32 22
B.17.3% D.22.1% B&M Nulookf inancesi nt
ernall
yusi ng onlyretained ear ni
ngs,and i tusest he
Capit
alAssetPr icingModelwi thahi st
oricalbet at odetermineitscostof
ci
x.Apr ojectrequir
esani niti
alcashinv est mentati t
si ncept
ionof$10, 000,and equit
y.Cur r
ently,therisk-f
reer ateis7percent ,andt heesti
mat edmar ketri
sk
noot hercashout f
lowsar enecessar y.Cashi nflowsf rom thepr ojectoverits premium is6per cent .Nul ooki sevaluat
ingapr ojectwhichhasacostt oday
3-yearlif
ear e$6,000att heendoft hef ir
sty ear,$5,000att heendoft he of$2,028andwi llprovideestimat edcashi nfl
owsof$1, 000att heendoft he
secondy ear,and$2,000att heendoft hethirdy ear.Thef uturev alueint
erest next3y ears.Whati sthisproject’
sMI RR?(M)
factorsforanamountof$1att hecostofcapi t
al of8%ar e a.12. 4% d.20. 0%
Per iod b.16. 0% e. 22.9%
1 2 3 4 c. 17.5% Bri
gham
1.080 1.166 1.26 1.36
Thepr esentv al
ueinterestfact
orsf oranamountof$1f ort hr
eeper i
odsar e INFLATI
ONARYENVI RONMENT
asf ol
lows: RateofRet urn
I
nterestRat e Minimum Desi redRat eofRet ur
n
8% 9% 10% 12% 14% cxii
. Youj ustpassedt heCPAl i
censureexami nati
onandt ooky ouroath.As
.
794 .772 .
751 .712 .675 youst art
edy ourpr acti
ce,KonFuse,I nc.camet oyouf orhelpinest abl
ishi
ng
Themodi fi
edIRR(MIRR)f ortheprojecti scl
osest o ami nimum desi r
edr ateofr et
ur ntobeusedi ntheev aluat
ionofacapi tal
a.8% c. 10% proj
ectwi thaf ivey earli
fe.Thef oll
owingdat awer eprovided:(D)
b.9% d.12% Infl
ationr atef orthepast5y ears 13%
Gl
eim Expect edi nflati
onrateforthenextf i
vey ears 9%
“Risk-fr
ee”el ement 5%
cx
.AlyeskaSalmonInc.,alargesalmoncanni ngfi
rm operati
ngoutofVal dez, “Risk”pr emi um demandedf ortheproject 7%
Alaska,hasanew aut omatedproduct ionli
neproj
ecti
ti sconsideri
ng.The Youwi lladvicet hecl i
enttoconsiderami nimum desiredr ateofreturnof
projecthasacostof$275, 000andi sexpectedtoprovideafter-
taxannual a.20% c. 16%
cash f l
ows of $73,306 forei ghty ear
s. The fir
m’ s managementi s b.21% d.25% RPCPA0596
uncomf ort
abl
e witht he IRR reinvestmentassumption and pr efer
st he
modi fi
edIRRapproach.Youhav ecal culat
edacostofcapitalf
ort hefir
m of Nomi nalRateofInt
erest
12per cent
.Whatistheproject
’sMI RR?( M) 14.Ther ealrat
eofi nt
eresti
s3%andt
hei
nfl
ati
onis4%.Whati
sthenomi
nal
a.15. 0% d.16.0% rateofinter
est?
b.14. 0% e. 17.
0% A.3% C.7.12%
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B.4% D.1% B&M theNPVofthepr


ojectatt
hedi
scountr
ateof10%.
A.$11.62 C.$100.00
16.Thereali
nter
estr
atei
s3%andt
hei
nfl
ati
onratei
s6%.Whati
sthenomi
nal B.$65.00 D.Cannotbecal
cul
atedasg>gB &
i
nter
estrat
e? M
A.3% C.9.2%
B.4% D.1% B&M I
nvestmentDeci sion
27.Youown100acr esoftimberl
and,wi thy oungt i
mberwor th$20,000iflogged
RealI
nterestRate today.Thisrepr esents500cordsofwoodat$40percor d.Afterloggi
ng,the
17.I
fthenomi nali
nter
estr
atei
s8.
1%andthei
nfl
ati
onr
atei
s4%,whati
sther
eal l
andcanbesol dt odayfor$10,000( $100peracr e).Theoppor t
unitycostof
i
nterestrat
e? capit
ali
s10%.Youhav emadet hef oll
owi ngestimates:
A.3. 85% C.4% i
) Thepr iceofacor dofwoodwi l
lincreaseby5%pery ear.
B.8% D.Noneoftheabov
e B&M i
i) Thepriceofl andwi lli
ncr
easeby3%pery ear.
i
ii)They earlygr owt hrateofthemut ualcordsofwoodony ourlandar e:
CashFlow year
s1- 2:15%; year
s3-4:10%;year s5- 8:
5%; yearst
hereaft
er:2%.
RealCashFl ow Thepresentv alueoft heopti
mal decisionisappr oxi
mately:
15.Acashf lowrecei
vedi
ntwoyearsi
sexpect
edtobe$11,
236.Ifther
ealr
ate A.$30,000 C.$34, 250
ofinter
estis4% andthei
nfl
ati
onrat
eis6%,whati
stherealcashfl
ow f
or B.$32,800 D.$34, 315 B&M
year2?
A.$11, 236 C.$10,
000 28.Youown100acr esoft i
mber l
and,wi thyoungt i
mberwor th$20,000iflogged
B.$10, 388 D.$9,
246 B&M today.Thi srepresents500cor dsofwoodat$40percor d.Afterloggi
ng,the
l
andcanbesol dt odayf or$10,000( $100peracr e).Theoppor t
unitycostof
Nomi nal
CashFl ow capit
al i
s10%.Youhav emadet hefoll
owingestimates:
19.Realcashf l
owoccur
ri
ngi ny
ear2is50,
000.Ift
heinfl
ati
onrat
eis10%per i
) Thepr iceofacor dofwoodwi l
li
ncreaseby5%pery ear.
year,
calcul
atenomi
nalcashf
lowf
oryear2. i
i) Thepr iceoflandwi l
lincr
easeby3%pery ear.
A.60, 500 C.55,000 i
ii)They earlygrowt hrateoft hemut ualcordsofwoodony ourlandar e:
B.50, 000 D.Noneoft heabove B&M years1- 2:15%; years3-4:10%; years5-8:
5%; yearst
hereaft
er:2%.
Theopt i
mal deci
sioni stosellafter
:
NetPresentValue–I nf
ini
teLif
e A.8y ears C.4y ears
29.Youhav ebeenaskedt oevaluateapr ojectwi
thi nfini
teli
fe.Sal
esandcosts B.5y ears D.3y ears B&M
arepr oj
ect
edt obe$1000and$500r espect
ively.Ther eisnodepreci
ati
on
andt hetaxrateis30%.Ther ealrequiredrat
eofr etur
nis10% Theinfl
ati
on POI NTOFI NDIFFERENCE–COSTOFCAPI TAL
rat
ei s4%andi sexpectedtobe4%f orever.Sal esandcost swi
lli
ncr
easeat RequiredInvestment
cxi
i
i
therateofinfl
ati
on.Ift
heprojectcosts$3000, whati stheNPV? .At
heyAi rl
i
nesisconsideri
ngtwomutuall
yexcl
usiv
eprojects,Pr
ojectAand
A.$240. 74 C.$500. 00 Pr
ojectB.Theproject
shavethefol
l
owi
ngcashflows(i
nmi l
li
onsofdol l
ars)
:
B.$1629. 62 D.Noneoft heabove B&M Year Proj
ectACashFl
ow Proj
ectBCashFl ow
0 -
$4.
0 ?
30.Aproj
ectcosts$100today.I
thassal
esof$100peryearf
orever
.Costswil
l 1 2.0 $1.7
be$50thefir
styearandincr
easeby19%peryear
.Ignori
ngtaxescal
cul
ate
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2 3.0 3.2 and2peri


odsare0.86957and0.75614,respect
ivel
y.Thepresentval
ueof1
3 5.0 5.8 at8%endofperi
od1i s0.
92593andperiod2i s0.
85734.
The crossover r
ate of t
he two proj
ects’NPV pr of
il
es is 9 percent
. Atwhatdi
scountr
atewouldMachine1equal l
yacceptabl
easmachine2?(D)
Consequentl
y,whentheWACCi s9percenttheproj
ect
shav ethesameNPV. A.9% C.11%
WhatisthecashflowforPr
ojectBatt=0?(M) B.10% D.12% RPCPA0503
a.-$4.22 d.+$4. 22
b.-$3.49 e. -
$4.51 Quest
ions75and76ar ebasedonthefol
lowinginformat
ion. Barfi
eld
c. -
$8.73 Bri
gham Thenetaft
er-t
axcashflowsassoci
atedwit
ht wopr oj
ect
sunderconsiderati
onby
Novel
leCo.foll
ow:
EvenCashFl ow Pr oj
ect1 Project2
16.PDLTI nvestmentwhi chhasawei ght edav eragecostofcapitalof12% is I
nit
iali
nvestment $(300,000) $(
100, 000)
evaluating two mut ual l
y exclusi
ve pr oject
s( X and Y)
,whi ch hav ethe Cashfl
owsy ears1-
5 80,
000 30,000
fol
lowingpr ojecti
ons:
ProjectX Pr
ojectY 75.Whati
stheFi
sherr
atefort
heset
wopr
oject
s?(D)
Investment P48, 000 P83,225 a.l
essthan1per
cent c. bet
ween4and5per
cent
Af t
er -
taxcashinflow 12, 000 15,200 b.bet
ween7and8percent d.between6and7per
cent
Assetl if
e 6y ears 10year s
Thef i
sherr ateforthet woprojectsi
s 76.Assumet hatthecompanycanpot ent
ial
lyacceptbot
hproj
ects,oneproj
ect
,
A.12. 64% C.16. 01% ornei
therproj
ect.Whichproj
ect(
s)wouldthecompanyacceptifi
testi
mates
B.12. 00% D.19. 33% PolBobadi
ll
a i
tsweightedaveragecostofcapi
tal
is9percent?
a.bothpr oj
ects c. Project2
cxi
v. Suzi eownsacomput erresell
ingbusi nessandisexpandi ngherbusiness. b.Project1 d.nei t
herproj
ect
Suzieispr esentedwi thonepr oposal ,ProposalA,sucht hattheest i
mat ed
i
nv est
mentf ortheexpansi onpr ojectis$85,000,anditisexpectedtoproduce Unev enCashFl ow
cxv
cashflowsaf tert axesof$25, 000f oreachoft henext6y ears.Anal t
ernate .Twopr oject
sbeingconsideredar emutual
l
yexcl
usi
veandhav ethef
oll
owing
proposal,ProposalB,i nvolv
esani nvestmentof$32, 000andaf t
er-
taxcash proj
ectedcashf l
ows:
fl
owsof$10, 000f oreachoft henext6y ears.Thecostofcapi talt
hatwoul d Year Pr
ojectACashFl ow Pr
ojectBCashFlow
makeSuzi eindifferentbetweent heset wopr oposal
sliesbetween 0 -$50,000 -$50,000
a.10%and12% c. 16%and18% 1 15,990 0
b.14%and16% d.18%and20% 2 15,990 0
Gl
eim 3 15,990 0
4 15,990 0
57.BerryProductsisconsider i
ngtwopiecesofmachi nery.Thefir
stmachi ne 5 15,990 100,
560
costsP50,000mor et hant hesecondmachi ne.Dur ingthetwo-
yearlif
eof Atwhatr ate(approxi
mately)dot heNPVprof
il
esofProject
sAandBcr oss?
thesetwoalter
nati
ves, t
hef i
rstmachi
nehasP155, 000mor ecashfl
owi nyear (D)
oneandaP110, 000lesscashf l
owiny eart
wot hant hesecondmachine.All a. 6.5%
cashflowsoccuraty ear-end.Thepresentvalueof1at15%endof1per iod b.11. 5%
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c. 16.
5%
d.20.0% PresentVal ueofCost s
e. TheNPVpr
ofi
l
esoft
heset
wopr
oject
sdonotcr
oss. Br
igham cxvi
ii
.Uni on Elect r
ic Companymustcl ean up the wat erreleased from i t
s
gener ati
ngpl ant.Thecompany 'scostofcapi t
alis11per centf oraverage
EVALUATI ONOFI NVESTMENTALTERNATI VES projects,andt hatr ateisnormallyadj ustedupordownby2per centage
NetPr esentVal ue pointsf orhigh-andl ow-ri
skproj
ects.Cl ean-
UpPl anA,whi chi sofav erage
cxv
i. TheU. S.Post alServ
iceislookingf oranewmachi net
ohel psortthemai l
. ri
sk, hasani niti
alcostof$10mi l
li
on,andi tsoperati
ngcostwi llbe$1mi l
li
on
Twocompani eshav esubmi ttedbi dst oCliffKraven,t
hepost alinspector pery earf orit
s10- yearlif
e.Pl
anB,whi chi sahigh-r
iskproj
ect ,hasani nit
ial
responsi bl
ef orchoosi ng a machi ne.A cash f l
ow analysi
s oft he two costof$5mi l
lion,andi t
sannualoperatingcostov erYears1t o10wi l
lbe$2
machi nesi ndicat
est hefoll
owing: mill
ion.Whati stheappr oxi
matePVofcost sf
orthebetterproject?(VD)
Year Machi neA MachineB A.- $5.9mi l
l
ion. C.- $16.8mi l
l
ion.
0 -$30,000 -$30,000 B.- $15. 9mi l
li
on. D.- $17.8mi l
l
ion. Glei
m
1 0 13,000
2 0 13,000 Weighted-AverageCostofCapi t
al (WACC)
3 0 13,000 cxi
x. Mul vaInc.isconsi deri
ngt hef ollowi ngfivei ndependentpr oj
ects:
4 60,000 13,000 Project Requir edAmountofCapi t
al I
RR
Ifthecostofcapi t
alfort hePost alSer vi
cei s8%,whichoft hetwomai l A $300, 000 25.35%
sor t
ersshoul dCliffchooseandwhy ?( M) B 500, 000 23.22%
A.Machi neA, becauseNPVA>NPVB, by$1,044. C 400, 000 19.10%
B.Machi neB, becauseNPVA<NPVB, by$22,000. D 550, 000 9.
25%
C.Machi neA, becauseNPVA>NPVB, by$8,000. E 650, 000 8.
50%
D.Machi neB, becauseI RRA<I RRB. Thecompanyhasat argetcapi talst r
uct ur
ewhi chis40per centdebtand60
Gleim percentequi t
y.Thecompanycani ssuebondswi t
hay ieldtomat uri
tyof10
percent.Thecompanyhas$900, 000i nret ainedear nings,andt hecurrent
cxv
ii. RohanTr anspor ti
sconsi deri
ngt woal t
ernativebusest otranspor tpeople stockpriceis$40pershar e.Thef lotationcost sassociatedwi thissuingnew
betweenci ti
est hatareint heSout heast ernU. S.,suchasBat onRougeand equityare$2pershar e.Mul va'sear ningsar eexpect edt ocont i
nuet ogrowat
Gainesv i
ll
e.Agas- poweredbushasacostof$55, 000,andwi llproduceend- 5per centpery ear.Nexty ear'
sdi v
idend( D1)i sf orecastedtobe$2. 50.The
of-y
earnetcashf lowsof$22, 000pery earfor4y ears.Anewel ectricbuswi l
l fi
rmf acesa40per centt axrat e.Whati sthesi zeofMul va'
scapi talbudget?
cost$90, 000,andwi llproducecashf lowsof$28, 000pery earf or8y ears. (D)
Thecompanymustpr ov
idebusser vicef or8y ears,afterwhichi tplanst o A.$1, 200,000 C.$2, 400,000
give up itsf ranchise and to cease oper ati
ng t he route.Inf l
ation is not B.$1, 750,000 D.$800, 000 Gl
eim
expect edtoaf fecteit
hercost sorr evenuesdur ingthenext8y ear s.IfRohan
Transpor t'
scostofcapi tali
s17per cent,bywhatamountwi llt hebetter PROJECTSCREENI NGMETHOD
projectincreaset hecompany 'svalue?( D) Si
nglePr oject
A.$5, 350 C.$10, 701 *. UniversalCor p.isrevi
ewi
ng a capi
talbudgeti
ng decisi
on regardi
ng t
he
B.- $17,441 D.$27, 801 acquisitionofacapi
tal
equi
pment.Bel
owar etherel
evantinf
ormation:
Gl eim Inv estment P300,000

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PVofnetcashi nfl
ows 200,
000 Annual cash
Cash- flowt axshieldfrom depr eciation 100,
000 i
nfl
ow
Thecompanyi susedt ohav easbenchmar kf orsimil
arproj
ect
sanexcess Year1 130 200 160 190
presentv alueindexof0. 50, t
hatis, t
hepr oj
ect’
sindexshouldbenolesst
han 2 140 270 190 250
0.
50.Shoul dthisprojectbepur sued?( M) 3 160 180 180 180
a.No, sincetheexcesspr esentv alueindexi s0.33 4 80 130 160 120
b.Yes, sincet heexcesspr esentv alueindexis0. 67
c. No, sincetheexcesspr esentv alueindexi sl
esst han0.50 Netpr esent (
7.500) 8.552 28.128 29. 324
d.Yes, sincet heexcesspr esentv alueindexis1. 50 RPCPA0597 value
Profit
abili
ty 98% 101% 106% 105%
*
.At ax-exemptf oundat i
on,Si ncerel
yFoundat ion,I nc.i ntendst oi nvestP1 I
ndex
mil
lioni naf i
v e-y
earpr oject. Thef oundati
onest i
mat est hatt heannual I
nternal r
ateof 11% 13% 14% 15%
savingsf rom t hepr ojectwi l
lamountt oP325, 000.TheP1mi lli
onassetis ret
ur n
depreciableov erf i
ve( 5)y earsonast rai
ght-l
inebasi s. Thef oundati
on’
s I
fthe companyhas no budgetarylimit
ati
ons,whi ch pr oject
s shoul
d be
hurdler ateis12% andasaconsul tantoft hef oundat ion,youar easkedto pur
sued?( E)
determi net hei nternalrateofr eturnandadv isei fthepr ojectshoul dbe a.Pr oject1. c. Pr
ojects2,3and4.
pursued. b.Pr ojects3and4. d.Allthefourpr
oject s. RPCPA1096
Tof acil
itat
ecomput ati
ons,bel owar epr esentvaluef actors:
N=5 12% 14% 16% *
. Thefoll
owingdat ar
elat
et otwocapi tal
-budget
ingproj
ectsofequalri
sk:
Presentv alueofP1 0.57 0.52 0.48 PresentValueofCashFl ows
Presentv al ueofanannui ty 3. 60 3.40 3.30 Period ProjectA Proj
ectB
ofP1 0 $(
10, 000) $(
30,000)
Youradv i
cei s(M) 1 4,550 13,650
a.Topr oceedduet oanest imat edI RRofl esst han14%butnotmor et
han 2 4,150 12,450
12%. 3 3,750 11,250
b.Topr oceedduet oanest imat edI RRofl esst han16%butnotmor et
han Which oft he proj
ects wil
lbe sel ected usi
ng the pr
ofi
tabil
it
yindex(PI
)
14%. approachandt heNPVappr oach?
c. Nott oproceedduet oanest imatedI RRofl esst han12%. CIA 0586IV- a. b. c. d.
d.Topr oceedduet oanest i
mat edIRRofmor et han16%. RPCPA1095 33
PI B Ei
ther Ei
ther B
Unl
imit
edCapi t
al NPV A B A B
*. SBCo.usesa12%hurdlerat
eforallcapitalexpendit
ures.Ithasli
nedupf
our
pr
ojectsandbel
owisthesummaryt hereof. RANKI NGOFI NVESTMENTALTERNATI VESANDPROJECTSELECTI ON
InThousandPesos Capit
al Budget
Proj
ect1 Proj ect2 Pr oject3 Pr oject4 cxx. Acompany '
smarginalcostofnewcapi
tal(MCC)i s10%upt o$600,000.
I
niti
al cash 400 596 496 544 MCCi ncr
eases.5%forthenext$400,
000andanot her.
5%thereaft
er.Sever
al
outf
low proposedcapitalpr
ojectsareunderconsi
derat
ion,withpr
ojectedcostand
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i
nternalratesofretur
n(I
RR)asfoll
ows: c. Pr
ojectAandProj
ectBwil
lhav
ethesamenetpresentv
alue. H&M
Project Cost IRR d.Itisnotpossibl
et oanswerthequest
ionbasedupont heinf
ormat
ion
A $100,000 10.5% pr
ovided.
B $300,000 14.0%
C $450,000 10.8% cxxi
. Ift hei nv
est
mentprojectsli
sted bel
ow aremut ual
lyexcl
usive,whi
ch
D $350,000 13.5% al
ternat
iveshoul
dbeaccepted?
E $400,000 12.0% Project A B C D
Whatshoul dt hecompany'
scapi
talbudgetbe? NPV $100,
000 ($20,000) $60,
000 $30,000
A.$0 C.$1,500,
000 A.Pr ojectA. C.Proj
ectsAandC.
B.$1, 050,000 D.$1,600,
000 CI
A0589I
V- B.Pr ojectB. D.Proj
ectsA,C,andD.CIA 0595 I
V-
55 38
cxxi
i
Mutuall
yExclusi
ve .
Fiv
emut uall
yexclusi
veproj
ectshadt
hefol
lowi
ngi
nfor
mation:
40.Whichoft hefol
lowingr
esult
softhenetpr esentval
uemet
hodi
ncapi
tal A B C D E
budgeti
ngistheLEASTaccept
abl
e?(E) NPV $500 $(200) $100 $200 $1,
000
a.$( 10,
000) c. $(
18,000) IRR 12% 8% 11% 13% 10%
b.$( 7,
000) d.$0 Hor
ngr
en Whichprojecti
spr ef
err
ed?(M)
a.A d.D
34.Theproj
ectshavethefol
l
owi
ngNPVsandpr ojectli
ves. b.B e. E
Pr
oject NPV Lif
e c. C H&M
Pr
ojectA $5,000 4years
cxxi
i
i
Pr
ojectB $7,000 7years . Fivemutual
lyexclusivepr oj
ect
shadt
hef oll
owi
nginfor
mat
ion:
I
fthecostofcapit
ali
s12%,whi
chprojectwouldy ouaccept? V W X Y Z
A.A C.Bot hAandB NPV $5,
000 $10,000 $(3,000) $20,000 $15, 000
B.B D.Rej ectbothAandB B&M I
RR 10% 12% 8% 11% 13%
Whichpr
ojecti
spreferred?
56.Afir
mi sconsi deri
ngtwomut ual
lyexclusi
veproj
ectswi
ththefol
lowi
ngcash a.V d.Y
fl
ows: b.W e. Z
ProjectA Proj
ectB c. X H&M
Year1 $20,000 $60,000
cxxi
v
Year2 $40,000 $40,000 . Ast hedirect
orofcapitalbudget ing f
orDenverCorporati
on,you ar
e
Year3 $60,000 $20,000 ev
aluat
ingt
womut ual
l
yexclusi
vepr ojectswit
hthef
oll
owingnetcashflows:
Eachpr ojectr equir
esaninvestmentof$50, 000.Thecostofcapit
ali
s10 Year Proj
ectXCashFl ow Proj
ectZCashFl ow
percent . 0 -$100,000 -
$100,000
Whichpr ojectwi l
lhavet
hehi
ghernetpr esentval
ue? 1 50,000 10,000
a.Pr ojectA 2 40,000 30,000
b.Pr ojectB 3 30,000 40,000
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4 10,
000 60,
000
I
fDenver’
scostofcapi
tali
s15percent
,whichpr
ojectwoul
dy ouchoose?(E) Questi
ons55and56ar ebasedont hef ol
lowingi nfor
mat i
on. CMA12914- 8&9
a.Neitherproj
ect
. d.Pr oj
ectX,sincei thast hehigher MerckenIndustri
esi scont empl at
ingfourpr ojects,Proj
ectP, Proj
ectQ, Proj
ectR,
NPV. andProjectS.Thecapi talcostsandest imatedaf ter-t
axnetcashf l
owsofeach
b.ProjectX,si
nceithasthehi
gherIRR. e. Pr oj
ectZ,si nce i
thas t he mutuall
y exclusive pr oject ar el i
sted bel ow. Mer cken' s desi
red af t
er-
tax
hi
gherIRR. opport
unitycostis12%,andt hecompanyhasacapi talbudgetf orthey earof
c. Pr
ojectZ,si
nceithasthehi
gherNPV. Br
igham $450,
000.Idlefundscannotber einvestedatgr eaterthan12%.
ProjectP Pr ojectQ Pr ojectR Pr ojectS
cxxv
.
Twopr oject
sbeingconsideredar emut ual
lyexclusiv
eandhav ethefol
l
owi ng I
niti
alcost $200,000 $235, 000 $190, 000 $210, 000
projectedcashflows: Annualcashf l
ows
Year Proj
ectACashFl ow Proj
ectBCashFl ow Year1 $93,000 $90,000 $45,000 $40,000
0 -$50,000 -$50,000 Year2 93,000 85,000 55,000 50,000
1 15,625 0 Year3 93,000 75,000 65,000 60,000
2 15,625 0 Year4 -0- 55,000 70,000 65,000
3 15,625 0 Year5 -0- 50,000 75,000 75,000
4 15,625 0 Netpresentvalue $23,370 $29,827 $27,333 $(7,
854)
5 15,625 99,500 I
nternalr
ateofr eturn 18.7% 17.6% 17.2% 10.6%
Ifther equir
edrateofretur
nont hesepr oj
ectsis10per cent,whichwouldbe Excess presentv alue 1.
12 1.
13 1.
14 .
96
chosenandwhy ?(E) i
ndex
a.Pr ojectBbecausei
thast hehi gherNPV.
b.Pr ojectBbecausei
thast hehi gherIRR. cxxvi
.Duri
ngthi
syear
,Merckenwi
l
lchoose
c. Pr ojectAbecauseithast hehigherNPV. A.Proj
ect
sP,Q,andR. C.Pr
oject
sQandR.
d.Pr ojectAbecauseithast hehigherIRR. B.Proj
ect
sP,Q,R,andS. D.Pr
oject
sPandQ.
e. Nei ther,
becausebothhav eIRRsl essthanthecostofcapi tal
. Br igham
cxxvi
i
.IfMerckeni
sablet
oacceptonlyoneproject,
t hecompanywoul
dchoose
*
. Each ofthree mutuall
yexcl usive proj
ects cost
s$200. Using t
he t
able A.Proj
ectP.
prov
ided,r
ankthepr oj
ectsi ndescendingNPVor der.(
M) B.Proj
ectQbecausei
thasthehighestnetpresentv al
ue.
Pr
esentVal ue Proj
ect’
sCashFl
ow C.Proj
ectPbecausei
thasthehighestint
ernalrateofret
urn.
Year Int
erestFact or A B C D.Proj
ectPbecausei
thastheshortestpaybackper i
od.
(10%)
1 .91 $300 $200 $ 0 *
. Acapit
albudget i
ngdeci sionmodelhaspr ovi
dedthefoll
owi ngi nf
ormat
ion:
2 .83 200 100 100 ProposalA Proposal B
3 .75 100 0 100 Investment P1,000,
000 P1,800,000
4 .68 0 100 200 Profit
abili
tyIndex 1.
2 2.1
5 .62 0 200 300 Netpr esentVal ue P600,
000 P300, 000
a.A, B,C. c. C,B,A. Thebestprojecti
s( sit
uationi
simpossible)
b.B, A,C. d.A, C,B. CI
A0585IV-33 a.Proposal Abecausei thasthehi
ghestpresentval
ue.
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b.ProposalBbecausei
thasthehi
ghestpr
ofit
abil
it
yindex. andt
hecostofcapi
tal
is15%.
c. Pr
oposalBbecausei
tsprof
it
abi
li
tyi
ndexisover2.0 A.Machi
neAast heEACis$1789.
89C.Don'
tbuyei
thermachi
ne
d.ProposalAbecauseithasthehi
ghestnetpresentval
ueev
enthoughi
ts B.Machi
neBast heEACis$1922.
88 B&M
i
nvest
mentbaseinsmall
er. RPCPA0595
Inter nalRateofRet urn
ExcessPr esentValueIndex Mut uall
yexclusiveproject s
*. TelephoneCor p.iscontemplati
ngfourpr oj
ects:L,M,N,andO.Thecapi tal Inter nalRateofRet urn
cxxv
ii
i
costsf ortheinit
iati
onofeachmut uall
y-
exclusi
veprojectanditsesti
mated . Twopr oj
ectsbei ngconsi deredbyaf i
rm ar
emut uallyexclusi
veandhave
after
-tax,netcashf low ar
elist
edbel ow. Thecompany ’
sdesi r
edafter
-tax thefoll
owingpr oj
ect edcashf lows:
opportunitycostsis12%.I thasP900, 000capitalbudgetfortheyear
.I dle Year Proj
ectACashFl ow ProjectB CashFl ow
fundscannotber einvest
edatgr eat
erthan12%. 0 ($100,000) ($100,000)
I
nThousandPesos 1 39,
500 0
L M N O 2 39,
500 0
Initi
alcost 400 470 380 420 3 39,
500 133,
000
Annual cashf l
ows Basedonl yont hei nformationgi ven,whichoft het wopr oject
swoul dbe
Year1 113 180 90 80 pref
erred,andwhy ?( M)
2 113 170 110 100 a.Pr ojectA,becausei thasashor terpaybackperi
od.
3 113 150 130 120 b.Pr ojectB,becausei thasahi gherIRR.
4 113 110 140 130 c. Indi
fferent,
becauset hepr oj
ectshav eequalI
RRs.
5 113 100 150 150 d.I ncl
udebot hint hecapitalbudget ,sincethesum oft hecashi nfl
ows
exceedst heini
tial i
nvestmenti nbothcases.
Netpresentvalue P7,
540 P59,654 P54,666P(
15,708) e. Choosenei ther,sincetheirNPVsar enegati
ve. Br
igham
Int
ernalr
ateof 12.
7% 17.
6% 17.
2% 10. 6%
ret
urn PaybackPer i
od
Excesspresent 1.
02 1.
13 1.
14 0.
96 Questi
ons18&19ar ebasedont hefol
l
owi nginf
ormation. Gi
tman
val
ueindex Af ir
m i s evaluat
ing two project
st hatar e mutuall
y exclusive wit
hinit
ial
Thecompanywi l
lchoose(
E) i
nvestment sandcashf l
owsasf oll
ows:
a.Proj
ectsM, NandO. c. Proj
ect
sLandN. Pr
oject
: A Pr oj
ect:B
b.Proj
ectsM andN. d.Pr oj
ect
sLandM. RPCPA0595 Init
ial End-of-
Year Ini
ti
al End-of-
Year
I
nvestment CashFlows I
nvestment CashFlows
EAC $40,000 $20,000 $90,000 $40,000
35.Two machines,A and B,which perf
orm the same functi
ons,havethe 20,
000 40,
000
fol
l
owingcostsandl
ives. 20,
000 80,
000
Type PVCosts Li
fe
MachineA $6000 5 18.I
fthef
ir
mi nFi
gure901hasar equi
redpay
backoftwo(2)year
s,t
heyshoul
d
MachineB $8000 7 A.acceptpr
ojectsAandB. C.rej
ectproj
ectAandacceptB.
Whichmachinewoul
dy ouchoose?Thet womachinesar
emut uall
yexcl
usi
ve B.acceptpr
ojectAandrej
ectB. D.rej
ectboth.
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Capit
alRationing
19.Thenewfinancialanal
ystdoesnotli
kethepaybackapproachanddeter
mines NetPresentVal ue
thatt
hefi
rm'sr equi
redrateofret
urnis15%.Hi srecommendati
onwoul dbe *. TheNat iv
ityCor por
ati
onhast hef oll
owi nginvestmentoppor tuni
ti
es:
to Proposal Profi
tabili
tyIndex Ini
tialCash
A.acceptprojectsAandB. C.rejectproj
ectAandacceptB. Out l
ay
B.acceptprojectAandr ej
ectB. D.rejectboth. 1 1.15 P200,000
2 1.13 125,000
ReplacementChai n 3 1.11 175,000
33.OM Const ruct
ion Companymustchoose bet ween two t ypes ofcr anes. 4 1.08 150,000
CraneA cost s$600, 000,wi lll
astf or5y ears,andwi l
lr equir
e$60, 000in Thefirm hasabudgetconst raintofP300, 000.
mai ntenanceeachy ear.CraneBcost s$750,
000andwi l
ll
astf orsevenyears. Whatpr oposal(s)shoul
dbeaccept ed?( D)
Mai ntenancecost sforcraneBar ei ncur
redatt heendofeachy ear
. The a.Pr oposal 1becauseithast hehi ghestpr ofi
tabi
li
tyindex.
appr opri
ate di
scountr at
ei s12% pery ear. Whi ch machine should OM b.Pr oposal 4becauseithast hel owestpr ofit
abil
it
yindex.
Const ruct
ionpur chase? c. Proposal s2and3becauset heirtot alnetpresentv al
uesaret hehi
ghest
A.Cr aneAasEACi s$226,444 amongal lpossi
bleproposal combi nations.
B.Cr aneBasEACi s$194,336 d.Pr oposal s1and2becauset heirtot alnetpresentv al
uesaret hehi
ghest
C.Cr aneAast hePVi s$816, 286 amongal lpossi
bleproposal combi nations. RPCPA0579
D.Cannotbecal cul
atedast herevenuesforthepr oj
ectarenotgi v
en B&M
cxxi
x
36.Thef ol
lowi
ngtabl
egiv
estheavai
labl
epr oj
ectsforafir
m.
. Bor denBooksi si nterest edinpur chasingacomput ersy stem tousef or A B C D E F G
thenext10y ears.Cur rently,Bordeni sconsi der i
ngt womut uallyexclusive
90 20 60 50 150 40 20 I nit
ial
systems, System SandSy stem L.
i
nvestment
System Shasanup- frontcostof$3mi l
li
onatt=0andwi l
lproduceposi tive
140 70 65 -
10 30 32 10 NPV
cashf lowsof$2. 5mi lli
onpery earf ort woy ears( att=1and2) .Thi
ssy stem
canber epeatedf or ever.I notherwor ds,ev er
yt woy earst hecompanycan I
fthef i
rm hasali
mitof200mill
i
ont oinvest
,whati sthemaximum NPVthe
repurchaset hesy st em underexact l
yt hesamet er ms. companycanobtain?(
M)
System Lhasanup- frontcostof$5mi l
li
onatt=0andwi l
lproduceposi tive A.200 C.283
cashf lowsof$2mi l
li
onpery earf orf i
vey ears( att=1,2,3,4,and5) .Thi s B.243 D.Noneoft heabove B&M
system canber epl acedatacostof$4mi ll
ionatt=5, aft
erwhi chti
mei twi l
l
produceposi t
ivecashf lowsof$1. 5mi ll
i
onpery earfort hesubsequentf ive 37.Thef ol
lowi
ngtabl
egivestheavai
l
ableproj
ectsf
orafi
rm.
years( att=6, 7,8, 9, and10) . A B C D E F G
Borden’ sCFOhasdet ermi nedt hatthecompany ’sWACCi s12per cent.Overa 5.0 4. 0 5.0 1.
0 2.
0 7.0 8.
0 I nit
ial
10-yearext endedbasi s,whi chsy stem i sthebet tersy st
em andwhati sits i
nvest
ment
NPV?( M) 1.5 - 0.
5 1.0 0.
5 0.
5 1.0 1.
0 NPV
a.Sy stem L; $2.21mi ll
ion d.Sy st
em L; $4.41mi l
li
on Thef ir
m hasonlytwent
ymi l
li
ontoinvest
.Whatist hemaximum NPVthat
b.Sy stem L; $3.01mi ll
ion e. Sy st
em S; $6. 13mi ll
i
on thecompanycanobt ai
n?(M)
c. Sy stem S; $4.10mi ll
ion Bri
gham A.3. 5 C.4. 0
B.4. 5 D.Noneoft heabove B&M
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Outlay
Pr
ofit
abil
it
yIndex 1 1.25 P400, 000
*.Informationont hree(E)i
nvest
mentpr oj
ectsi
sgivenbel ow: 2 1.19 100,000
Project I
nvest
mentRequired NetPresentVal
ue 3 1.16 175,000
X P150,
000 P34,005 4 1.14 125,000
G 100,
000 22,
670 5 1.09 200,000
W 60,
000 13,
602 6 1.05 100,000
Rankthepr oject
sintermsofpref
erence:(M) 7 0.97 150,000
a.1stW; 2ndG; 3r
dX. c. 1stX;2ndG; 3rdW. Ifthe budgetceili
ng fori ni
tialoutlays during the pr esentper i
od was
b.1stG; 2ndW; 3rdX. d.Ther ankingisthesame.
RPCPA P1,000,
000andt heproposalswer eindependentofeachot her,t
heCompany
1097 shouldengageinproposal(
s)(E)
a.Pr oposal1to6becauset heirprofi
tabil
it
yindecesar eal lgr
eaterthan1.
69.PerkinsCompanyi sconsi
deri
ngsev erali nvest
mentpr oposals,asshown b.Pr oposal7becauseitsprofi
tabil
it
yindexi sl
esst han1.
bel
ow: c. Proposal1to5becauset heirprofi
tabil
it
yindecesar egr eater
.RPCPA
I
nvestmentProposal 0579
A B C D d.Pr oposal
s1,3,4,5and6becauset hei
rprofit
abili
tyi ndecesaregr eat
er
Inv estmentrequi
red $80, 000$100, 00 $60,000$75,000 than1.
0
Pr esentvalueoffut
urenetcash 96, 000 150, 000 84,000 120,000 Questi
ons26and27arebasedonthef ol
lowi
ngi nf
ormation.CI A1196IV-40&41
flows I
nvest
mentProj
ect CashOut lay PresentValueofCashI nfl
ows
Rankt hepr oposalsi
ntermsofpref
erenceusi ngtheprofit
abili
tyi
ndex:(E) A $1,
100,
000 $980, 000
a.D, B, C,A. c. B, D,A,C. B 250,000 600,000
b.B, D, C,A. d.A, C,B,D. G&N9e C 1,
400,000 1,830,000
D 650,000 790,000
70.I
nformati
ononf ouri
nvest
mentproposal si
sgivenbelow: Thecompanyhas$2mill
ionoffi
nancingavai
lablefornewi nvestmentproj
ect
s.
Proposal I
nv estment NetPr esentValue
1 $50,000 $30,000 cxxx. Theinvest
mentpr
ojectwi
tht
hehi
ghestprofit
abi
l
ityi
ndexi
s
2 60,000 24,000 A.Pr oj
ectA. C.Pr ojectC.
3 30,000 15,000 B.Pr oj
ectB. D.Pr ojectD.
4 45,000 9,000
Rankthepr oposalsi
ntermsofpr
ef erenceaccordingtot
hepr ofi
tabil
i
tyi
ndex: cxxxi
.Ifonlyonepr
ojectmaybesel
ect
ed,
whi
chshouldthecompanyunder
take?
(E) A.ProjectA. C.Proj
ectC.
a.3, 4,
1, 2. c. 1,3,2,4. B.ProjectB. D.Proj
ectD.
b.1, 2,
3, 4. d.2, 1,4,3. G&N9e
NetPresentVal
ue&I
nter
nalRat
eofReturn
*. TheSar
mient
oCompanyhasthefol
lowi
ngi
nvest
mentopport
uni
ti
es: Quest
ions20&21arebasedonthefol
lowi
nginfor
mation. Gi
tman
Pr
oposal Pr
ofi
tabi
l
ityI
ndex I
nit
ial
Cash Afir
m mustchoosefrom si
xcapi
talbudget
ingproposal
sout
li
nedbel
ow.The
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f
ir
mi ssubjecttocapi
talrationi
ngandhasacapitalbudgetof$1,000,000;t
he Restr
ict
ion Funds Funds
f
ir
m'scostofcapit
ali
s15per cent. a. Projects2,
3,&4 Projects3&4 Pr oj
ect3
Project Ini
ti
al Invest
ment IRR NPV b. Project
s1, 2,
&3 Projects2,3&4 Pr
ojects3&4
1 $200,000 19% $100,000 c. Project
s1, 3,
&4 Projects2&3 Pr oj
ect2
2 400,000 17 20,000 d. Projects3&4 Projects2&4 Pr
ojects2&4
3 250,000 16 60,000
4 200,000 12 5,
000 Questi
ons63t hrough65ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginformation.
5 150,000 20 50,000 Glei
m
6 400,000 15 150,000 MaloneyCompanyusesa12% hur dlerat
eforal lcapit
alexpendi t
uresandhas
donethef oll
owinganal ysi
sforfourproj
ect
sfortheupcomi ngy ear
:
20.Usingtheinternalr
ateofr
etur
nappr
oachtorankingpr
oject
s,whi
chpr
oject
s Proj
ect1 Pr oject2 Pr oj
ect3 Pr oj
ect4
shouldthefir
m accept? I
niti
al outl
ay $4,960,
000 $5,440,000 $4, 000,000 $5,960,
000
A.1, 2,3,4,and5 C.2,3,4,and6 Annual net cash
B.1, 2,3,and5 D.1,3,4,and6 i
nflows
Year1 1,600,
000 1, 900,000 1, 300,000 2, 000,
000
21.Usingthenetpr esentval
ueappr
oachtoranki
ngproj
ect
s,whi
chpr
oject
s Year2 1,900,
000 2, 500,000 1, 400,000 2, 700,
000
shoul
dthef i
rm accept
? Year3 1,800,
000 1, 500,000 1, 600,000 1, 800,
000
A.1, 2,3,
4,and5 C.2,
3, 4,
and5 Year4 1,600,
000 1, 200,000 800,000 1, 300,
000
B.1, 2,3,
5,and6 D.1,
3, 5,
and6 Netpr esentv al
ue 281,
280 293,240 (
75,960) 85,
520
Profi
tabili
tyindex 106% 105% 98% 101%
Compr ehensi ve I
nternal r
ateofr et
urn 14% 15% 11% 13%
45.Inv
est ors,I nc.usesa12% hur dler at
ef oral lcapit
alexpendituresandhas
donet hef ollowinganalysisforfourpr ojectsfortheupcomi ngy ear: cxxxi
i.Whatpr oj
ect(s)shoul
d Maloneyundertakedur
ing t
heupcomi
ng y
ear
Project1 Pr oject2 Pr oject3 Pr oj
ect4 assumingi thasnobudgetrest
ri
ctions?
I
niti
al cashout l
ay P200,000 P298, 000 P248, 000 P272, 000 a.All oftheproj
ect s. c. Pr
oject
s1,
2and4
Annual net cash b.Pr ojects1,2,and3 d.Project
s1and2
i
nflows
Year1 P 65,000 P100, 000 P 80, 000 P 95, 000 cxxxi
ii
.Whi
chproj
ect
sshouldMaloneyunder
takeduri
ngtheupcomi
ngy
eari
fit
Year2 70,000 135, 000 95,000 125, 000 hasonl
y$12,
000,
000ofi
nvest
mentfundsavail
abl
e?
Year3 80,000 90,000 90,000 90,
000 a.Proj
ects1and3 c. Proj
ect
s1and4.
Year4 40,000 65,000 80,000 60,
000 b.Proj
ects1,
2,and4. d.Pr oj
ect
s1and2.
Netpr esentv al
ue (3,798) 4,276 14,064 14,
662
Profi
tabi l
it
yindex 98% 101% 106% 105% cxxxi
v.Whi
chpr oj
ect(s)shoul
dMaloneyundertakeduri
ngt
heupcomi
ngy
eari
fit
I
nternal rateofreturn 11% 13% 14% 15% hasonl
y$6,000,000offundsav
ailabl
e?
Whi chpr oject(s)shouldInvestors,Inc.selectdur i
ngtheupcomi ngy earunder a.Proj
ect3. c. Proj
ect1.
eachbudget edamountoff unds? PolBobadil
la b.Proj
ects1and2. d.Pr oj
ect2.
NoBudget P600,000Av ai
lable P300,000Av ail
abl
e
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Questi
ons60t hrough62ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginformati
on. CMA 695 4-7 t
ogener
atecashinfl
owsof$700,
000attheendofthefi
rstyearand$500,
000at
to9 t
heendofthesecondyear
.Thecompanyhasacostofcapit
alof8%.
Capit
alInv estInc.usesa12% hur dl
er at
eforal lcapit
alexpendit
uresandhas
donethef oll
owinganal ysi
sforf
ourprojectsf
ortheupcomi ngy ear
: cxxxv
iii
. Whati
sthenetpr
esentvalue( NPV)ofeachprojectwhent hecost
Project1 Pr oject2 Pr oj
ect3 Pr oj
ect4 ofcapi
tal
iszero?
I
niti
alcapital out
lay $200,000 $298, 000 $248,000 $272,000 CIA0594I V- A. B. C. D.
Annual netcashi nfl
ows 40
Year1 $65,000 $100, 000 $80, 000 $95, 000 Proj
ectA $30,
000 $50,000 $80,000 $110,000
Year2 70,000 135, 000 95,
000 125, 000 Proj
ectB $1,
000,
000 $200, 000 $1,
200,000 $2,200,000
Year3 80,000 90,000 90,
000 90,
000
Year4 40,000 65,000 80,
000 60,
000 cxxxi
x.Theint
ernalr
ateofr
etur
nofPr
ojectA,t
othenear
estf
ullper
centage
Netpresentv al
ue (
3,798) 4,276 14,
064 14,
662 poi
nt,i
s
Profi
tabili
tyindex 98% 101% 106% 105% A.10% C.25%
I
nternal r
ateofr etur
n 11% 13% 14% 15% B.15% D.100% CIA0594IV-41

cxxxv.Which project
(s) shoul
d Capi
talInvest I
nc.undert
ake dur
ing t
he cxl
.Netpresentv alue(NPV)andinternalrateofret urn(I
RR)diff
erint hat
upcomingyearassumi ngi
thasnobudgetr
estr
ict
ions? A.NPVassumesr ei
nvest
mentofpr ojectcashf l
owsatt hecostofcapi tal
,
A.Alloftheprojects. C.Pr oj
ect
s2, 3,
and4. wher easIRRassumesr ei
nvestmentofpr ojectcashfl
owsatt heinter
nal
B.Projects1,2,and3. D.Pr oj
ect
s1, 3,
and4. rateofr et
urn. CIA0594I V-42
B.NPVandI RRmakedi f
fer
entacceptorr ejectdecisi
onsf orindependent
cxxxvi
.Whi
ch project(
s) shoul
d Capi
talInv
est I
nc.under
take dur
ing t
he projects.
upcomi
ngyearifithasonl
y$600,
000off
undsavai
labl
e? C.I RRcanbeusedt orankmut uall
yexcl usi
vei nvestmentprojects,buttNPV
A.Proj
ect
s1and3. C.Proj
ect
s2and3. cannot .
B.Proj
ect
s2, 3,and4. D.Proj
ect
s3and4. D.NPVi sexpr essedasaper centage,whileI RRisexpressedasadol l
ar
amount .
cxxxvi
i
.Whi
ch project(
s) shoul
d Capi
talInvest I nc.undertake dur
ing t
he
upcomi
ngyearifithasonl
y$300,
000ofcapitalfundsavai
lable? cxl
i
. I fProj
ects A and B ar
e mutuall
y exclusive,whi
ch oft
he f
oll
owi
ng
A.Proj
ect1. C.Pr ojects3and4. st
atement
sistr
ue?
B.Proj
ects2,3,and4. D.Pr oject3. A.Thecompanyshouldundert
akeProj
ectAonl y.
B.Thecompanyshouldundert
akeProj
ectBonl y
.
Quest ions73thru78ar ebasedont hefollowinginfor
mat ion. C.Thecompanyshouldundert
akebothprojects.
A company t hatannual l
yr eviews i
tsi nvestmentoppor tuniti
es and selects D.Thecompanyshouldnotunder
takeeit
herpr oject
. CI
A0594IV-
43
appr opriat
ecapitalexpendi t
uresfort hecomi ng y eari spr esented wit
ht wo
projects,call
ed Pr oj
ectA and Pr ojectB.Bestest imat es indicat
et hatt he cxl
i
i. IfPr
oject
sAandBar ei
ndependent
,whi
chofthef
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sis
i
nv estmentout l
ayf orProjectAi s$30,000andf orPr oj
ectBi s$1mi l
li
on.The tr
ue?
projectsar econsider
edt obeequal lyr i
sky.ProjectAi sexpect edtogener ate A.Thecompanyshoul
dundert
akeProj
ectAonl
y.
cashi nflowsof$40,000att heendofeachy earfor2y ears.ProjectBisexpect ed B.Thecompanyshoul
dundert
akeProj
ectBonl
y.

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C.Thecompanyshoul
dundert
akebothproj
ect
s. cxl
i
v . Whati st
heexpectedvalueofNPV( t
othenearestdol
l
ar)fort
hef ol
l
owing
D.Thecompanyshoul
dnotunder
takeei
therpr
oject
. CI
A0594I
V-44 si
tuati
on? The fir
m expect s an NPV of $10, 000 i
ft he economy i s
excepti
onall
ystr
ong( 40% probabil
it
y),anNPVof$4, 000iftheeconomyi s
cxl
i
ii.Ift
henetpr esentv al
ue(NPV)ofpr oj
ectAi sknownt obehi ghert hant he normal( 40% probabil
i
ty)
,and an NPV of- $2,000 i
ft he economy i s
NPVofpr ojectB, i
tcanbeconcl udedt hat excepti
onall
yweak(20%pr obabil
it
y).(M)
A.Thei nternalrat eofreturn(I
RR)ofpr ojectAwi lldef
ini
telybehi ghert han A.$5, 600 C.$6,000
theIRRofpr ojectB. B.$5, 200 D.Noneoft heanswersarecorrect
.
B.TheIRRofpr ojectAwi l
ldefi
nitel
ybelowert hant heI
RRofpr ojectB. Gleim
C.Ther ankingofI RRsisindet
ermi nat
ebasedont heinf
ormat i
onpr ov i
ded.
D.Thepay backper iodforprojectAi sdef i
nit
elyshorterthanthepay back Questions5t hru7ar ebasedont hef ol
lowinginf
ormat i
on. Gitman
peri
odf orprojectB. CI
A1190I V-54 A corpor ati
oni sassessi ngt
her i
skoft wocapi talbudgeti
ngpr oposals. The
fi
nancialanal yst
s hav e developed pessi mi
sti
c,mostl i
kely,and opt imist
ic
PROJECTI MPLEMENTATI ON&REVI EW esti
mat esoft heannualcashinf l
owswhi charegiveninthef oll
owi
ngt able.The
Questions28and29ar ebasedonthef oll
owinginf
ormation. RPCPA0593 fi
rm'scostofcapi tali
s10percent .
Theconst r
uctionofawast etreat
mentpl antwasar r
ivedatafteracar
efulcost- ProjectA ProjectB
benefi
tanalysis.Dur i
ngtheconstructionperi
odast atusreportwaspresent
ed Initi
al Annual Ini
tial Annual
foryourrevi
ew: Invest ment Cash Outcome I nv
estment Cash Out come
 compl etedcostasori
ginal
l
yest imated,
P5mi l
li
on inf
low I
nflow
 %ofact ual
completi
ontodate, 65% $20, 000 $5, 000 Pessi mistic $100,000 $20, 000 Pessi mist
ic
 act ualcosttodate,P3.
75mi l
lion 10,000 Mostl ikely 40,000 Mostl i
kel
y
15,000 Opt imisti
c 100,000 Opt imisti
c
*
. Assumingcostisev enlydi
stributedthroughouttheconst
ruct
ionper
iod,how
muchwi l
lthecompl et
ioncostbemostl ikel
y?(E) 5.Ther
angeoftheannual
cashi
nfl
owsf
orPr
ojectAi
s(E)
a.Theor i
ginalcostestimateofP5mi ll
ion. A.$30,
000. C.$5,
000.
b.P5mi ll
ionplusacostov errunofaboutP769, 000 B.$10,
000. D.$0.
c. P500,
000lesst hantheoriginalcostatcompleti
on.
d.AboutP100, 000abov etheor i
ginalcostatcomplet
ion. 6.I
fthepr oj
ect
shavefi
veyearl
i
ves,t
herangeofthenetpr
esentv
aluef
or
Pr
ojectBisappr
oxi
mat
ely(
M)
*
. Whatwoul dbeanappr opriateacti
ont ot akeconsideri
ngthesit
uationi
n A.$80,560. C.$255,
410.
number28? B.$201,000. D.$303,
280.
a.Noneedt otakeanyaction.
b.Immedi at
elystopfur
therwor konthepr oject. 7.Theexpectednetpresentval
ueofproj
ectA ift
heout
comesar
eequal
l
y
c. Recommendi mmediater ev
iew wi
ththepr oj
ectimpl
ementat
ionteam t
o probabl
eandthepr
ojecthasfi
vey
earl
i
feis(
M)
deter
minethecauseofov er
runandthecor recti
veact
ionst
obetaken. A. $1,045. C.$36,865.
d.Wai tfort
henextquarterlystat
usreportont heproj
ect
. B.$17,910. D.$93,730.

PROBABI
LITI
ES&EXPECTEDVALUEANALYSI
S Quest
ions8t
hru12ar
ebasedont
hef
oll
owi
ngi
nfor
mat
ion. Gi
tman

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Afi
rmisev al
uati
ngtherelat
iver
iskinessoft wocapitalbudgeti
ngpr oj
ects.The TheSuar ezCorpor at
ionhast hefollowingi ncrement alcashf l
owsf orapr ess
f
oll
owi
ngt abl
esummar i
z esthenetpr esentval
uesandassoci atedprobabil
i
ties machi neiti
ntendst obuy :
f
orvar
iousoutcomesforthetwopr ojects. Year1 Year2
NetPresentValue CashFl ow I nit
ialPr obabil
it
y CashFl ow Ini
tial
Probabil
i
ty ProjectA Pr oj
ectB Probabi l
it
y
0.
25 $5, 000 0 P5,000 0.5 P 3, 000 0.3
0.
50 4,000 $2, 000 4,500 0.3
0.
25 10,000 8,000 6,000 0.4
P10,000 0.5 P10, 000 0.
25
8.Theexpect
ednetpr
esentval
ueforpr
oject
sAandBare 12,500 0.
40
A.$4,000and$1,
500,r
especti
vel
y. C.$3,250and$3,
000,
respect
ivel
y. 15,000 0.
35
B.$2,000and$1,
000,r
especti
vel
y. D.$3,000and$3,
300,
respect
ivel
y. Thef i
rm hasar equir
edaf tert
axr ateofr etur nof10%.Theabandonmentv alue
oft
hemachi neisasf ollows:
9.Thest
andarddevi
ati
onforpr
oject
sAandBar
e Year1 Year2
A.$3,000and$5,
000,r
especti
vel
y. C.$2,
106and$0,
respectiv
ely
. Probabil
i
ty Amount Probabi l
it
y Amount
B.$4,210and$2,
104,r
especti
vel
y. D.$5,
356and$3,
000,respect
ivel
y. 0.5 P8, 000 0.5 P2, 000
0.3 5,000 0.3 1,
500
10.Thecoef
fi
cientofvar
iati
onsf
orpr
oject
sAandBar
e 0.2 4,000 0.2 1,
000
A.0.6and1, r
espect
ivel
y. C.0.
8and2,r
espectiv
ely. *. Basedont heabov edat a,whati sthejoi ntpr obabil
it
yoft hecashf lowser i
es
B.1.6and1, r
espect
ivel
y. D.1.
2and1.
5,respecti
vel
y. thatwi l
lyi
eldP10,000f orthefirstyearandP12, 500forthesecondy ear
?(D)
a.0. 125 c. 0. 175
11.Thet wopr ojectscanbestbechar acter
izedr
elati
vet ooneanotherbythe b.0. 150 d.0. 200
st
atement ,
A.pr oj
ectAi smor eriskyt
hanproj
ectB. *
. Theabandonmentv
aluef
ory
ear1i
s(D)
B.pr oj
ectBi smor eriskyt
hanproj
ectA. a.P5,000 c. P7,
500
C.sincepr ojectA hasahi gherexpect
ednetpr esentvalue,i
tshouldbe b.P6,300 d.P10,000
chosen.
D.sincepr ojectB hasahi gherstandarddeviat
ion,iti
smor eriskyand *
. Theabandonmentv
aluef
ory
ear2i
s(D)
shouldnotbechosen. a.P1,650 c. P25,
500
b.P13,500 d.P37,500
12.Thef
ir
m should
A.chooseproj
ectAsi
ncei
thasahi
ghernetpresentval
uepot
ent
ial
. COMPREHENSI VE
B.chooseproj
ectBsi
ncei
thasal
owerstandarddevi
ati
on. CashFlows&DiscountedCashFl ows
C.chooseproj
ectAsi
ncei
thasal
owerrelat
iveri
sk. Questi
ons91through94ar ebasedonthefoll
owingi
nformation. CMA 1296 4-
D.chooseproj
ectBsi
ncei
thasal
owerrel
ativeri
sk. 15to18
I
n ordertoincrease product
ion capaci
ty,Gunni
ng Industri
es is consi
der
ing
Quest
ions23t
hrough25ar
ebasedont
hef
oll
owi
ngi
nfor
mat
ion. RPCPA0579 repl
aci
nganexi st
ingproducti
onmachi newithanew t echnologi
cal
lyimproved
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machi ne ef fect
ive Januar y 1,1997. The f oll
owi ng i nformation is bei ng
consideredbyGunni ngI ndust r
ies: cxl
vii
i.Theov er
alldi
scountedcashfl
ow impactofGunningIndust
ri
es’wor
king
 Thenew machi newoul d bepur chased f or$160, 000 i ncash. Shi pping, capi
talinvestmentforthenewproduct
ionmachinewouldbe
i
nst allat
ion,andt estingwoul dcostanaddi t
ional $30,000. a.$( 7,
959) c. $(13,
265)
 Thenew machi nei sexpect edt oi ncreaseanannualsal esby$20, 000ata b.$( 10,080) d.$( 35,
000)
salespr iceof$40peruni t
.I ncrement aloper at
ingcost sinclude$30peruni t
i
nv ari
ablecost sandt ot alfi
xedcost sof$40, 000pery ear. NetInvestment&Pay backPeri
od
 Thei nvestmenti nt henew machi newi llrequireani mmedi at
ei ncreasei n Questions19and20ar ebasedont hef
oll
owinginf
ormation. RPCPA0583
wor kingcapi t
alof$35, 000.Thi scashout fl
owwi llber ecov er
edatt heendof BetaCompanypl anstorepl
aceitscompanycarwi thanew one.Thenew car
year5. costsP120, 000anditsesti
matedusefulli
feisfiv
ey earswit
houtscrapvalue.
 Gunni ng uses st raight -l
i
ne depr eciati
on f orf inancialr eporti
ng and t ax Theol dcarhasabookv alueofP15,000andcanbesol datP12,000. The
repor ti
ngpur poses.Thenewmachi nehasanest i
mat edusef ulli
feof5y ears acquisit
ionoft henew carwi l
lyi
eldannualcashsav ingsofP20,000before
andzer osalvagev alue. i
ncomet ax.Incometaxrat
eis25%.
 Gunni ngi ssubjectt oa40%cor porateincomet axr ate. *. Theneti nvest
mentofthenewcaris(E)
Gunningusest henetpr esentv al
uemet hodt oanal y
zei nvestmentsandwi l
l a.P108, 000 c. P107,
250
employt hef oll
owingf actor sandr ates: b.P108, 750 d.P107,000
Pr esentVal ue Pr
esentVal ueofan
Per iod of$1at10% OrdinaryAnnui tyof$1at10% *
. Thepaybackper
iodoft
hei
nvest
menti
s(M)
1 0.909 0.909 a.5.14years c. 5.
11years
2 0.826 1.736 b.5.18years d.5.095years
3 0.751 2.487
4 0.683 3.170 Payback&NetPr esentValue
5 0.621 3.791 Questions1&2ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginf
ormati
on. H&M
RandallCorpisconsi deri
ngt hepurchaseofanew machi nef or$38,
000.The
cxl
v. Gunni
ngIndust
ri
es’
netcashout
fl
owinacapit
albudget
ingdeci
sioni
s machinewoul dgener ateanetcashi nfl
owof$11,607peryearforfi
veyears.At
a.$190,
000 c. P204,
525 theendoff iv
ey ears,themachinewoul dhavenosalvagevalue.Thecompany’s
b.P195,
000 d.P225,000 costofcapi tali s 12 percent
.The company uses st r
aight-
li
ne method of
depreciat
ionwit
hnomi d-y
earconvention.
cxl
vi. Gunni
ngIndust
ri
es’
discount
edannualdepr
eci
ati
ont
axshi
eldf
ort
hey
ear cxl
i
x
1997is .
Whatisthepaybackperi
odi
ny ear
sf orthemachi
neappr
oxi
mat
edt
otwo
a.$13,817 c. $20,
725 deci
malpoi
nts,
assumingnot
axesarepaid?
b.$16,762 d.$22,800 a.3.00 c. 3.27
b.9.48 d.4. 00
cxl
vii
.Theacqui
sit
ionofthenewproduct
ionmachinebyGunni
ngI
ndust
ri
eswi
l
l cl
cont
ri
but
eadiscount
ednet-
of-
taxcont
ribut
ionmargi
nof . Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
aluef
ort
hemachi
ne,assumi ngnot
axesar
epai
d?
a.$242,
624 c. $363,
936 a.$3,
843 c. $38,000
b.$303,
280 d.$454,920 b.$0 d.$( 92,750)

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lowi nginformat
ion. H&M c. $29,
896 H&M
JD,Inc.isconsider
ingthepurchaseofpr oductionequipmentthatcost
s$400,
000.
Theequi pmenti sexpectedt ogenerateannualcashi nfl
owsof$125, 000and Quest ions79and80ar ebasedont hef ol
lowi
ngi nformation. PolBobadill
a
haveausef ull
i
feof5y earswit
hnosal vagev alue.Thefi
rm’scostofcapit
ali
s12 RiskI nsuranceCompany ’
smanagementi sconsi deri
nganadv ert
isingprogram
percent.Thecompanyusest hestr
aight-
linemet hodofdepreciat
ionwithnomid- thatwoul dr
equireani nit
ialexpendit
ureofP165, 500andbr i
nginaddi ti
onalsales
yearconv enti
on.Therearenoincomet axes. ov erthenextf i
vey ear s.Thecostofadv er
ti
singi simmedi atelyrecognizedas
expense. Thepr ojectedaddi ti
onalsalesrev enuei nYear1i sP75, 000,with
cl
i
.Thepaybackper
iodi
nyear
sfort
hepr
ojecti
s associ atedexpensesofP25, 000. Theaddi t
ionalsal esrevenueandexpenses
a.2.90years c. 3.25y
ear
s from theadv ert
isingpr ogram areprojectedtoi ncreaseby10%eachy ear.Risk
b.3.20years d.4. 20y
ear
s InsuranceCompany ’staxr ateis40%.
Thepr esentv al
ueof1at10%, endofeachper iod:
cl
i
i
.Ignor
ingincomet
axes,
thenetpr
esentval
ueofthepr
ojecti
s Periods PresentValueFact or
a.$40, 480 c. $50,
625 1 0.
90909
b.$48, 625 d.$54,450 2 0.
82645
3 0.
75131
Questions1&2ar ebasedont hefol
lowingi
nformati
on. 4 0.
68301
Rogers Manuf act
uri
ng Company i s consideri
ng the fol
l
owing investment 5 0.
62092
proposal:
Origi
nal i
nv estment $30,
000 79.Thepay
backper
iodf
ort
headv
ert
isi
ngpr
ogr
am i
s
Oper ati
ons( peryearfor4years)
: A.4.6year
s. C.3.
9years
Cashr eceipts $20,
000 B.3.0year
s D.2.
5years
Cashexpendi tures 11,
000
Salvagev alueofequi pmentafter4 $ 2,000 80.Thenetpresentv
alueoft
headv
ert
isi
ngprogram woul
dbe
years A.P37,064 C.P(37,
064)
Discountr ate 10percent B.P29,136 D.P(29,
136)
The firm uses t he str
aight
-l
ine method ofdepr eci
ati
on wi
th no mi d-
year
convention. NetIncomeaf terTax,AnnualCashFlow&Pay backPeri
od
Questions15t hrough17ar ebasedonthef oll
owinginf
ormati
on. RPCPA1083
cl
i
ii
.Whatist hepaybackper
iodi
nyear
sappr oxi
mat
edt
otwodeci
malpoi
nts Plari
delElectronicsisconsider
ingthefeasibi
lit
yofproduci
nganew pr oductt
o
assumingnotaxesar
epai
d? addt oit
sexi sti
ngline.Thesalesandcostest imatesf
orthi
snewproductareas
a.3.33 d.3.78 foll
ows:
b.1.50 e. 4.
00 Annual sales 22,
500
c. 1.
70 H&M unit
s
cl
i
v
Selli
ngpr i
ce P35per
.Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
aluef
ort
hei
nvest
ment ,assumi
ngnot
axesar
epai
d? unit
a.$(1,
000) d.$29, 000 Variabl
emanuf actur
ingcosts P21per
b.$30,
000 e. $(104) unit

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Increment al fi
xedmanuf acturi
ngcost s(depreci
ati
on P37,
500
notincluded) Questi
ons1&2ar ebasedont hefoll
owi nginformation.
Increment al sel
li
ngandadmi nist
rati
veexpenses P45,
000 HancockCor porationisconsi der
ingani nvestmenti nequi pmentfor$30,000.
To pr oduce t he new pr oduct ,the company mustpur chase an addit
ional Datarel
atedtothei nvest mentareasf oll
ows:
equipmentcost ingP300, 000.Si ncet heproductwi l
lhaveal if
ecy cl
eofonlyfiv
e Year I
ncomeBef or
eDepr eci
ati
onandTaxes
years,theequi pmentwi llalsohav easer vi
cel i
feof5y earswithnosal v
agevalue. 1 $20, 000
Thest rai
ght-l
inemet hodofdepr eci
ationisused.Cashbasi sforallr
evenuesand 2 20,000
expensesot hert handepr eciati
oni sassumed.Appl i
cableincomet axratei
s35% 3 20,000
*. Theest imat edannualneti ncomeaf tertaxesf r
om thepr oposaltoproduce 4 20,000
thenewpr oducti s(E) 5 20,000
a.P86, 250 c. P151,125 Costofcapit
alis18per cent.
b.P112, 125 d.P172, 500 Hancock uses t he st raight
-l
ine met hod ofdepr eciati
on wit
h no mid-year
convent
ion.I
naddi t i
on,theirtaxrateis40per centandt heli
feoftheequi
pment
*
. Theest
imatednetannual
cashf
lowexpect
edfrom thesamepr
oposal
is(
E) i
sf i
veyearswithnosal v agevalue.
a.P112,125 c. P249,625
b.P172,125 d.P232, 500 cl
v
.Whatist
hepay
backper
iodi
nyear
sappr
oximat
edt
otwodeci
mal
poi
nts?
a.1.00 d.1.50
*
. Thepaybackper
iodoft
hissamepr
oposali
s(E) b.0.67 e. 2.
08
a.1.74years c. 3.
48year
s c. 0.
48 H&M
b.2.68years d.5y ear
s
cl
vi
.Whatist henetpr
esentv
alueoft
hei
nvest
ment?
Payback&NPV a.$45, 029 d.$7,524
Questions79and80ar ebasedont hefollowinginformati
on. Bar f
iel
d b.$( 15,029) e. $15,
029
BluesBr os.Inc.isconsider
ingani nv
est menti nacomput ert hatiscapabl eof c. $32,540 H&M
producingv ari
ousi magesthatareusef ulint heproductionofcommer cialart.
Thecomput erwoul dcost$20,
000andhav eanexpect edlif
eofei ghtyears.The Questi
ons84&85ar ebasedont hefollowinginfor
mat i
on. Barfi
eld
comput erisexpectedtogenerat
eaddi t
ional annualnetcashr eceipts(before-
tax) L&M Ir
onworksisconsi deri
ngapr oposalt osellanexist
inglatheandpur chasea
of$6,000pery ear.Thecomputerwi l
lbedepr eci
atedaccor dingt othest rai
ght- new comput er-
operated lathe.Informat i
on on t he existi
ng lathe and the
l
inemet hodandt hefi
rm'smargi
naltaxrat eis25per cent
. computer-
operatedl
at hefoll
ow:
Existi
ng Comput er
-operated
79.Whatist
heafter
-t
axpay
backper
iodf
ort
hecomput
erpr
oject
? Lathe l
athe
a.7.62year
s c. 4.
44y
ear
s Cost $100, 000 $300,000
b.3.90year
s d.3.11y
ear
s Accumulateddepr eci
ati
on 60,
000 0
Salv
agev al
uenow 20,
000
80.(Presentval
uetabl
esneededtoanswerthisquest i
on.
)Whatistheaft
er-t
ax Salv
agev al
uein4y ear
s 0 60,
000
netpresentv
alueoft
heproposedpr
oject(usinga16percentdi
scountr
ate)? Annualdepreci
ation 10,
000 75,
000
a.$2, 261 c. $6,062 Annualcashoper ati
ngcost s 200,000 50,
000
b.$( 454) d.$( 4,797)
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Remai
ningusef
ull
i
fe 4y
ear
s 4y
ear
s peryeari
noper
ati
ngcosts.Daneche'scostofcapi
tal
is12%.
Fortenperi
odsat12%,t hepresentval
ueofP1i sP0.3220,whi
l
ethepr
esent
84.Whatist
hepaybackper
iodf
ort
hecomputer
-operat
edl
athe? val
ueofanordi
naryannui
tyofP1i sP5.
650.
a.1.87year
s c. 3.
53y ear
s
b.2.00year
s d.3.29y ear
s *
. Whatisthenetpr
esentval
ueoft
hepr
oposedinvest
ment,assumi
ngDaneche
usesa12%discountrat
e?(M)
85.(Pr
esentvaluetablesneededtoanswerthisquesti
on.)I
fthecompanyuses a.P185,640 c. P139,
000
10percentasitsdiscountr
ate,
whatisthenetpresentval
ueofthepr
oposed b.P69,980 d.Noneoft heabove.
newlathepurchase?
a.$236,465 c. $195,
485 *
. Witht
hecompany’
sini
ti
ali
nvest
mentonthenew machi
ne,t
heaccount
ing
b.$256,465 d.$30,422 rat
eofret
urni
s(M)
a.15% c. 25%
Questi
ons1&2ar ebasedont hefol
l
owingi
nfor
mati
on. H&M b.20% d.Noneoftheabove.
Marri
ottSer
vicesisconsi der
inganinv
estmentof$50,
000.Dat arel
atedt
othe
i
nvestmentareasf ol
l
ows: Questi
ons11and12ar ebasedont hef ol
lowingi nfor
mat i
on. RPCPA1079
Year CashInflows Andal
uciaMachineCor porat
ioninvestedinmachi newithausefulli
feofsi
xy ears
1 $20,000 andnosal vagev al
ue. Themachi newasdepr eci
atedusingt hestrai
ght-l
ine
2 22,
000 method. Theannualcashi nf
low from oper ati
ons,netofi ncomet axeswas
3 16,
000 P2,
000.Thepr esentvalueofanor dinaryannui t
yofP1i nar
rearsforsi
xy ear
sat
4 30,
000 14%is3.889.Thepresentv alueofP1f orsixper i
odsat14%i s0.456.
5 30,
000 *. AssumingthatAndal uci
ausedat i
meadj ust edrateofreturnof14%,what
Costofcapi
talis14percent. wastheamountoft heor i
ginali
nvestment ?(E)
a.P7,778 c. P8, 687
cl
vi
i
.Whatisthepaybackperi
odiny
ear
sappr oxi
mat
edt
otwodeci
malpoi
nts, b.P8,235 d.P9, 048
assumi
ngnotaxesarepai
d?
a.2.12 c. 2.
50 *
. Assumingthatt
heminimum desiredr ateofret
urnont
hisinv
est
mentwas
b.4.00 d.3.00 14% andtheamountoftheori
ginalinv est
mentwasP7,
500,whatwoul
dbe
thenetpr
esentv
aluet
othenearestpeso?( E)
cl
vi
i
.i
Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hei
nvest
ment
,assumi
ngnot
axesar
epai
d? a.P0 c. P278
a. $29,
650 c. $50,
000 b.P196 d.P345
b. $78,
588 d. $28,
588
NetInvestment
,AnnualCashFlow&NPV
NetInvestmentandNPV Questi
on13t hr
ough15ar ebasedonthefol
lowi
nginformati
on. RPCPA1089
Probl
em 15and16ar ebasedonthefoll
owinginf
ormati
on. RPCPA1086 A proposaltomanagementofCel i
neCompanyhasbeenmadet oef fectt
he
Daneche’s,atax-exemptenti
ty,pl
anst opurchaseanew machinewhi chthey repl
acementofanol dmachinewithamoder none,yiel
dingahigherproducti
on
pr
ojecttodepr eciat
eov eraten-y
earperiodwi t
houtsalv
agevalue. Thenew capacit
y.Thefoll
owingrel
evanti
nformat
ionwasgivenforeval
uati
on:
machinewi l
lcostP200,
000andi sexpect
edtogeneratecashsav
ingsofP60,
000 Netbookvalueoftheoldmachine P
23,000
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Resal
eval
ueoft
heol
dmachi
ne Pr
esentv
alueofordi
nar
yannui
tyofP1.
00i
nar
rear
sfor10y
ear
sat18%i
s4.
494.
30,
000 Pr
esentv
alueofP1.00f
or10year
sat18%i
s0.
191.
Costoft
henewmachi
ne
300,000 *
. Theneti
nvest
mentaf
teri
ncomet
axi
s
Annualcash sav i
ngs bef oret ax,due toincrease i
n a.P180,000 c. P196,
750
effici
ency 85,000 b.P185,000 d.P181,750
Incomet axrate 35%
Est i
matedusefulli
feoft henewmachi newithasal v
age *
. Theannual
cashf
lownetoft
axi
s
valueofP3,000 10years a.P35,750 c. P35,
500
Mi nimum desir
edrateofr eturnonthi
sinvest
ment 20% b.P42,750 d.P42,575
TheCompanyusest hest r
aight -
li
nemet hodofdepr eci
ati
on. I
nformati
onon
presentv al
uefactor
sfoll
ows: *
. Thenetpresentval
ueoft
hei
nvest
menti
s
PresentvalueofP1.00for10y earsat20% 0.162 a.(P7,712.95) c. P10,
537.
05
Presentvalueofordinar
yannui t
yofP1.00inarr
earsfor10 4. 192 b.P9,582.05 d.P12,287.
05
year s
NetInvest ment,PaybackPer iod, NPV&I RR
*
. Whatwoul
dbet
heannual
cashf
lownetoftax? Questions17t hrough20ar ebasedont hefollowinginformation. RPCPA1084
a.P65,
645 c. P55,
000 Sta.LuciaCompanyi sconsi der i
ngt hepur chaseofanewequi pmentatapr i
ceof
b.P55,
300 d.P67,750 P400,000. I fthe new equi pmenti s acqui red,an ol d machine thatisfully
depreciatedwil
lbedi sposedf orP50, 000.
*
. Whatwoul
dbet
heneti
nvest
mentaf
teri
ncometax? Thenewequi pmenti sexpect edt opr ov i
deannualsav ingsinoper at
ingcostsof
a.P297,
550 c. P270,
000 P150,000bef orededuct i
ngdepr eciationori ncomet ax.Thenewequi pmenthas
b.P272,
450 d.P250,645 anestimat edli
feof5y earsandwi llhav enosal vagev alueatt heendof5y ears.
I
ncomet axi satt her ateof35% f orbot htheor dinaryincomeandonanygai n
*
. Whatwouldbethenetpr
esentv
alueofthei nv
estment
?(r
oundedt
othe from t
hesal eofequi pment .Forsi mi lartypeofi nvestment ,
thecompanyexpect s
near
estpeso) ami ni
mum r ateof20%.
a.P2,734 c. P3,220 Theappr opr
iatepr esentv aluet ablet haty oumayusei nt hisproblem i
sas
b.P3,660 d.P( 40,146) foll
ows:
Presentv alueofP1 Presentv al
ueofP1r eceivedper
Number s10,11and12ar ebasedont hefoll
owingdata. RPCPA1088 peri
od
ThemanagementofPAMA,I NC.isplanningt orepl
aceanol dmachi nerywhi ch Per i
od 20% 22% 20% 22%
hasanetbookv alueofP15, 000andar esal
ev al
ueofP20, 000. Thenew 1 0.833 0. 820 0.833 0.820
machi nerywi l
lcostP200,000wi t
hanest i
matedusefulli
feof10y earsand 2 0.694 0. 672 1.528 1.492
sal
v agev al
ueofP5, 000.Theexpectedincreaseineff
ici
encywillresultinannual 3 0.579 0. 551 2.106 2.042
cashsav i
ngsofP55, 000befor
etax. Thecompanyi susingt hest raight
-l
ine 4 0.482 0. 451 2.589 2.494
methodofdepr eci
ationandincomet axrateis35%.Themi nimum desi redrate 5 0.402 0. 370 2.991 2.864
ofreturnont hi
sinvestmenti
s18%.

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*
. Theamountofneti
nvest
menti
nthenewequipmentis operati
ngcostsavingsof$3, 650f oreachofthenext4y ear
s.Inadditi
on,thi
s
a.P350,
000 c. P400,
000 new machi newouldallow t
heproduct i
onofonenew t ypeofbagelt hatwould
b.P367,
500 d.P450,000 resul
tinsel l
ing1,500dozenmor ebagel seachy ear
.Thecompanyear nsa
contri
buti
onmar gi
nof$0. 90oneachdozenbagel ssol
d.Thepur chasepr i
ceof
*
. Thepaybackperi
odusi
ngr
etur
nsbef
oredepreciat
ionandt
axesi
s thi
smachi neis$13,450anditwillhavea4-yearusef
ull
ife.Bugle'
sdiscountrat
e
a.2.45years. c. 3.
0y ear
s. i
s14%.
b.2.67years. d.4.0y ear
s.
75.The t
otalannualcash i
nfl
ow f
rom t
his machi
ne f
orcapi
talbudget
ing
*
. Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hei
nvest
mentofthenewequi pmenti
s pur
posesis:(
E)
a.zero c. P25,870.00 a.$3,650. c. $4,
750.
b.P7,870.50 d.P( 24,630) b.$5,150. d.$5,000.

*
. Thediscount
edrat
eofr
etur
nont henewequipmentis 76.Thei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nfort
hisi
nvestmentiscl
osestt
o:(
M)
a.20% d.22% a.14%. c. 18%.
b.lessthan20% e. Answernotgi
ven b.16%. d.20%.
c. morethan20%butl
essthan22%
77.Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hisi
nvest
menti
sclosestt
o:(
E)
Annual NetCashInf
low&Pay back a.$1,120. c. $13,450.
Questions1&2ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginfor
mation. H&M b.$6,550. d.$20, 000.
Fi
nchCompanyi sconsi der
ingani nv
estmenti nequipmentf or$30,
000.Fi nch
usest hestrai
ght-
li
nemet hodofdepr eci
ationwithnomi d-yearconventi
on.I n ARRandPay back
addit
ion,thei
rtaxrateis40per centandt hel i
feoftheequipmentisf i
vey ears Questions16and17ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginformati
on. RPCPA1080
withnosal vagevalue.Theexpect edincomebef oredepreciati
onandt axesi s Amanuf acturi
ngf ir
mi sstudyi
ngt hepurchaseofaP50, 000equipmentwi t
han
proj
ectedtobe$15,000pery ear. esti
mat edlifeoff i
vey ears.Thenewequi pmenti sexpectedtogivethecompany
netcashi ncomebef oreincomet axesofP15,000ay ear
.Theequi pmentshallbe
cl
i
x
.Whatist
hepay
backper
iodi
nyear
sappr
oximat
edt
otwodeci
mal
poi
nts? depreciatedonast raight-
li
nebasi swit
hnosal vagev alue. Assumet hatthe
a.1.00 d.4.00 i
ncomet axrateis40%.
b.2.00 e. 0.
38 *. Theaccount ing(bookv al
ue)rateofreturnont heini
tiali
ncreaseinrequi
red
c. 2.
63 i
nv estmenti s(E)
a.6% c. 18%
cl
x
.Whati
stheannual
netcashi
nfl
owf
ory
ear1? b.10% d.30%
a.$15,
000 c. $11,
400
b.$9,
000 d.$6,000 *
. Thepaybackper
iodi
s(E)
a.2y ear
s c. 3.
85y ear
s
Annual CashFlow,NPV&IRR b.3.33years d.10y ears
Questions75t hr
u77arebasedonthefol
l
owinginf
ormati
on. G&N9e
(Ignoreincomet axesi
nthi
sprobl
em.)Bugl
e'sBagelBaker
yisi
nvest
igat
ingt
he Quest
ions101and102ar
ebasedont
hef
oll
owi
ngi
nfor
mat
ion. Bar
fi
eld
purchaseofanewbagelmaki ngmachi
ne.Thi
smachi newoul
dpr
ovideanannual
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Ji
mmy '
sRet ai
lisconsideri
ngani nvest
mentinadel iv
eryt
ruck.Ji
mmyhasf ound Annual
costsavings 15,000
ausedtruckthathecanpur chasefor$8,
000.Heest imat
est het
ruckwoul dlast Li
feofthemachine 8years
si
xyearsandi ncreasehisst or
e'snetcashrevenuesby$2,000pery ear.Att he Thecompanyusesst r
aight
-l
inedepreci
ationanda$5,000sal
vagevalue.(The
endofsi
xy ears,thetruckwouldhav enosalvagev al
ueandwouldbedi scarded. companyconsider
ssalvagev al
ueinmaki ngdepr
eci
ati
ondeduct
ions.
)Assume
Ji
mmywi lldepreciat
ethetruckusingthest
rai
ght-l
inemethod. cashfl
owsoccurunifor
ml yt
hroughoutayear.

101. Whatistheaccounti
ngrateofr
etur
nont het
rucki
nvest
ment(
basedon 101. Thepaybackper
iodwoul
dbecl
osestt
o:(E)
av
erageprof
itandav
eragei
nvest
ment)? a.3.
33years. c. 8.
0year
s.
a.25.0% c. 16.
7% b.3.
0years. d.2.9year
s.
b.50.0% d.8.3%
102. Thesi
mpl
erat
eofr
etur
nwoul
dbecl
osestt
o:(
E)
102. Whatisthepay
backper
iodont
hei
nvest
mentint
henewt
ruck? a.30.
0%. c. 18.
75%.
a.12years c. 4year
s b.17.
5%. d.12.5%.
b.6years d.2y ear
s

Questi
ons99&100ar ebasedonthefol
lowingi
nfor
mat i
on. G&N9e Quest ions103&104ar ebasedonthefol
lowi nginfor
mation. AI
CPAadapt ed
(Ignor
ei ncomet axesint hi
sprobl
em.)FastFood,Inc.,haspurchasedanew (Ignoreincomet axesinthispr
oblem.
)Hanl eyCompanypur chasedamachi nefor
donutmaker .Itcost$16,000andhasanest i
matedli
feof10years.Thefoll
owing $125, 000thatwillbedepreci
atedonthestrai
ght -
li
nebasisov erafiv
e-y
earperiod
annualdonutsal esandexpensesareproject
ed: wi t
hnosal vagev alue.Therelat
edcashflowf r
om operati
onsi sexpectedtobe
Sales $22,000 $45,000ay ear.Thesecashf lowsfr
om oper at
ionsoccuruni for
mlythroughout
Expenses: they ear.
Flour,etc.,r
equir
edinmakingdonuts $10,
000
Salari
es 6,
000 103. Whati
sthepay
backper
iod?(
E)
Depreciation 1,
600 17,600 a.2.
1year
s. c. 2.
8year
s.
Neti ncome $4,400 b.2.
3year
s. d.4.2year
s.

99.Thepaybackper
iodont
henewmachi
neiscl
osestto:
(E) 104. Whati
sthesi
mpl
erat
eofr
etur
nontheini
ti
ali
nvest
ment
?(E)
a.5y ears. c. 3.
6years. a.16%. c. 28%.
b.2.7y ear
s. d.1.4years. b.24%. d.36%.

100. Thesi
mpl
erat
eofr
etur
nfort
henewmachinei
scl
osestt
o:(
E) ARR&NPV
a.20%. c. 27.
5%. Questi
ons8and9ar ebasedonthefoll
owinginformat i
on. RPCPA0585
b.37.
5%. d.80.0%. Inf
ormati
onconcer ni
ngtwoproductsortheChampacaCompanyi sgivenbelow:
Catl
eyaCompany ,atax-
exemptentit
y,isplanningt opurchaseanew machi ne
Questi
ons101&102ar ebasedonthefol
lowingi
nfor
mati
on. G&N9e whichitwilldepreci
ateonast rai
ght-
li
nebasisov eraten-yearperi
odwi thno
(I
gnoreincomet axesi
nthi
sprobl
em.)Purvel
lCompanyhasj
ustacqui
redanew sal
vagev alue. Thenew equi
pmentcost i
ngP150, 000isexpectedt oproduce
machine.Dataonthemachi
nefoll
ow: cashsavi
ngsofP33, 000peryearinoperati
ngcost s.Catleya’
scostofcapi t
alis
Purchasecost $50,
000 16%.Fort enper i
odsat16%,thepresentval
ueofP1i s0.227,whil
ethepr esent
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v
alueofanannuityofP1isP4.833. i
ft heequipmentwer eacqui
red. Theequipment
’sesti
mat edusefull
ifeis10
*
. Assumi ngthatCatl
eyausesadiscountrat
eof15%,thenetpr
esentv
alueof years,wit
h no r
esidualval
ue,and would bedepreci
ated bythest r
aight
-l
ine
thepr
oposedinvest
mentis: met hod.Tam’spredeter
minedminimum desir
edrateofretur
nis12%.Pr esent
a.P9,489 c. P75,
000 val
ueofanannui t
yof1at12%f or10peri
odsis5.65.Presentval
ueof1duei n
b.P34,050 d.P180,000 10per i
odsat12%is0.322.

*
. Based on t
he Company’
sini
ti
ali
nvest
mentint
he new equi
pment
,the cl
xi
ii. Thepay
backper
iodi
s(E)
account
ingr
ateofr
etur
nis a.4.0year
s. c. 4.
5year
s.
a.8% c. 16% b.4.4year
s. d.5.0year
s.
b.12% d.25%
cl
xi
v .Inesti
mati
ngtheinter
nalr
ateofr
etur
n, t
hefactor
sinthetabl
eofpr
esent
Quest i
ons1&2ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformati
on. val
uesofanannui
tyshoul
dbetakenf
rom thecolumnsclosestt
o
8.JohnsonCompanyi nv est
si nanewpl aceofequi pmentcosti
ng$20,000.The a.0.65 c. 5.00
equi
pmenti s expect ed toy i
eldthe foll
owing amounts pery earf ort
he b.1.30 d.5. 65
equi
pment ’
sf our-yearusef ulli
fe:
Cashrev enues $30,000 cl
xv. Accr
ual
account
ingr
ateofr
etur
nbasedonini
ti
ali
nvest
menti
s
Cashexpenses (
16,000) a.30% c. 12%
Depreci
at i
onexpenses (5,000) b.20% d.10%
I
ncomepr ovidedf rom equipment $9, 000
Costofcapi tal 14percent ARR, PaybackandNPV
Thereisnosal vagev alueatt heendoff ouryear
s. Questions1through3arebasedont hefoll
owinginfor
mat ion.
cl
xi
.Whati st he account ing rate ofreturn on av er
age i
nvestmentf orthe Acompanyi spl anni
ngtoacqui
reanew machi necost i
ng$120, 000.Ithasan
equi
pment ,assumi ngnot axesarepaid? economi cusefull i
feof3y ear
swi thnosal vagev al
ue. I thasat heoreti
cal
a.100. 0% d.90. 0% capacityof100,000machinehours.Itcanproduceoneuni tperhour.Itexpects
b.6. 3% e. 14.0% tosell80,000unitsperyear
.Themachi newillreducelaborcostsf r
om $2.50to
c. 70.0% H&M $1.50permachi nehour.

cl
xi
i
.Whati sthenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hisi
nvest
mentinequi
pmentassumi
ngno cl
xvi. Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hisi
nvest
ment?Usethef
act
orsgi
ven
taxesarepaid? bel
ow.
a.$40, 796 d.$26,226 Years PV$1at10%
b.$20, 796 e. $17,
760 1 0.
91
c. $(2,
240) H&M 2 0.
83
3 0.
75
ARR&I RR 4 0.
68
I
tems74t hr
u76arebasedonthefol
lowi
ng: 5 0.
62
Tam Co.i
snegoti
ati
ngforthepur
chaseofequipmentt
hatwoul
dcost$100,
000, 6 0.
56
wit
htheexpect
ati
onthat$20,
000peryearcoul
dbesavedinaf
ter
-t
axcashcost
s A. $79,
200 C.$129,000

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B.$120,
000 D.$199,
200 CI
A0589I
V- 2 0.
80 1.
69
22 3 0.
71 2.
40
4 0.
64 3.
04
cl
xvii
.Whatistheaccount
ing(
book)r
ateofr
etur
nont
heav
eragei
nvest
ment 5 0.
57 3.
61
fort
he3-
yearper
iod? 6 0.
51 4.
12
A.10% C.67%
B.33% D.80% CI
A0589IV- cl
xi
x. Theaccount
ingr
ateofr
etur
nfort
heinvestmentpr
oposal
is
23 a.12.
0% c. 28.0%
b.17.
2% d.34. 4%
cl
xvii
i
.Whati
sthepay
backper
iod?
A.1.
50year
s. C.2.
00y
ear
s. cl
xx. Thenetpresentv
aluef
ort
hei
nvest
mentproposal
is
B.1.
20year
s. D.3.
00y
ear
s. CI
A0589I
V-24 a.$106,
160 c. $356,
160
b.$(97,
970) d.$96,560
Quest ions83t hr ough85ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformat i
on.CMA06964- 23
to25 cl
xxi. Thetr
adit
ionalpay
backper
iodf
ort
hei
nvest
mentproposal
is
Jorel l
eCompany ’sf inanci alstaffhasbeenr equested tor eview apr oposed a.Ov er5years. c. 1.
65year
s.
i
nv estmenti nnew capi talequi pment . Appl i
cablefinancialdat aispresented b.2.23years. d.2.83year
s
below.Ther ewi llbenosal vagev alueatt heendoft heinv estment ’sli
feand,due
tor ealist
icdepr eci ationpr act
ices,itisest i
matedt hatthesal v agev al
ueandnet Quest i
ons86t hrough88arebasedont hefoll
owi ngi nformation.CIA 0593I V-
22
bookv alueareequalatt heendofeachy ear.Allcashf l
owsar eassumedt otake to24
placeatt heendofeachy ear.Fori nvestmentpr oposal,Jorel
leusesa12%af ter
- A companypur chased a new machi ne t
o st amp t he companyl ogo on it
s
taxt argetrat
eofr etur n. products.Thecostoft hemachi newas$250, 000, andi thasanest i
mat eduseful
Inv est mentPr oposal l
ifeof5y earswithanex pectedsalvagev alueatt heendofi t
susef ulli
feof
Pur chaseCost Annual NetAfter- Annual NetIncome $50,000.Thecompanyusest hestr
aight-
li
nedepr eciati
onmet hod.
Yea andBookVal ue TaxCashFl ows Thenewmachi neisexpectedtosave$125, 000annual lyinoper ati
ngcost s.The
r company ’
st axrat
ei s40%,andi tusesa10% di scountr atet oev al
uatecapital
0 $250, 000 $ 0. $ 0. expenditure.
1 168, 000 120, 000 35,000 Year Pr esentValueof$1 Pr esentVal ueofanOr di
nar yAnnuityof
2 100, 000 108, 000 39,000 $1
3 50,000 96,000 43,000 1 .
909 .909
4 18,000 84,000 47,000 2 .
826 1.736
5 0 72,000 51,000 3 .
751 2.487
4 .
683 3.170
Yea P.V.of$1Recei
ved P.
V.ofanAnnuit
yof$1.00 5 .
621 3.791
r att
heEndofEachPeriod Recei
ved
attheEndofEachPer
iod cl
xxii
.Whati
sthet
radi
ti
onal
pay
backper
iodforthenewstampi
ngmachi
ne?
1 0.
89 0.
89 a.2.
00year
s. c. 2.
75y ear
s.

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b.2.
63y
ear
s. d.2.
94y
ear
s. 4 .
42 2.
40
5 .
34 2.
74
cl
xxiii
.Whati
st heaccount
ingrat
eofr
eturnbasedont
heav
eragei
nvest
menti
n 6 .
28 3.
02
thenewstampingmachine? 7 .
22 3.
24
a.20.4% c. 40.
8%
b.34.0% d.51.0% cl
xxv.Thet
radi
tional
pay
backper
iodf
ort
hei
nvestmentproposal
is(
E)
A..
875years. C.2.250years.
cl
xxiv
.Whatist
henetpr
esentv
alue(
NPV)ofthenewstampi
ngmachi
ne? B.1.
933years. D.Ov er5years.
a.$125,
940 c. $250,
000
b.$200,
000 d.$375,940 cl
xxv i
.Theav er
ageannualcashinf
low atwhichYi
pannwoul
dbei
ndi
ff
erentt
o
theinv
estment(r
oundedtothenearestdol
l
ar)i
s( E)
Questi
ons122t hrough125ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformati
on.CMA 12914- A.$21, 000. C.$38,
321.
1to4 B.$30, 000. D.$46,
667.
Yi
pannCor porationi srevi
ewingani nvestmentpr oposal.Theinit
ialcostaswell
asotherrel
ateddat aforeachyearar epresentedint heschedulebelow.Allcash cl
xxvii
.Theaccount
ingrat
eofr et
urnfortheinvest
mentpr
oposalov
eri
tsl
i
fe
fl
owsar eassumedt ot akepl
aceatt heendoft hey ear
.Thesalvagev alueofthe usi
ngtheini
ti
alv
alueofthei
nvest
mentis(E)
i
nvestmentatt heendofeachy earisequalt oit
snetbookv al
ue,andt herewil
lbe A.36.2%. C.28.1%.
nosalvagevalueatt heendoft heinvestment '
sli
fe. B.18.1%. D.38.1%.

I
nvestmentProposal cl
xxvi
i
i.Thenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hei
nvest
mentproposali
s(E)
I
nit
ial Cost Annual NetAfter
- Annual A.$4,600. C.$(55,
280).
Year andBookVal ue TaxCashFl ows NetIncome B.$10,450. D.$115,450.
0 $105, 000 $0 $0
1 70, 000 50,000 15,000 Questions80t hr
u82ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformati
on. G&N9e
2 42, 000 45,000 17,000 (Ignoreincomet axesi nt hispr oblem.)Orient
alCompanyhasgat
hered the
3 21, 000 40,000 19,000 foll
owingdataonapr oposedi nvestmentproject:
4 7,000 35,000 21,000 Investmenti ndepr eciableequipment...
.. $200,
000
5 0 30,000 23,000 Annual netcashf lows. ...
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
. $50,
000
Lif
eoft heequi pment. .
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
.. 10years
Yi
pannusesa24%af ter-
taxtargetrat
eofretur
nfornewi nvest
mentpr
oposal
s. Salvagev alue...
..
..
...
..
...
..
..
..
...
..
. -
0-
Thedi
scountf
iguresfora24%r ateofretur
naregiven. Discountr ate..
..
..
....
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
.. 10%
PresentVal ueof$1.00 Pr
esentValueofanAnnuityof Thecompanyusesst r
aight -
li
nedepr eci
ati
ononal lequi
pment.
Year Recei
vedatt heEndof $1. 00Receiv
edatt heEndofEach
Peri
od Peri
od 80.Thepaybackperi
odf
ort
hei
nvest
mentwouldbe: (
E)
1 .81 .
81 a.2.41years. c. 10years.
2 .65 1.
46 b.0.25years. d.4y ears.
3 .52 1.
98

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81.Thesi
mpl
erat
eofr
etur
nont
hei
nvest
mentwouldbe:
(E) pr
esstothenear
estper
cent
,assumi
ngnot axesarepai
d?
a.10%. c. 15%. a.41.67% d.10. 00%
b.35%. d.25%. b.8.33% e. 12.00%
c. 75.
00%
82.Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hisi
nvest
mentwoul
dbe:(E)
cl
xxxi
i
i
a.($14,
350) . c. $77,
200. . Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
aluef
ort
hepr
ess,
assumi
ngnot
axesar
epai
d?
b.$107,250. d.$200,000. a. $4,
800 d. $696
b. $19,
896 e. $0
ARR, Discount
edPay back&NPV c. $19,
200
Quest ions68t hr
ough70ar ebasedont hef ol
lowinginfor
mat i
on. Gl
eim cl
xxxi
v
RexCompanyi sconsideri
ngani nvestmentinanew pl antwhichwi llent ai
lan . Whati
stheinter
nalrat
eofr
etur
ntot henear
estper
centf
ort
hepr
ess,
i
mmedi atecapit
alexpendit
ureof$4,000,000.Thepl anti
st obedepr eciatedona assumi
ngnotaxesarepai
d?
straight-l
inebasisover10y ear
stozer osalvagev al
ue.Operati
ngi ncome( before a.10% d.8%
depr eciati
onandt axes)isexpect
edt obe$800, 000pery earoverthe10- yearl i
fe b.12% e. 14%
oft hepl ant.Theoppor t
unitycostofcapi t
alis14%.Assumet hatther ear eno c. 42%
taxes.
ARR,NPV, I
RR&Annual CashFlow
cl
xxix.Whati
sthebook(
oraccount
ing)r
ateofr
etur
nfort
hei
nvest
ment
? Questi
ons1t hr
u4ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginformat
ion. H&M
A.10% C.28% RandallCorpisconsideri
ngt hepurchaseofanew machi nef or$40,000.The
B.20% D.35% machinewoul dgenerateanetcashi nf
low beforedepreciati
onandt axesof
$14,
389pery earforfi
vey ear
s.Attheendoff iv
ey ear
s, t
hemachi newouldhave
cl
xxx.Whati
sthedi
scount
edpay
backper
iodf
ortheinvest
ment
? nosalvagev al
ue.Thecompany ’
scostofcapi t
alis12per cent.Thecompany
A.5.
5year
s. C.9.2years. usesstrai
ght-
li
nemet hodofdepreciat
ionwithnomi d-
y earconv enti
onandhasa
B.7.
1year
s. D.11.7years. 40percenttaxrat
e.
cl
xxxv
cl
xxxi
.Whatist
heNPVf
ort
hei
nvest
ment
? . Whati stheaccount
ingr
ateofret
urnont heor
igi
nali
nvest
menti
nthe
A.$172,
800 C.$312,
475 machineappr
oxi
matedtotwodeci
malpoi
nts?
B.$266,
667 D.$428,
956 a.35. 97% d.9.58%
b.19. 17% e. 0.
00%
ARR,NPV&I RR c. 15.97%
Questi
ons1thru3arebasedont hef ol
lowinginfor
mati
on. H&M cl
xxxv
i
Orow Pri
ntShopisconsi der
ingt hepur chaseofausedpr inti
ngpresscosting . Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
aluef
ort
hemachine?
$19,
200.Theprint
ingpresswoul dgener ateanetcashinfl
owof$8,000pery ear a.$2,659 c. $42,
659
fort
hreeyear
s.Attheendoft hreey ears,thepresswoul
dhav enosalv
agev al
ue. b.$0 d.$11,872
Thecompany ’
scostofcapi talis10per cent.Thecompanyusesst r
aight-
li
ne cl
xxxv
ii
depr
eciat
ionwit
hnomi d-yearconv enti
on. . Whatist
hei
nter
nalr
ateofr
etur
nfort
hemachi
neroundedt
othenear
est
per
cent?
cl
xxxi
i
. Whatist
heaccount
ingr
ateofr
etur
nont
heor
igi
nali
nvest
menti
nthe a.below12per
cent d.bet
ween16and18percent
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b.between12and14per
cent e. abov
e18per
cent $1,
500,000.The equipmentwi l
lbe depreci
ated to zero salv
age val
ue on a
c. bet
ween14and16per
cent str
aight-
li
ne basi
s ov er5 years.The expansion wi l
lpr oduce i
ncrement
al
operati
ngrevenueof$400,000annual
lyfor5y ears.Thecompany 'sopport
uni
ty
cl
xxxv
ii
i
.Whatist
heannual
netaf
ter
-t
axcashinfl
owperyear(
roundedof
f)? costofcapit
alis12%.Ignor
etaxes.
a.$14,
389 c. $3,
200
b.$8,
633 d.$11,833 cxci
ii
.Whati
sthepay
backper
iodoft
heproj
ect
?
A.2year
s. C.3.75year
s.
Questi
ons1t hr
u4arebasedont hefol
lowingi nfor
mation. H&M B.2.
14year
s. D.5y ear
s.
Harr
isonCompanyi sconsideringthepur chaseofanew machi nefor$80,000.
Themachi newouldgeneratenetcashi nf l
ow beforedepreciat
ionandt axesof cxci
v.Whati
sthebook(
account
ing)r
ateofr
etur
nofthei
nvest
ment
?
$31,
294pery earf
orfouryears.Attheendoff ouryear
s,themachi newouldhav e A.6.
67% C.16.67%
nosalvagev al
ue.Thecompany ’
scostofcapi talis12per cent.Thecompany B.13.
33% D.26.67%
usesstr
aight
-li
nedepreci
ati
onwi thnomi d-yearconventi
onandhasa40per cent
taxr
ate. cxcv. Whatist
heNPVoft
hei
nvest
ment
?
A.$0 C.-
$116,
000
cl
xxxi
x
. Whatist
heaccount
ingr
ateofretur
nont heor
igi
nali
nvest
menti
nthe B.-$58,
000 D.$1,
442,
000
machi
neapproxi
mat
edtotwodeci
malpoint
s?
a.14.12% c. 39.12% cxcvi
.Whati
stheI
RRoft
hei
nvest
ment
?
b.8.47% d.16. 92% A.10.
43% C.16.
32%
B.12.
68% D.19.
17%
cxc
.Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
aluef
ort
hemachi
ne?
a.$81,
320 c. $15,040 Questions71t hr
u74ar ebasedonthefol
lowi
nginf
ormat
ion. G&N9e
b.$1,
320 d.$( 22,976) (
Ignorei ncome t axes inthis pr
oblem.
)Shiel
ds Companyhas gat
hered t he
fol
l
owi ngdataonapr oposedinvest
mentproj
ect
:
cxci
.
Whatistheint
ernalr
ateofret
urnf
orthemachi neroundedt
ot henear
est I
nv estmentr equiredinequipment $400,000
per
cent? Annual cashi nfl
ows $80,000
a.below12percent d.bet ween16and18percent Salvagev alue $-0-
b.between12and14percent e. above18percent Li
feoft hei nvestment 10year s
c. bet
ween14and16percent Discountr ate 10%
cxci
i
.
Whatistheannual
netaf
ter
-t
axcashi
nfl
owpery ear
? 71.Thepay
backper
iodf
ort
hei
nvest
mentiscl
osestt
o:(E)
a.$31,294 d.$29,667 a.0.2year
s. c. 3.
0years.
b.$8,000 e. $26,
76 b.1.0year
s. d.5.0years.
c. $18,
776
72.Thesi
mpl
erat
eofr
etur
nont
hei
nvest
menti scl
osestt
o:(
E)
ARR,Payback,NPV&I RR a.5%. c. 15%.
Quest
ions118t hr
ough121ar ebasedonthefoll
owi
nginfor
mation. Gl
eim b.10%. d.20%.
DonAdamsBr eweri
esisconsider
inganexpansi
onproj
ectwit
hani nv
est
mentof
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73.Thenetpresentv
alueont
hisi
nvest
menti
sclosestt
o:(
E) a.$304,
060 c. $(
70,
000)
a.$400,000. c. $91,
600. b.$212,
320 d.$712,
320
b.$80,000. d.$76,750.
cxci
x.Thetr
adit
ionalpay
backper
iodi
s(E)
74.Thei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nont
hei
nvest
mentiscl
osestt
o:(
M) a.Over5years. c. 1.
65y
ear
s.
a.11%. c. 15%. b.2.
23years. d.2.83y
ear
s.
b.13%. d.17%.
cc.Theprof
it
abi
l
ityi
ndexi
s(E)
ARR,Payback,
NPV, PI&I RR a.0.61 c. 0.
86
Questi
ons106through110ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginformation. Glei
m b.0.42 d.1.425
Aproposedinvestmentisnotexpectedtohav eanysal vagev alueattheendof
i
ts5-yearl
if
e.Forpr esentvaluepur
poses,cashf lowsar eassumedt ooccurat cci
.Whichstatementaboutt
heint
ernal
rat
eofr
etur
nofthei
nvest
menti
str
ue?(
E)
theendofeachyear.Thecompanyusesa12%af t
er-t
axtargetrateofret
urn. a.TheI RRisexactl
y12%.
PurchaseCost Annual NetAfter- Annual b.TheI RRisover12%.
Year andBookVal ue TaxCashFl ows NetI ncome c. TheIRRisunder12%.
0 $500,000 $ 0 $ 0 d.Noi nformati
onabouttheI
RRcanbedet
ermined
1 336,000 240,000 70,
000
2 200,000 216,000 78,
000 DiscountRate,Prof
it
abil
i
tyIndex,IRR
3 100,000 192,000 86,
000 Quest i
ons88through90arebasedont hefoll
owinginformat i
on. Barfi
eld
4 36,000 168,000 94,
000 RCo.i si nv
olv
edi ntheevaluati
onofanew comput er-i
ntegratedmanufact
uring
5 0 144,000 102,
000 system.Thesy st
em hasapr oject
edini
ti
alcostof$1,000,000.Ithasanexpected
l
ifeofsi xyear
s,withnosalv ageval
ue,andisexpectedt ogener at
eannualcost
DiscountFact
orsfora12%RateofRetur
n sav i
ngsof$250,000.BasedonRCo. '
sanalysi
s,thepr ojecthasanetpr esent
valueof$57,625.
PresentValueof$1at PresentVal
ueofanAnnui
tyof
Year TheEndofEachPer i
od $1attheEndofEachPer
iod
88.(Presentval
uetabl
esneededt
oanswerthisquest
ion.
)Whatdi
scountr
ate
1 .89 .
89
di
dt hecompanyusetocomput
ethenetpr
esentval
ue?
2 .80 1.
69
a.10% c. 12%
3 .71 2.
40
b.11% d.13%
4 .64 3.
04
5 .57 3.
61
89.Whatist
hepr
oject
'spr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndex?
6 .51 4.
12
a.1.058 c. .
945
b..058 d.1.000
cxcvi
i
.Theaccount
ingr
ateofr
etur
nbasedontheaver
agei
nvest
menti
s(E)
a.84.
9% c. 40.
8% 90.(Presentval
uetabl
esneededtoanswert
hisquest
ion.
)Whatistheproj
ect
's
b.34.
4% d.12% i
nternalr
ateofr
etur
n?
a.bet ween12.
5and13.0percent c. between11.5and12.
0percent
cxcv
ii
i.Thenetpr
esentv
aluei
s(E) b.bet ween11.
0and11.5percent d.bet ween13.0and13.
5percent
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cci
i
i. Thenetpr
esentv
aluef
ort
hei
nvest
menti
s
PaybackPer iodandNPV A.$18,
800. C.$196,
200.
Questi
ons13and14ar ebasedont hefoll
owingi nformation. RPCPA1082 B.$218,
800. D.$91,
743.
TheSta.Cl araCompanyi splanningtoreplaceoneofi tsmachi nes.Theannual
operat
ingcostoft hemachi neisP150,000,excl udingdepr eci
ati
on,whilethatof Quest i
ons76and77ar ebasedont hefoll
owingi nformat ion. CMA6954- 5&6
thenewmachi neisestimatedatP90,000.Thenewmachi newillcostP180,000 McLean I nc.is considering t
he purchase ofa new machi ne t hatwi llcost
netoft r
ade- i
nal l
owancewi t
hausef ullif
eof10y ear
s,wi t
houtsalvagev alue. $160,000.Themachi nehasanest i
mat edusef ullif
eof3y ears.Assumet hat
Assumecostofcapi taltobe12%andast r
aight-l
inedepr eci
ati
onchar ge.The 30%oft hedepr eci
ablev aluebasewi l
lbedepr eciatedi nthef ir
sty ear,40%i nthe
oldmachinei sf ul
lydepreci
ated.Thepr esentv al
ueofanannui tyofP1.00f or10 secondy ear,and30% i nt hethir
dy ear.Thenew machi newi l
lhav ea$10, 000
year
sat12%i s5.6502.Ignoreincometaxi mplicati
ons. resalevalueatt heendofi t
sestimatedusefullife.Themachi nei sexpect edto
*. Thepay backper iodwill
be( E) savet hecompany$85, 000pery earinoperati
ngexpenses.McLeanusesa40%
a.2. 5y ears c. 4.29y ears esti
mat edi ncomet axrateanda16%hur dleratet oev aluat ecapitalproject
s.
b.3y ears d.4. 5y ears Discountr atesfora16%r ateareasfoll
ows:
PresentVal ueof$1 Pr esentVal ueofanOr di
nar yAnnui t
y
*
. Thenetpresentv
aluei
s(E) of$1
a.P57,308.40 d.P237,308.40 Year1 .
862 .
862
b.P90,000 e. Noneofthethese Year2 .
743 1.605
c. P180,
000 Year3 .
641 2.246

Questi
ons66and67ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginformati
on.CMA 1293 4- 18 & cci
v. Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hispr
oject
?
19 a.$3,
278 c. $(
568)
TheKeegoCompanyi splanninga$200, 000equipmenti nvestmentwhichhasan b.$5,
842 d.$30,910
esti
mated 5-yearli
fe wit
h no est imated salv
age v al
ue. The companyhas
proj
ect
edt hefoll
owi
ngannual cashflowsfortheinvestment. ccv
. Thepay backper
iodf
ort
hisi
nvest
mentwoul
dbe
Year ProjectedCashI nfl
ows PresentVal
ueof$1 a.1.88y
ears. d.2.23y
ear
s.
1 $120,000 .
91 b.3.00y
ears. e. 1.
62y
ear
s.
2 60,000 .
76 c. 2.
23y
ears.
3 40,000 .
63
4 40,000 .
53 Quest i
ons78and79ar ebasedont hef ol
l
owinginf
ormation. CMA12954- 12&
5 40,000 .
44 13
Total
s $300,000 3.27 Will
isInc.hasacostofcapi talof15%andi sconsi
deri
ngt heacqui
sit
ionofanew
machi newhichcosts$400, 000andhasausef ulli
feof5y ear
s.Wi l
li
sproj
ect
s
cci
i
. Assumi ngthatt
heesti
matedcashinf
lowsoccurevenl
ydur
ingeachy
ear
, thatearni
ngsandcashf l
owwi lli
ncreaseasfol
lows:
thepay
backperi
odfort
heinv
est
mentis Year NetEar nings Aft
er-
TaxCashFl ow
a.1.67year
s. c. 2.
50years. 1 $100,000 $160, 000
b.4.91year
s. d.1.96years. 2 100,000 140,000
3 100,000 100,000
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4 100,
000 100,
000 a.$20,
400. c. $80,
000.
5 200,
000 100,
000 b.$28,
400. d.$50,000.

15%I
nter
estRat
eFact
ors Payback, Pr
esentVal ueofCashFl ow,Prof
itabil
i
t yI
ndex
Quest i
ons8t hrough10arebasedont hefollowinginformati
on. RPCPA1079
Per
iod Pr
esentVal
ueof$1 Pr
esentVal
ueofanAnnui
tyof$1 CaloocanManuf acturi
ngCo.whi chhasa14% costofcapi t
al,i
spl anni
nga
1 0.87 0.
87 proj
ectt hatwi l
lcostP80, 000. Theannualcashi nflow,netofincomet axes,
2 0.76 1.
63 togetherwiththepresentv al
uefactor
s(14%)ar easf ollows:
3 0.66 2.
29 Year CashFl ow PresentVal ueofP1at14%
4 0.57 2.
86 1 P16,000 0.877
5 0.50 3.
36 2 P32,000 0.769
3 P32,000 0.675
ccv
i. Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hisi
nvest
mentis 4 P48,000 0.592
a.Negat
ive,
$64,000 c. Posi
ti
ve,
$18,
600 *. Thepr esentv al
ueofthecashf lowgeneratedbyt hepr oj
ecti
s(E)
b.Negat
ive,
$14,000 d.Positi
ve,
$200,
000 a.P88, 656 c. P91,456
b.P90, 056 d.P92, 856
ccv
ii. Whati
sthepay
backper
iodoft
hisi
nvest
ment?
a.1.50year
s. c. 3.
33years. *
. Theprof
it
abi
l
ityi
ndexoft
hepr
oject(
roundedtot
henear
esthundr
edt
h)i
s(E)
b.3.00year
s. d.4.00years. a.1.02 c. 1.
10
b.1.07 d.1.15
Questi
ons83&84ar ebasedonthef ol
lowinginf
ormati
on. AICPAadapt ed
(
Ignoreincomet axesi nthi
sprobl
em. )ApexCor p.i
splanningt obuypr oduction *
. Pay
backperi
odf
ort
hepr
ojecti
s(E)
machinerycosti
ng$100, 000.Thi
smachi nery'
sexpectedusef ulli
feisf i
vey ears, a.2.75year
s c. 3.
5y ear
s
wit
hnor esidualvalue.Apexusesadi scountrat
eof10%andhascal culat
edt he b.3y ear
s d.4y ears.
fol
l
owingdat apertaini
ngtothepurchaseandoper at
ionofthismachi nery:
Year Esti
matedannual netcashi nfl
ow Pay
back,
NPV&Annual
CashI
nfl
ow
1 $60,000 Quest
ions1t
hru3ar
ebasedont
hef
oll
owi
ngi
nfor
mat
ion.
2 30,000 JamesCor porati
onisconsider
ingani nvestmentinequipmentf or$50,000.Data
3 20,000 rel
atedtotheinvestmentareasfoll
ows:
4 20,000 Year IncomeBefor eDepreciat
ionand
5 20,000 Taxes
1 $25, 000
83.Thepaybackperi
odi
s:(
E) 2 25,000
a.2.50years. c. 3.
00y
ear
s. 3 25,000
b.2.75years. d.5.00y
ear
s. 4 25,000
Jamesusest hest r
aight
-l
inemethodofdepr eci
ati
onwi thnomi d-y
earconv enti
on.
84.Thenetpr
esentv
aluei
scl
osestt
o:(
E) I
naddi t
ion,t
heirtaxrateis40percentandt hel
ifeoftheequi pmentisfoury ear
s
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wi
thnosal
vagev
alue.Costofcapi
tal
is12per
cent
.
ccxi
i. Whati
sthepr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexf
ort
hei
nv est
ment
?
ccv
ii
i
. Whati
sthepay
backper
iodi
nyear
sapproxi
mat
edt
otwodeci
mal
poi
nts? a.0.05 c. 1.05
a.2.00 d.2.50 b.0.96 d.1. 25
b.0.40 e. 0.
50
c. 3.
33 H&M ccxi
ii
.Whati
sthepay
backper
iodoft
hisi
nvest
ment?
a.1.
5year
s. c. 3.
3year
s.
cci
x
.
Whati
sthenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hei
nvest
ment? b.3.
0year
s. d.4.0year
s.
a.$60,
740 c. $25,
925
b.$(4,
445) d.$10,740 H&M Questions102t hrough105ar ebasedont hefoll
owingi nf
ormat i
on. Gleim
MSTr ucki ngisconsi deri
ngthepur chaseofanewpi eceofequi pmentt hathasa
ccx
.Whati
stheannual
netcashi
nfl
owf
ory
ear1? netiniti
ali nvestmentwi thapr esentv aleof$300, 000.Theequi pmenthasan
a.$20,
000 c. $25,
000 esti
mat edusef ulli
f eof3y ears.Fort axpur poses,t heequi pmentwi llbef ull
y
b.$15,
000 d.$5,000 H&M depreciated atr at es of30%,40%,and 30%,i ny ears one,t wo,and t hree,
respectiv
el y.Thenewmachi neisexpect edtohav ea$20, 000salvagev alue.The
Payback, NPV&PI machine i s expect ed to sav et he company$170, 000 pery eari n oper ati
ng
Questions80t hrough82arebasedont hef ol
lowinginformation. Glei
m expenses.MSTr ucki nghasa40%mar gi
nalincomet axr at
eanda1^ %costof
Tonya,Inc.hasacostofcapi t
alof15%andi sconsideringt heacquisi
ti
onofa capit
al.Di scountr atesf ora16%r atear e:
new machi net hatcosts$800, 000andhasausef ullifeof5y ears. Tonya PresentVal ueofanOr dinar
yAnnuity Pr esentValueof
proj
ectsthatear ningsandcashf l
owwi ll
increaseasf oll
ows: of$1 $1
Year NetEar nings After
-TaxCashFl ow Year1 0. 862 0.
862
1 $200, 000 $320,000 Year2 1. 605 0.
743
2 200, 000 280,000 Year3 2. 246 0.
641
3 200, 000 200,000
4 200, 000 200,000 ccxi
v.Whatist
henetpr
esentv
alueoft
hispr
oject
?
5 200, 000 200,000 a.$31,
684 c. $94,
640
I
nterestratef actorsat15%ar easf oll
ows: b.$26,
556 d.$18,864
Per i
od PresentValueof$1 PresentValueofanAnnui ty
1 0.87 0.87 ccxv. Whati
sthepr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexf
ort
heproj
ect
?
2 0.76 1.63 a.1.089 c. 1.
315
3 0.66 2.29 b.1.106 d.1.063
4 0.57 2.86
5 0.50 3.36 ccxvi
.Thepaybackper
iodf
ort
hisi
nvest
mentis
a.2.
84years. c. 2.
08y
ear
s.
ccxi
. Thenetpr esentv
alueoft
hisi
nvest
mentis b.1.
76years. d.3.00y
ear
s
a.$(128,000) c. $37,
200
b.$200,000 d.$400,000 ccxv
ii
.Assumet
hesamef
act
sasabov
e,exceptt
hatt
hesal
vagev
alueatt
he

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endoft
heinvest
ment
’susef
ull
i
fei
szero.Whati
sthenewpay
backper
iod? *
. Rat
eofall
inv
estmentcomput
edf
orPr
oposal
M andPr
oposal
N,r
espect
ivel
y:
a.2.84year
s. c. 2.
08year
s. a.8.2%and8.3% c. 16.
4%and17.4%
b.1.76year
s. d.2.09year
s. b.15.7%and16.7% d.18.6%and18.6%

ExpectedAnnual CostSav i
ngs&I RR *
. Pay
backper
iod
Questions86and87ar ebasedont hefoll
owinginfor
mation. Bar f
ield a.3.0f
orM and3.
5forN c. 5.
0forM and6.
0forN
TheAl lendaleCo.hasr ecent
lyev aluatedapr oposaltoinv
estincost-r
educing b.3.7f
orM and4.
0forN d.12.2forM and12.
0forN
productiont echnol
ogy.Accordingt otheev al
uati
on,theproj
ectwouldrequirean
i
niti
alinv estmentof$17, 166andwoul dprovi
deequalannualcostsav ingsf or *
. Netpresentval
uedi
scount
edatanannualr ateof12% ofpr
oposalNifthe
fi
vey ears.Basedona10per centdi scountrate,theproj
ectgenerat
esanet pr
esentvaluetober
ecei
vedfor5per
iodsis3.605andf
or6periods4.
111.
presentv alueof$1,788.Theprojecti snotexpectedtohaveanysalvagev al
ueat a.P3,940 c. P13,320
theendofi tsfi
ve-y
earli
fe. b.P7,880 d.P26, 640

86.(Presentv al
ue t
abl
es needed to answert hi
s quest
ion.
)Whatar
ethe Questi
ons81t hrough83ar ebasedont hefol
lowi
ngi
nfor
mation. Bar
fi
eld
expectedannual
costsavi
ngsoftheproject? Heft
yInvestmentCo.i sconsi deri
ngani nvest
menti
nal abor-
savingmachine.
a.$3, 500 c. $4,
500 I
nformati
onont hismachi nefollows:
b.$4, 000 d.$5,000 Cost $30,000
Sal
vagev al
uei nfi
v eyears $0
87.(Presentval
uetablesneededtoanswert
hisquest
ion.
)Whati
sthepr
oject
's Esti
matedlife 5y ears
expectedi
nter
nalrateofret
urn? Annualdepreciat
ion $6,
000
a.10% c. 13% Annualreducti
oni nexisti
ngcost s $8,
000
b.11% d.14%
81.(Presentval
uetabl
esneededtoanswerthisquestion.
)Whati
sthei
nter
nal
Pay backPeriod,NPV&I RR rat
eofr et
urnonthi
spr
oject(
roundt
othenear est1/
2%)?
Quest i
ons14t hrough16ar ebasedont hefollowi
nginformation. RPCPA1085 a.37. 5% c. 10.5%
Bernie Co.ev aluates 2 al t
ernat
ivei nvestment opportunit
ies. Al lcapital b.25. 0% d.13. 5%
i
nv estmentinthiscompanyar eexpectedt oyiel
dadi scountrateofret
urnofless
than12%.Thef ollowingdat aonthe2inv estmentproposalsare: 82.(Presentv al
uetablesneeded t
o answert hi
squestion.
)Assumeforthi
s
ProposalM ProposalN quest i
ononlythatHeft
yCo.usesadi scountrateof16percentt
oeval
uat
e
Requir
edinvest ment P 440,
000 P 480,
000 projectsofthi
stype.Whati
stheproj
ect'
snetpresentv
alue?
Esti
matedser vicelife 5year
s 6year
s a.$( 6,
283) c. $(
23,451)
Esti
matedsal vagev alue P 20,000 - b.$( 3,
806) d.$(22,000)
Esti
mated annual cash 170,
000 P 120,
000
fl
ow 83.Whatisthepaybackper
iodont
hisi
nvest
ment ?
Depreci
ati
onst raight-l
ine 84,
000 80,
000 a.4y ears c. 3.
75y ear
s
Esti
matedannual income 36,
000 40,
000 b.2.14y ear
s d.5y ears

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Payback, NPV, I
RR&CashFl ows D $30,
000 $20,
000 Unknown $20,
000
Questions1t hru3ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginfor
mat
ion. H&M
78.FrankDr ewerisconsi deri
ngthepurchaseofacomputer-ai
dedmanuf actur
ing Addi
ti
onal
inf
ormat
ion:
system.Theaf t
er-taxcashbenefit
s/savi
ngsassociat
edwi tht
hesy stem are Pr
esentVal
ueof$1 PresentVal
ueofan
asf ol
lows: Di
scount Number DueattheEndofn Annuityof$1perPeri
od
Decr easedwast e $150,
000 Rate of Per
iods(
PVIP) fornPer i
ods(PVI
FA)
I
ncr easedqual i
ty 200,
000 Per
iods
Decr easeinoper ati
ngcosts 300,
000 5% 1 0.
9524 0.
9524
I
ncr easeinon- t
imedel i
veri
es 100,
000 5% 2 0.
9070 1.
8594
Thesy stem willcost$4,500,000andwi l
llastt
enyears.Thecompany ’scost 5% 3 0.
8638 2.
7232
ofcapi talis12per cent. 10% 1 0.
9091 0.
9091
10% 2 0.
8264 1.
7355
ccxv
ii
i
. Whatisthepay
backper
iodf
ort
hecomputer
-aidedmanuf
act
uri
ngsy
stem? 10% 3 0.
7513 2.
4869
a.10.00year
s d.6.92y ears 15% 1 0.
8696 0.
8696
b.15.00year
s e. 6.
00y ears 15% 2 0.
7561 1.
6257
c. 11.
25year
s 15% 3 0.
6575 2.
2832
ccxi
x
. Whati st heNPVf
ort
hecomput
er-
aidedmanufact
uri
ngsy
stem? ccxxi
.IfProj
ectAhasani
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
n(IRR)of15%,
ithasacostof
a.$4,500,000 d.$4,237,
500 a.$8,696 c. $24,869
b.$(262,500) e. $3,
000,
000 b.$22,832 d.$27, 232
c. $(
2,805,000)
ccxx
ccxxi
i
.Ift
hedi
scountr
atei
s10%,
thenetpresentval
ue(
NPV)ofPr
ojectBi
s
.
Whichoft
hefol
l
owingbestdescr
ibest
heIRRf orthi
spr
oject
? a.$4,
079 c. $9,
869
a.between8and10percent d.bet ween14and16per
cent b.$6,
789 d.$39,204
b.between10and12percent e. abov e16per
cent.
c. bet
ween12and14percent ccxxi
i
i.Thepaybackper
iodofPr
ojectCi
s
a.0y ear
s c. 2y
ear
s.
Questi
ons114t hr
ough117ar ebasedonthef ol
l
owinginfor
mat i
on.CIA 1195I
V- b.1y ear
. d.3year
s.
38to41
Anor ganizat
ionhasf ouri
nvestmentproposalswiththef ol
lowingcostsand ccxxiv
.Ifthedi
scountrat
eis5%andthediscount
edpaybackperi
odofPr
ojectD
expectedcashinf
lows: isexactl
y2y ear
s,t
henthey
ear2cashinfl
owforPr
ojectDis
Expect
edCashI nfl
ows a.$5, 890 c. $12,
075
Project Cost EndofYear EndofYear EndofYear b.$10, 000 d.$14,301
1 2 3
A Unknown $10,
000 $10,
000 $10,
000 Quest
ions113t
hrough116arebasedonthefol
lowingi
nfor
mat
ion.CI
A 0595I
V-
B $20,
000 $5,000 $10,
000 $15,
000 41to44
C $25,
000 $15,
000 $10,
000 $5,000 Acompanyiseval
uati
ngthr
eeinvest
mentproj
ects.

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Proj
ectAcost s$100, 000,hasa10%costofcapi tal
,andhasequalend- of-
period paybackper
iodf
or<ListA>is<Li
stB>year
(s)
.
cashinfl
owseachy earforfi
veyears. A. B. C. D.
Proj
ectBcosts$50, 000andhasequalend- of-
per
iodcashinfl
owsof$40, 000per Li
stA Pr
ojectB Proj
ectB Pr
ojectC Pr
ojectC
yearfort
woy ears. Li
stB One Two One Two
Proj
ectCcost s$60, 000andhascashi nflowsof$20,000attheendofy earone,
$35,000attheendofy eartwo,andanunknowncashi nf
low attheendofy ear Quest ions24t hru29ar ebasedont hefollowinginformat i
on. Gi t
man
thr
ee. Nuf fFol dingBoxCompany ,Inc.i sconsideringpurchasi nganewgl uingmachi ne.
Number DiscountRat e Pr
esentValueof$1Due Pr esentValueof$1per Thegl uingmachi necost s$50, 000andr equiresinstal
lationcost sof$2, 500.Thi s
ofYear
s ( Percent) att heendofnPer i
ods Per i
odfornPer i
ods outlaywoul dbepar t
iall
yof fsetbyt hesal eofanexi stinggl uer.Theexi sti
nggl uer
(
PVI F) (
PVI FA) ori
gi nallycost$10, 000andi sf oury earsol d. Itisbei ngdepr eciatedunder
1 10 0.9091 0.9091 MACRSusi ngaf i
v eyearr ecov eryschedul eandcancur rent l
ybesoldf or$15, 000.
1 12 0.8929 0.8929 Theexi stinggl uerhasar emai ningusef ullif
eoff iv
ey ear s.Ifhelduntilyear5, the
2 10 0.8264 1.7355 existingmachi ne'smar ketv aluewoul dbezer o.Ov eri tsfiveyearlife,thenew
2 12 0.7972 1.6901 machi neshoul dr educeoper atingcost s( excludi
ngdepr eciat
ion)by$17, 000per
3 10 0.7513 2.4869 year.Tr ainingcost sofempl oy eeswhowi l
loperatet henew machi newi llbea
3 12 0.7118 2.4018 onet i
mecostof$5, 000whi chshoul dbei ncludedint hei nit
ialoutl
ay.Thenew
4 10 0.683 3.1699 machi newi llbedepr eci
atedunderMACRSusi ngaf iv
ey earrecoveryper i
od.The
4 12 0.6355 3.0373 fi
rm hasa12per centcostofcapi talanda40per centt axonor di
naryincomeand
5 10 0.6209 3.7908 capital gains.
5 12 0.5674 3.6048
24.Thepaybackper
iodf
ort
hepr
ojecti
s
ccxxv.I
fthenetpresentval
ueofProj
ectAis$12,405,thent
hesi
zeofeach A.2y ear
s. C.bet
ween3and4y
ear
s.
equal
,end-
of-
per
iodcashi
nfl
ow,
tothenear
estdoll
ar,
is B.3y ear
s. D.bet
ween4and5y
ear
s.
A.$19,979 C.$29,652
B.$21,863 D.$31,182 25.Thet
axeff
ectofthesal
eoftheexi
sti
ngasseti
s
A.ataxl
iabi
li
tyof$2,
340. C.at axl
iabi
l
ityof$3,
320.
ccxxvi
.Ifthecostofcapi
tali
s12%,t
henetpr
esentval
ueofPr
ojectB,t
othe B.ataxbenef
itof$1,
500. D.at axl
iabi
l
ityof$5,
320.
nearestdol
l
ar,i
s
A.( $18,
112) C.$17,604 26.Thei
nit
ialout
layf
ort
hispr
ojecti
s
B.( $16,
944) D.$19,420 A.$42,820. C.$47,
820.
B.$40,320. D.$35,
140.
ccxxvi
i.
IfPr
ojectChasani nter
nalr
ateofret
urnof12%,t
hent
hecashi
nfl
owat
theendofy eart
hree,
tothenear
estdol
lar
,is 27.Thepr
esentval
ueoft
hepr
oject
'sannual
cashfl
owsi s
A.$17,162 C.$24,126 A.$47,820. C.$51,694.
B.$20,006 D.$24,981 B.$42,820. D.$100,563.

ccxxv
ii
i. I
fthey
eart
hreecashi
nfl
ow f
orPr
ojectC i
s$46,
000,t
hent
he 28.Thenetpr
esentv
alueoft
hepr
ojecti
s

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A.$3,
874. C.$5,
614.
B.$2,
445. D.$7,
500.

29.Thei
nter
nalr
ateofr
etur
nforthepr
ojecti
s
A.between7and8percent. C.great
erthan12per
cent.
B.between9and10percent. D.between10and11percent
.

Payback, NPV, I
RR&I nvest mentDeci si
on
Questi
ons109t hrough112ar ebasedont hef ol
lowi ngi nformati
on.CIA1194I V-
31to33
Acompanyi sev aluati
ngt woi nvestmentpr oposal s.Pr ojectAcost s$700,000
andProj ectBcost s$500, 000.
Expectedcashi nflowsf ort het wopr ojectsar easf oll
ows:
Year CashI nflowatEndofYearf or CashI nfl
owatEndofYearf or
ProjectA ProjectB
1 $400, 000 $250,000
2 $300, 000 $250,000
3 $600, 000 $250,000
Bothproj ectsareassessedasbei ngequal lyriskyandhav inganappropri
atecost
ofcapital of10%.
Fora10%costofcapi t
al,thef ollowingpr esentv aluef actorsapply:
Number Pr esentVal ueof$1 PresentVal ueofanAnnui tyof$1
ofYear s Recei v
edatEndofYear Recei vedatEndofEachYearf orn
n[PVI F] Year s[PVIFA]
1 .
9091 .
9091
2 .
8264 1.
7355
3 .
7513 2.
4873
Fora3- yearannui ty,thefol l
owi ngpr esentv aluef actorsappl y:
Di scountRat e PresentVal ueofa3- YearAnnui t
yof$1(PVIFA)
16percent 2.2459
20percent 2.1065
24percent 1.9813
28percent 1.8684

ccxxi
x.Pr
ojectAhasapaybackper
iodof
A.0y ears. C.2y
ear
s.
B.1y ear. D.3y
ear
s. CI
A1194I
V-31
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ccxxx. Pr oj
ectAhasanetpr
esentval
ue(
tot
henear
estdol
l
ar)of Af i
rm withan18% costofcapi tali
sconsideringthefoll
owi
ngpr oject
s(on
A.$362,340 C.$1,
676,
670 Januar
y1, year1)
:
B.$1,062,
340 D.$2,
376,
670 CI
A1194I
V- January1,Year1 December31, Year5
32 CashOut fl
ow CashI nfl
ow Proj
ect
(
000’sOmi t
ted) (
000’
sOmi tt
ed) I
nternal
ccxxxi
.Whichofthefoll
owi
ngmostcl
osel
yapprox
imat
est
hei
nter
nalr
ateof Rateof
ret
urnofPr
ojectB? Return
A.16% C.24% Pr
ojectA $3,500 $7,400 16%
B.20% D.28% CI
A1194IV- Pr
ojectB 4,000 9,950 ?
33
PresentVal
ueof$1dueattheEndof“N”Per
iods
ccxxxi
i
. Ifproject
sAandBar
eindependent
,thecompanywi
l
lundert
ake
N 12% 14% 15% 16% 18% 20% 22%
A.Bot
hpr
ojects. C.OnlyProjectB.
4 .
6355 .
5921 .
5718 .
5523 .5153 .
4823 .
4230
B.Onl
yPr
ojectA. D.Neitherproj
ect
. CI A1194IV-
34
5 .
5674 .
5194 .
4972 .
4761 .4371 .
4019 .
3411
6 .
5066 .
4556 .
4323 .
4104 .3704 .
3349 .
2751
NPV&I RR
Quest i
ons78&79ar ebasedont hef ol
lowinginformat i
on. G&N9e
(Ignoreincomet axesi nt hisprobl em. )TreadsCor por
ationisconsideringt he ccxxxi
i
i. Usingt
henet
-pr
esent
-val
ue(NPV)method,
proj
ectA’
snetpr
esent
replacementofanol dmachi net hati scurrentl
ybei ngused.Theol dmachi neis val
ueis
full
ydepreciatedbutcanbeusedbyt hecor porati
onf orf i
vemor ey ears.If a.$316,920 c. $(
265,
460)
Treadsdeci dest or eplacet heol d machi ne,Pi cco Companyhasof fered to b.$23,140 d.$(316,
920)
purchasetheol dmachi nef or$60,000.Theol dmachi newoul dhav enosal vage
valueinfi
vey ears. ccxxxi
v. Pr
ojectB’
sint
ernal
rat
eofr
etur
ni scl
osedt
o
Thenew machi newoul dbeacqui redf rom Hill
crestIndustri
esf or$1,
000,000i n a.15% c. 18%
cash.Thenewmachi nehasanexpect edusef ulli
feoff i
vey earswithnosal vage b.16% d.20%
value.Duet ot hei ncreasedef f
ici
encyoft henew machi ne,estimatedannual
cashsav i
ngsof$300, 000woul dbegener at
ed. Questi
ons14and15ar ebasedonthefol
lowinginfor
mat i
on. RPCPA0581
TreadsCorpor ati
onusesadi scountr ateof12%. V.Ortega,Inc.isev aluat
ingtwoalter
nat
iveinvestmentpr oposals,X&Y.Each
proj
ecthasest i
mat edl if
eoftenyears.Allcapitali
nvestment sinthi
scompany
78.Thenetpresentv
alueoft
hepr
ojecti
sclosestt
o:(M) areexpectedtoy iel
dadi scount
edrateofretur
nofnotl esst han15%.Addit
ional
a.$171,000. c. $141,
500. i
nformationont het wopr oj
ect
sandapr esentv al
ue( PresentValuetabl
eare
b.$136,400. d.$560,000. shownbel ow.)
Proj
ectX Proj
ectY
79.Thei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
noft
hepr
ojecti
sclosestt
o:(
M) Netinvestment P60,000 P135,000
a.14%. c. 18%. Annualr eturnf oreach of10 P16,295 P 32,204
b.16%. d.20%. years

Quest
ions89and90ar
ebasedont
hef
oll
owi
ngi
nfor
mat
ion.CI
A0597I
V-40&41 Pr
esentVal
ueofP1Recei
vedAnnual
l
yfor10y
ear
s
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I
nt.Rat
e Pr
esentVal
ue I
nt.Rat
e Present per
cent
agepoi
nti
s
Value a.10% c. 25%
12% 5.
650 20% 4.
192 b.15% d.100%
14% 5.
216 22% 3.
923
15% 5.
019 24% 3.
682 ccxxxvi
i
. Netpr esentvalue(NPV)andi nt
ernalrateofr etur
n( I
RR)di f
ferin
16% 4.
833 25% 3.
571 that
18% 4.
494 26% 3.
465 a.NPVassumesr ei
nvestmentofpr ojectcashf l
owsatt hecostofcapi tal
,
wher easIRRassumesr ei
nvestmentofpr ojectcashf l
owsatt heinter
nal
*
. Thediscount
edr
ateofr
etur
nforeachoft
het
woproject
sar
e:(
M) rateofr et
urn.
a. b. c. d. b.NPVandI RRmakedi ffer
entacceptorr ejectdeci si
onsf orindependent
Pr
ojectX 14% 22% 24% 24% projects.
Pr
ojectY 18% 25% 20% 24% c. IRRcanbeusedt or ankmut ual
lyexclusi
vei nvestmentprojects,butNPV
cannot .
*
. Basedont heminimum rateofretur
nrequi
rementof15%,thenetorexcess d.NPVi sexpr essedasaper centage,whileI RRi sexpressedasadol l
ar
presentval
ueofretur
nsforeachofthetwoproj
ectsar
e(E) amount .
a. b. c. d.
NetI ncome,I ncr ement alCashI nfl
ow,Pay backPer i
od& Di scount edRat eof
ProjectX P16,295 P21,785 P 81,
785 P102,
950 Ret
ur n
ProjectY P32,204 P26,632 P161,
632 P187,
040 *. Thecomposi tel i
feoft hecompany ’
sf ixedasset swasdet er minedt obeni ne
yearsatt heendof1993.One- tenthoft he1993bal anceist henetbookv al
ue
Quest ions111t hrough113ar ebasedont hefol
lowinginfor
mat i
on.CIA 0594I V- ofanequi pmentl i
neusedf orbot tl
ingoper ati
ons.Ani nvest mentoppor tunit
y
40t o42 torepl acet hisl i
newaspr esent edint hebegi nningof1994wi t
ht hef oll
owing
A company t hatannual l
yr evi
ews it
si nvest
mentoppor tuniti
es and selects additional data:
appr opriatecapitalexpenditur
esfort hecomi ng yeari spr esented wit
ht wo  Di sposal val ueofol dl ineisequal toi t
snetbookv alue.
projects,called Pr oj
ectA and ProjectB. Bestest i
mat esi ndicatethatt he  Costofnew l ineincl usiveofci vilwor ks,inst all
ationandcommi ssi
oning
i
nv estmentout l
ayf orProj
ectAi s$30,000andf orProjectBi s$1mi ll
i
on.The costs, P35,000.Est imat edusef ulli
fei s15y ears.
projectsar econsi deredtobeequallyrisky
.Pr ojectAi sexpect edt ogenerate  I mmedi ater epai r
sneededonol dl i
nei sP1, 000
cashi nflowsof$40, 000att heendofeachy earfor2y ear s. Proj
ectB i s  I ncomet axr atei s35%
expect edt ogener atecashinfl
owsof$700, 000att heendoft hef ir
styearand  Annual out-of-pocketoper atingcost s:oldline,P9, 000; newl ine,P3, 000
$500, 000attheendoft hesecondyear.Thecompanyhasacostofcapi talof8%.  Thet ableofpr esentv aluesi ncludet hef oll
owi ng:
14% 16% 18% 20%
ccxxxv. Whati
st henetpresentvalue( NPV)ofeachprojectwhent hecost
PresentVal ue ofP1 due 15 0. 140 0.108 0.084 0.065
ofcapi
tal
iszero?
year s
a. b. c. d. PresentVal ueofP1r ecei v
ed
Proj
ectA $30,000 $50,000 $80,000 $110,000 annual l
yf or15y ear s 6.142 5.575 5.092 4.675
Proj
ectB $1,000,000 $200, 000 $1,
200,000 $2,200,000 Deter minet heneti nv estment( NI),increment alcashi nf low (CI ),payback
period( PP) ,andt hedi scount edr ateofr eturn( DRR)oft henewi nv est
ment .
ccxxxv
i. The i
nter
nalrat
e ofr
etur
n ofPr
ojectA,t
othe near
estf
ull
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(
D)
a. b. c. d. *
. Thetotal
oft
hecost
sir
rel
evantt
othedeci
sionis
NI P25,114,40 P25,764.40 P24,764.40 P25,414. 40 a.P9,000 d.P800
CI P4,343. 89 P3,075. 63 P4,343. 89 P4,343. 89 b.P1,000 e. noneoft
hese
PP 4.5y ears 8.4y ears 5.7y ears 5.9y ears c. P900
DRR 22.22% 11.91% 15.56% 16.95%
*
. Thenetpr
esentv
alueoft
heowner
shi
palt
ernat
ivei
s
Inv
estmentDeci sions a.P9,000 c. P5,
445
Questions1t hrough5ar ebasedont hef ollowingi nf
ormati
on. RPCPA1076 b.P1,000 d.P4,609
YOU ar et he managementadv iserofMasugi d Company ,a management
company .I tispr esentlyconsi deringtheput t
inginofcertai
nconcessi onsinthe *
. Thet
otaloft
heper
ti
nentcost
sthatent
eredyourcashf
lowconsi
der
ati
onsi
s
mainl obbyofanof ficebui ldingwhi chitmanages.Yourst udybr oughtoutt he a.P4,609 c. P47,
300
fol
lowingest i
mat esonanav erageannual basi s. b.P49,200 d.P9,200
Salaries P 7,000
Licencesandt axes 200 Opt imal ProjectSel ection
ccxxxv
iii
Costofmer chandi sesol d 40,000 .Jackson Cor por at
ion is ev aluat i
ng t he f ol
lowing f our i
ndependent ,
Shareofai rcondi t
ioningandl i
ght 500 inv estmentoppor tuniti
es:
Pr oratabuildingdepr eciation 1,000 Project Cost RateofRet urn
Concessi onadv erti
sing 100 A $300, 000 14%
Shareofcompanyadmi nist r
ativecost s 400 B 150,000 10
Saleofmer chandi se 49,000 C 200,000 13
Thei nvestmenti nequi pment ,whi chwoul dl ast10y ears(nosal vagev al
ue) D 400,000 11
wouldbeP5, 000.Asanal t
ernat i
ve,acat eringcompanyhasof feredt oleasefor Jackson’ st argetcapi t
alstructureis60per centdebtand40per centequi ty
.
P750pery ear,f
or10y ears, andt oputi nandoper at
ebytheof f
icebui ldi
ngatno They i
eldt omat urityont hecompany ’
sdebti s10per cent.Jacksonwi l
lincur
addit
ionalchar ge. I nf ormul ati
ng y ouradv i
ce tot he managementoft he f l
ot ationcost sf oranewequi tyissuanceof12per cent.Thegr owthr atei sa
company , youdet erminet hat : const ant6per cent .Thest ockpr i
cei scur rent l
y$35pershar eforeachoft he
*. Theannualcashf l
ow whi chy ouconsi dert heincr
ementaladv antagei nthe 10, 000shar esout standing.Jacksonexpect st oearnneti ncomeof$100, 000
owner shipalternat i
veis t hiscomi ngy earandt hedi vi
dendpay outr at
iowi l
lbe50per cent.I fthe
a.P1, 700 c. P1, 900 company ’staxr atei s30per cent,whi choft hepr oj
ectswi l
lbeaccept ed?( M)
b.P750 d.P9, 000 a.Pr ojectA
b.Pr ojectsAandC
*
. UsingthePresentVal
ueTabl efor10y ears(theper i
odoftheleaseoff
er)and c. Pr ojectsA, C, andD
10%,t hey i
eldofalt
ernati
veoppor tunit
iesf orthisproject(gi
venthatPV d.Al lofthei nvest mentpr ojectswi l
l betaken.
factor
sf or1to10are1. 00;0.909;0.751;0.683;0.621,0.564;0.
513;0.467; e. Noneoft hei nv estmentpr oj
ectswi ll
bet aken. Brigham
0.424;and0.386)t
hepresentvalueofthel easealter
nati
vesis
a.P4, 609 c. P750 Opt imal Capit
alBudget
ccxxxi
x
b.P5, 445 d.P1, 700 . GibsonInc.i
sconsi
der
ingt
hef
oll
owi
ngf
ivei
ndependentpr
oject
s:

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ccxl
i
Project Cost IRR .
Atl
eeAssoci ateshasacapi talstruct uret hatconsi stsof40per centdebtand
A $200, 000 20% 60per centcommonst ock.They i
eldt omat ur
it
yont hecompany ’
sdebtis8
B 600,000 15 percent,thecostofr et
ainedear ningsi s12per cent ,andt hecostofi ssuing
C 400,000 12 new equi tyi s 13 per cent.The companyexpect si ts neti ncome to be
D 400,000 11 $500,000, t
hedi videndpay outisexpect edt obe40per cent,andi t
staxrateis
E 400,000 10 40per cent.Thecompanyi sconsi der i
ngf i
veproject s,allwitht hesamer i
sk.
Thecompanyhasat argetcapi
talstr
uct uret hatconsi stsof40per centdebt Thesizeandest i
mat edreturnsoft hepr oposedpr ojectsarel istedbelow:
and60per centequi ty
.Thecompanycani ssuebondswi t
hay i
eldt omat urit
y Pr oject Cost IRR
of11per cent .Thecompanyhas$600, 000i nr et
ainedear nings,andt he A $200, 000 11.00%
curr
entstockpr iceis$42pershar e.Thef lotati
oncost sassoci atedwi th B 100, 000 10. 00
i
ssuingnew equi tyar e$2pershar e.Gi bson’sear ningsar eexpect edt o C 100, 000 9. 95
conti
nuetogr owat6per centperyear.Nexty ear’sdiv
idend( D1)i sfor
ecast ed D 200, 000 9. 85
tobe$4.00.Thef ir
mf acesa40per centt axr ate.Whati sthesi zeofGi bson’s E 200, 000 9. 25
capi
talbudget?( D) Ont hebasisoft hisinformat i
on,whati sAt lee’
sopt imal capital budget?(D)
a.$200, 000 d.$1, 600,000 a.$800, 000 d.$300, 000
b.$800, 000 e. $2, 000,000 b.$600, 000 e. $200,000
c. $1,
200,000 Brigham c. $400,000 Br
igham
ccxl
.
PhotonCor porati
onhasat argetcapitalstruct
urethatconsistsof60per cent Questions79t hrough82ar ebasedont hef ol
lowinginformat ion.(06-
13-61t o64)
equityand40per centdebt.Thef irm canr ai
seanunl i
mitedamountofdebtat Acompanyhast hefoll
owingthreeinvestmentprojectsav ailable:
abef ore-taxcostof9per cent.Thecompanyexpect stor etainear ningsof Project Cost I
nternal Rat eofReturn
$300,000i nt hecomi ngyearandt of aceat axrateof35per cent.Thel ast A $50mi l
li
on 14%
divi
dend ( D0)was$2 pershar eand t hegrowt hrateoft hecompanyi s B $75mi l
li
on 12%
constantat6per cent.Ifthecompanyneedst oissuenew equi ty
,t hent he C $125mi l
li
on 8%
flot
ationcostwi l
lbe$5pershar e.Thecur r
entstockpri
ce(P0)i s$30. Phot on Thecompanyhasa40% debtand60% equi t
ycapi t
alst ructure.Eachdol larof
hasthef ollowi nginvestmentoppor t
unities: i
nvestmentf undswi l
lber ai
sedint hesepr opor
t i
ons( 40cent sofdebtand60
Project Cost IRR centsofequi ty.
)
1 $100,000 10. 5% Themar gi
nalcostoff inanci
ngincreaseswi ththeamountofnew f undsr aised,
2 200,000 13. 0 asf ol
l
ows:
3 100,000 12. 0 I
nterval AmountRaised Weighted-AverageCostofCapi tal
4 150,000 14. 0 1 Fir
st$75mi ll
ion 6%
5 75,000 9.0 2 Next$100mi l
l
ion 10%
Whati sthecompany ’
soptimal capit
al budget?(D) 3 Over$175mi l
l
ion 12%
a.$625, 000 d.$550, 000 Thesei nvestmentoppor t
uni
tiesandf inancingcost sar eshowni nt hegr aph
b.$450, 000 e. $150,000 below:
c. $350, 000 Brigham Percent
15 A
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14 b.8% d.12%
13 B 3
12 MCC ccxl
v.Themar gi
nalcostofcapi t
al( MCC)cur vef orthiscompanyr isestwice,
11 2 fi
rstwhent hecompanyhasr aised$75mi l
lionandagai nwhen$175mi l
l
ion
10 ofnewf undshasbeenr aised.Thesei ncr
easesi ntheMCCcausedbyt he
9 C a.I ncr
easesinthereturnsont headditi
onal investment sundertaken.
8 I
OS b.Decr easesinthereturnsont headditi
onal investmentsunder taken.
7 1 c. Decreasesinthecostofatl eastoneoft hef inancingsources.
6 d.I ncr
easesinthecostofatl eastoneoft hef i
nancingsources.
5
4 CapitalLease
3 Quest i
ons92thru94ar ebasedont hefoll
owingi nf
or mati
on. Pol Bobadi l
l
a
2 Af i
rm mustchoosebet weenl easi
nganew assetorpur chasingi twit hfunds
1 fr
om at ermloan.Undert hepurchaseopt i
on,thefi
r m wi
llpayf iv
eequal pri
ncipal
0 | | | | | | | | | payment sofP1,000eachand6%i nter
estont heunpai dbal ance.Pr incipaland
25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 i
nterestaredueatt heendofeachy earforfi
vey ears.Alternativel
y,thef i
rm can
$Mil
li
on l
easet heassetf orfi
vey ear
satanannualr entalcostofP1, 400wi t
hpay ment s
MCC–Margincostofcapit
al dueatt hebeginningofeachy ear. Thecor poratetaxr at eis35% andt he
I
OS–Inv
estmentopportuni
tyschedul
e appropriat
eafter
-taxcostofcapit
alis12%.

ccxl
ii
.Thei nvest
mentoppor t
uni
tyschedul
e(IOS)shows,i nrankor der,how 92.Whi
chofthef
oll
owi
ngi
scl
osest
othePVoft
heaf
ter
-t
axi
nter
estpay
ment
?
muchmoneyt hecompanywoul dinvestatdiffer
entratesofr et
urn. Such A.P360 C.P640
schedul
escanbedr awnonlyforasetofpr
ojectsthat B.P453 D.P726
a.Hav ethesamei nvest
mentcost. c. Havet hesamenetpr esentvalue.
b.Ar emutual
lyexclusi
ve. d.Ar eindependent. 93.Whichofthef
oll
owi
ngi
scl
osestt
othepr
esentval
ueofcosti
fleasi
ngt
he
asset
?
ccxl
ii
i.Thecompanyshouldinv
estinPr oj
ect
(s)<Li
stA>andhasanoptimal A.P3,674 C.P3,849
capi
tal
budgetof<Li
stB>mil
li
ondol
lars. B.P3,779 D.P3,992
a. b. c. d.
Li
stA Bonly AandBonly AandConl y Conly 94.Whichofthefoll
owingiscl
osestt
othePVofcostofpur
chasi
ngt
henew
Li
stB 75 125 175 125 assetwi
thater
ml oan?
A.3,777 C.4,
058
ccxl
iv.Withoutprej
udi
cetoy ouranswertoquesti
on68, assumet hattheopti
mal B.3,952 D.4,
153
capi
talbudgetforthecompanyi s$150mill
ion.Themar ginalcostofcapi
tal
andtheappr opr
iat
ediscountratetouseinev al
uat
ingi nvestmentproposal
s Comprehensi
ve
fort
hiscompanywoul dbe Quest
ions99thru101arebasedonthefoll
owi
nginfor
mation. PolBobadi
l
la
a.6% c. 10% LogoCo.isplanni
ngtobuyacoin-
operatedmachinecost
ingP40,
000.Forbook
andtaxpurposes,thi
smachinewillbedepreci
atedP8,000eachy earforfi
ve
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years.Logoest i
matest hatthismachi newi l
lyi
eldanannualcashinflow,netof Di
scounttabl
esforsever
aldi
ffer
enti
nter
estr
atest
hatar
etobeusedi
nany
depreciat
ionandincomet axes,ofP12, 000.Logo’sdesi
redrat
eofr eturnonits di
scount
ingcal
cul
ati
onsaregi
venbel
ow.
i
nvest mentis12%.Att hef oll
owingdi scountrat
es,theNPVsofthei nvestment
i
nt hismachineare: Pr
esentVal
ueof$1.00Recei
vedatEndofPer
iod
Discountrat
e 12% 14% 16% 18% Per
iod 9% 12% 15% 18% 21%
NPV +P3,258 +P1, 197 –P708 –P2, 474 1 .92 .89 .87 .
85 .83
2 .84 .80 .76 .
72 .68
99.Logo’saccount
ingr
ateofr
etur
noni
tsini
ti
ali
nvest
menti
nthi
smachi
nei
s 3 .77 .71 .65 .
61 .56
expectedt
obe 4 .71 .64 .57 .
51 .47
A.30% C.12% 5 .65 .57 .50 .
44 .39
B.15% D.10%
PresentValueofanAnnuit
yof$1.00Receiv
edatt
heEndofEachPer i
od
100. Logo’sexpect
edpay
backper
iodf
orit
sinvest
mentint
hismachi
nei
s Period 9% 12% 15% 18% 21%
A.2.
0y ears. C.3.3years. 1 .92 .89 .87 .
85 .
83
B.3.
0y ears. D.5.0years 2 1.76 1.69 1.63 1.
57 1.
51
3 2.53 2.40 2.28 2.
18 2.
07
101. Logo’
sexpect
edI
RRoni
tsi
nvest
menti
nthismachi
nei
s 4 3.24 3.04 2.85 2.
69 2.
54
A.3.
3% C.12.
0% 5 3.89 3.61 3.35 3.
13 2.
93
B.10.
0% D.15.
3% Forquest ions96through98onl
y,assumethatGar
ri
soni
snotsubjecttoincome
taxes.
Quest i
ons95t hrough101ar ebasedont hef oll
owingi nformat i
on.CMA12855- 1
to7 ccxl
v i
.IfGar
ri
sonrequi
resi
nvest
ment
stoearn12%r et
urn,
theNPVf
orr
eplaci
ng
Atthebegi nningof1996, Gar r
isonCor porationisconsi deringther eplacementof theoldmachi
newi t
hthenewmachi
neis
anoldmachi net hatiscurrentlybeingused.Theol dmachi neisf ull
ydepreci at ed a.$171,000 c. $143,
000
butcanbeusedbyt hecor porati
onf oranaddi ti
onal 5y ears,thatis,thr
ough2000. b.$136,400 d.$83,000 CMA12855-1
IfGar r
isondeci dest orepl acet heol dmachi ne,Pi ccoCompanyhasof f
eredt o
purchasei tfor$60, 000ont her eplacementdat e.Theol dmachi newoul dhav e ccxl
vi
i.TheI
RR,
tot
henear
estper
cent
,tor
epl
acetheol
dmachi
nei
s
nosal vagevaluei n2000. a.9% c. 17%
Ifthe r epl
acementoccur s,a new machi ne wi llbe acqui r
ed f r
om Hi l
lcr est b.15% d.18% CMA12855-
2
Industri
esonJanuar y2,1996.Thepur chasepr iceof$1, 000,000f orthenew
machi newi llbepai dincash att het imeofr eplacement . Becauseoft he ccxl
vi
ii
.Thepaybackper
iodt
orepl
acet
heoldmachi
newit
hthenewmachi
neis
i
ncreasedef fi
ciencyoft henew machi ne,est imat edannualcashsav ingsof a.1.14years. c. 3.
13y
ear
s.
$300,000wi llbegener atedt hrough2000, t
heendofi t
sexpect edusef ulli
fe.The b.2.78years. d.3.33y
ear
s. CMA12855-3
newmachi neisnotexpect edt ohav eanysal vagev alueatt heendof2000.
Alloper ati
ng cashr eceipts,oper ating cashexpendi tur
es,and appl i
cablet ax Questi
ons98t hr
ough101arebasedont
hefol
l
owi
ngaddit
ionali
nformati
on.
payment sandcr edi
tsar eassumedt ooccuratt heendoft hey ear.Gar rison Theassumpt i
onsare
empl oysthecal endaryearf orrepor t
ingpur poses.  Gar ri
sonrequi
resal
linv
est
mentstoear
na12%after
-t
axr at
eofr et
urntobe
accepted.
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 Garr
isonissubjectt
oamarginali
ncometaxrat
eof40%onal
lincomeand
gai
ns( l
osses)
. Thepresentvaluef act
or sf
orP1at10%i
s
 Thenewmachi newil
lhav
edepreci
ati
onasfol
l
ows: Year 1 2 3 4
Year Depr
eciati
on PresentValueFact or 0.
909 0.826 0.
751 0.
683
1996 $250,000 *. Thenetcashf lowf oryear1i
s(M)
1997 380,000 a.P25, 850 c. P31,
250
1998 370,000 b.P28, 750 d.P34,450
$1,
000,000
*
. Thenetcashf
lowf
ory
ear4i
s(M)
ccxl
ix.Thepresentv
alueoft
hedepr
eci
ati
ont
axshiel
dfor1997i
s a.P35,850 c. P30,
150
a.$182,400 c. $109,
440 b.P35,950 d.P36,250
b.$121,600 d.$114,304 CMA12855-
7
*
. Thepaybackper
iodf
ort
hepr
ojecti
s(M)
ccl
.Thepresentv
alueoft
heaf
ter
-t
axcashfl
ow associ
atedwi
tht
hesal
vageof a.3y ear
s c. 3.
5y ear
s
theol
dmachineis(
M) b.3.17years d.4y ears.
a.$38,640 c. $32,
040
b.$36,000 d.$27,960 CMA12855-5 *
. Theaccount
ingr
ateofr
etur
noft
hepr
ojecti
sccl
i
ii(
M)
a.7% c. 12%
ccl
i
. Thepr esentv al
ueoftheannualaf
ter
-t
axcashsav i
ngsthatari
sefrom the b.9% d.15%( ?)
i
ncreasedeffi
ciencyoft
henewmachi nethroughouti
tsli
fe(
calcul
atedbefore
consi
derat
ionofanydepreciat
iontaxshi
eld)i
s *
. Thepr
esentval
ueofy
eart
wo’
scashf
lowis(M)
a.$563,400 c. $433,
200 a.P23,747.
50 c. P26,
100.
75
b.$375,600 d.$649,800 CMA12855- 6 b.P25,856.
25 d.P29,750.
75

ccl
i
i. Ifthenewmachi neisexpect
edtobesol dfor$80,
000onDecember31, *
. Thepr
esentval
ueoft
hepr
oject
’snetcashfl
owis(M)
2000,
thepresentv
alueoft
headditi
onal
after
-taxcashf
lowi
s a.P95,650.
15 c. P101,
863.
75
a.$18,240 c. $45,
600 b.P98,151.
25 d.P104,750.
25
b.$27,360 d.$46, 000 CMA12855-8
*
. Theprof
it
abi
l
ityi
ndexoft
hepr
oject(
roundedtot
henear
esthundr
edt
h)i
s(M)
Questi
ons3t hrough11ar ebasedonthefol
lowi
ngi nformation. RPCPA0579 a.0.96 c. 1.
02
TheBur gosCor porat
ionisconsideri
nginvest
ingi napr oject
.I trequir
esan b.0.98 d.1.05
i
mmedi atecashout l
ayofP100, 000. I
thasal if
eoff oury ear
sandwi llbe
depr
eciatedonast rai
ght-
li
nebasis(nosal
vagev al
ue).Thef i
rm’st
axr at
eis25% *
. Theprojectwouldbeacceptedont hebasi
softhe(M)
andrequiresar etur
nof10%.I ncomebeforedepreciati
onispr oj
ect
edt obe: a.Pay backandpr esentval
ueresult
s.
YEAR 1 2 3 4 b.Account i
ngrateofr et
urnandprofit
abi
l
ityi
ndexr
esul
ts.
I
ncome befor
e P30, 000 P30, 000 P40, 000 P40, 000 c. Paybackresult
sonly
depreciati
on d.aandbcombi ned

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ANSWEREXPLANATI ONS
*
. Theprojectwouldber ej
ectedonthebasisoft
he(M) ACCOUNTI NGRATEOFRETURN
ccl
i
v
a.Pay backandpr esentvaluer
esul
ts. .JensenManuf acturingisconsi deri
ng buyinganaut omatedmachi nethat
b.Account i
ngrateofr et
urnandprofi
tabi
li
tyi
ndexr
esul
ts. costs$250,000.Itr equir
eswor kingcapit
alof$25,000.Annualcashsavings
c. Paybackresult
sonl y areanti
cipatedtobe$103, 000forfiveyears.Thecompanyusesst r
aight
-li
ne
d.aandbcombi ned depreci
ati
on.Thesal v
agev alueatt heendoff iveyearsi
sexpectedt obe
e. Noneoft heabove. $10,
000.Thewor kingcapitalwil
lberecoveredattheendofthemachine'sli
fe.

Requi
red:
(M) Horngr
en
Computetheaccr
ual
account
ingr
ateofr
etur
nbasedont
hei
nit
ial
invest
ment.

CASHFLOWS
CashFl owf rom Sal eofOl dEqui
pment
ccl
v
.DarwinCompanyi sconsider
ingthesaleofamachinewit
hthefoll
owing
charact
eristics.
Bookv alue $110,000
Remai ningusef ulli
fe 5years
Annual st r
aight-
li
nedepreci
ation $? ?
?
Currentmar ketvalue $120,000
Ift
hecompanysel lsthemachineitscashoper
ati
ngexpenseswil
lincreaseby
$20,000pery ear.Thet axr
ateis40%.

Requi
red: D,L&H9e
a.Findthecashfl
owf rom sel
l
ingt
hemachine.
b.Calcul
atethei
ncreaseinannual
netcashout
flowsasar
esul
tofsel
l
ing
t
hemachine.

Est i
mat i
ngPr et
axCashI nflows
ccl
vi
.(I
gnoreincomet axesint hi
sproblem.)ABCompanyi sconsider
ingthe
purchaseofamachi nethatpromisestoreduceoperati
ngcostsbythesame
amountf orever
yy earofi t
s6-yearuseful
li
fe.Themachinewill
cost$83,150
andhasnosal vagev alue.Themachi nehasa20%i nter
nalr
ateofretur
n.

Requi
red:(
Dif
ficul
t) N&G
Whatistheannualcostsav
ingspr
omi
sedbyt
hemachi
ne?
ccl
vi
i
. SkywayCorpor
ati
oni
sconsi
der
ingpur
chasi
nganewmachinetobeused
tomanufact
ureanew pr
oduct
,call
edJax,whichwi
l
lsel
lfor$15auni t
.
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Vari
ablemanuf act
uring costisexpect ed to be$5 f oreach unitofJax save$37,
500peryeari
ncashoper
ati
ngcost
s.I
twoul
dbedepr
eci
atedusi
ng
manuf act
ured,and v ar
iablemar keti
ng cost,$2 f oreach unitsold. The thest
rai
ght-
li
nemethod.Thet
axrat
eis40%.
machinebei ngconsideredcouldproduce10, 000unitsayear,al
lofwhi chthe
MarketingDepar t
mentbel i
evescoul dbesol df or$15aunit.Thepr oposed Required: D, L&H9e
machinewoul dcost$250, 000.Al t
hought hemachi newouldpr obablylast8 a.Fi ndthenetinvestmentrequi
redtoreplacetheexist
ingmachi
ne.
years,managementbel iev
est hatthepr oduct'sli
fecycl
ewoul dbeonl y5 b.Comput etheincreasei
nannual i
ncomet axesifthecompanyreplaces
years.Thesal vagev al
ueoft henewmachi neatt heendoft heproduct '
s5- themachine.
yearli
fecycleisexpectedt obe$50, 000.Managementdoesnotbel ievethe c. Comput etheincreasei
nannual netcashflowsifthecompanyreplaces
machinecoul dbeusedt omanuf actureanyoft hecompany'sotherproducts. themachine.
ccl
x
Requir
ed: Cart
er&Usr y . Pepi nCompanyi sconsideringreplaci
ngamachinethathasthefollowing
Comput ethepret
axnetcashi nfl
owsexpectedfrom thecapitalexpendit
ure characteri
st ics.
proposalforeachyear,andignori
ngtheeffectofincomet axes,determine Bookv alue $100,000
theexcessofcashinf
lowsfrom all
sourcesovert
hecostofthemachi ne. Remai ni ngusef ulli
fe 5years
Annual st rai
ght-li
nedepr eci
ati
on $? ?
?
CashFl owf rom Sal eofOl dMachine&I ncrementalCashFlow Cur r
entmar ketv alue $60,000
ccl
vi
ii
. St ockhol m Companyi sconsideringthesaleofamachinewit
hthe Ther epl
acementmachi newoul dcost$150,000,
haveafive-
yearl
ife,
and
fol
lowingchar acter
istics. save$50, 000pery eari ncashoperatingcosts.I
twoul
dbedepr eciat
edusi ng
Bookv alue $120,
000 thestraight-linemet hod.Thet axrateis40%.
Remai ninguseful li
fe 5year
s
Annual strai
ght-l
inedepreciat
ion $24,
000 Required: D, L&H9e
Currentmar ketv alue $70,
000 a.Fi ndthenetinvestmentrequi
redtoreplacetheexist
ingmachi
ne.
Ift
hecompanysel l
st hemachineitscashoper ati
ngexpenseswi
l
lincr
easeby b.Comput etheincreasei
nannual i
ncomet axesifthecompanyreplaces
$30,000pery earduet oanoperati
ngl ease.Thetaxrat
eis40%. themachine.
c. Comput etheincreasei
nannual netcashflowsifthecompanyreplaces
Requi
red: D,L&H9e themachine.
a.Findthecashfl
owf rom sel
l
ingt
hemachine.
b.Calcul
atethei
ncreaseinannual
netcashout
flowsasar
esul
tofsel
l
ing PAYBACKPERI OD
t
hemachine. Pay backPer iod
NETPRESENTVALUE
ccl
xi
NetI nvestment , IncrementalCashFl
ow&I ncomeTax .ABCBoatCompanyi sint
erestedi nreplacingamol di
ngmachi newi t
hanew
ccl
i
x
.RuskCompanyi sconsideri
ngreplaci
ngamachinethathast
hefoll
owing improv edmodel .Theol dmachi nehasasal v
agev alueof$20, 000nowanda
characteri
st ics. predictedsalvagev alueof$4, 000insi xyears,ifrebuilt.Ift
heol dmachi neis
Bookv alue $200,000 kept,itmustber ebuilti
noney earatapr edictedcostof$40, 000.
Remai ni ngusef ull
ife 4y ears Thenew machi necost s$160, 000andhasapr edictedsalv agev al
ueof
Annual st r
aight-
li
nedepreci
ati
on $? ?? $24,000att heendofsi xyears.Ifpurchased, t
henewmachi newi l
lall
owcash
Currentmar ketval
ue $160,000 savingsof$40, 000f oreachoft hef i
rstthreey ear
s, and$20, 000f oreachyear
Ther eplacementmachi newoul dcost$300,000,haveafour
-yearlif
e,and ofitsremainingsix-yearli
fe.
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Costofequipmentneeded...
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
..
..
. $300,000
Requi
red:(
D) Horngr
en Workingcapit
alneeded..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
.. $50,000
Whatisthenetpresentval
ueofpur
chasi
ngt
henewmachi
nei
fthecompany Annualcashrecei
ptsfrom t
hedeliveryofpar t
s,lesscashoperati
ngcosts
hasarequi
redrat
eofr et
urnof14%? $70,000
Salv
agev al
ueofequipmentattermi nati
onoft hecontract $5, 000
ccl
xi
i
. ( Ignoreincome t axes i
nt his probl em.)Jim Bi ngham is considering Iti
snotexpectedthatthecontr
actwoul dbeext endedbey ondt
hei ni
ti
al
start
ingasmal lcateri
ngbusiness.Hewoul dneedt opurchaseadel i
veryv an contr
actperi
od.Thecompany '
sdiscountr atei
s10%.
andv ari
ousequi pmentcosting$125, 000t oequipthebusinessandanot her
$60,000forinventori
esandot herwor kingcapitalneeds.Rentforthebuilding Requir
ed:(
Moder at
e) N&G
usedbyt hebusi nesswi l
lbe$35, 000 pery ear
.Ji m’smar keti
ng studies Usethenetpresentval
uemethodtodet
ermineifthecontr
actshoul
dbe
i
ndicatet hatthe annualcash i nfl
ow f rom the business wil
lamountt o accept
ed.Roundallcomput
ationst
othenearestdoll
ar.
$120,000.Inaddi t
iontothebui l
dingr ent,annualcashout fl
ow foroperating
ccl
xv
costswi l
lamountt o$40,000.Jim want st ooperatethecateri
ngbusinessf or . ( Ignor
ei ncome t axes int his problem. )Mar k Stevens i
s consideri
ng
onlysixyears.Heest i
matesthattheequi pmentcouldbesol datthattimef or openingahobbyandcr aftstore.Hewoul dneed$100, 000t oequi pthe
4%ofi tsori
ginalcost.Ji
m usesa16%di scountrate. businessand anot her$40, 000 f orinv entori
esand ot herwor king capi
tal
needs.Rentont hebui l
dingusedbyt hebusi nesswil
lbe$24, 000pery ear.
Requi
red:
(Moderat
e) N&G Mar kesti
matest hatt heannualcashi nflowf rom thebusinesswillamountto
Wouldyouadv
iseJimtomaket
hisi
nvest
ment
? $90,000.Inaddit
iont obui l
dingrent,annualcashout fl
owf oroperati
ngcosts
willamountto$30, 000.Mar kplanstooper atet hebusi
nessforonlysixyears.
ccl
xi
ii
. ( Ignor
eincomet axesi nthispr oblem. )GeneralManuf acturingCompany Heest imatesthatt heequi pmentandf urnishingscouldbesoldatt hattime
consistsofseveraldi vi
sions,oneofwhi chistheTranspor t
ati
onDi visi
on.The for10%oft hei
ror i
ginal cost.Markusesadi scountrateof16%.
companyhasdeci dedt odi sposeoft hisdiv i
sionsinceitnol ongerf i
tst he
company '
slong-term strategy.Anof f
erof$9, 000,000hasbeenr eceivedfrom Requi
red:(
Moder
ate) N&G
apr ospecti
vebuy er.IfGener alr etai
nedt hedi vi
sion,thecompanywoul d Wouldyouadvi
seMar kt
omaket
hisi
nvest
ment
?Uset
henetpr
esentval
ue
operatethedivisionf oronl yni ney ears,af t
erwhi chthedi visionwoul dno method.
l
ongerbeneededandwoul dbesol dfor$600, 000.Ifthecompanyr etai
nst he
ccl
xvi
di
vision,animmedi ateinv estmentof$500, 000woul dneedt obemadet o (Ignoreincomet axesinthispr oblem.)BradleyCompany '
sr equiredr ateof
updat eequi
pmentt ocur rentst andards.Annualnetoper at
ingcashf lows returnis14%.Thecompanyhasanoppor t
unitytobetheexclusivedi st
ribut
or
wouldbe$1, 805,000i fthedi visi
oni sr etai
ned.Thecompany ’sdi scountr ate ofav erypopul
arconsumeri tem.Nonew equi pmentwoul dbeneeded,but
i
s12%. thecompanywoul dhav etouseone- fourt
hoft hespacei nawar ehouseit
owns.Thewar ehousecost$200, 000new.Thewar ehouseiscur rentlyhalf
-
Requi
red:(Moderat
e) N&G empt yandt her
ear enootherpl anst ousetheempt yspace.I naddi ti
on,the
Usi
ng t he net pr esent v
alue method, det
ermi
ne whet
her Gener
al company woul d hav et oi nvest$100, 000 in wor ki
ng capitalt o carry
Manufactur
ingshoul
dacceptorrej
ectt
heoff
ermadebythepot
ent
ial
buyer
. i
nv entori
esandaccount sreceivableforthenew productli
ne.Thecompany
woul dhav ethedistr
ibut
orshipf oronly5y ear
s.Thedi st
ri
but orshipwoul d
ccl
xi
v
(I
gnor
eincometaxesi
nthisproblem.)VernonCompanyhasbeenoffer
eda7 gener at
ea$17,000netannual cashi nfl
ow.
-y
earcont
ractt
osupplyapartforthemili
tary
.Aft
ercar
efulst
udy,
the
companyhasdevel
opedthefoll
owi ngest
imateddat
arelat
ingtot
hecontr
act
: Requi
red:
(Moder
ate) N&G
CMAEXAMINATIONQUESTIONS Page90of90
MANAGEMENTADVI
SORYSERVI
CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

COMPREHENSI VE
Whati
sthenetpresentval
ueoft
hepr
ojectatadi
scountr
ateof14%?Shoul
d Account ingRat eofRet urn&Pay back
ccl
xi
x
t
heproj
ectbeaccepted? . ( Ignorei ncome t axes i nt his problem.)Fer r
is Company has an old
machi net hati sf ull
ydepr eciatedbuthasacur rentsalvagevalueof$5,000.
ccl
xvi
i
. ( I
gnor eincomet axesinthisprobl
em.)Thefol
lowingdataconcernan Thecompanywant stopur chaseanewmachi net hatwouldcost$60,000and
i
nvestmentpr oject: havea5- yearusef ullif
eandzer osalv
agev al
ue.Expectedchangesinannual
I
nv estmenti nequi pment $16,000 rev
enuesandexpensesi fthenewmachi neispurchasedar e:
Netannual cashi nfl
ows $3,600 Increasedr evenues. ..
..
..
...
..
... $63,
000
Wor kingcapitalrequired $4,500 Increasedexpenses:
Salvagev alueoft heequipment $2,000 Salaryofaddi t
ionaloper ator.. $20,000
Li
feoft hepr oject 12years Suppl i
es. ...
..
...
...
..
..
..
..
... 9,000
Discountr ate 14% Depr eciation. .
...
..
..
..
..
...
..
. 12,000
Thewor kingcapi t
al will
bereleasedforuseel
sewhereattheconclusi
onof Mai ntenance. ..
..
..
..
...
..
..
..
.. 4,000 45, 000
theproject. Increasedneti ncome. ...
..
...
...
.. $18,
000

Requi
red: N&G Requi
red:(
Easy
) N&G
Computethepr
oject
'snetpr
esentv
alue. a.Computethepaybackper
iodonthenewequipment.
b.Computethesi
mpl er
ateofret
urnonthenewequipment
.
ccl
xvi
i
i
(
Ignorei
ncometaxesinthi
spr
oblem.)MonsonCompanyisconsi
der
ing
t
hreeinvest
mentopport
unit
ieswi
thcashfl
owsasdescr
ibedbel
ow: AccountingRateofRetur
n,Payback&NPV
ccl
xx
. Scottsohasaninvest
mentoppor
tunit
ycost
ing$180,
000t
hati
sexpect
ed
Pr
ojectA:Cashi
nvest
mentnow $15,
000 toy
ieldt
hefoll
owingcashfl
owsoverthenextf
ivey
ears:
Cashi
nfl
owattheendof5y
ear
s $21,
000 YearOne $30,
000
Cashi
nfl
owattheendof8y
ear
s $21,
000 YearTwo $60,
000
YearThree $90,
000
Pr
ojectB:Cashinvestmentnow $11,
000 YearFour $60,
000
Annualcashoutfl
owfor5year
s $3,
000 YearFive $30,
000
Addi
tionalcashi
nfl
owattheendof5y
ear
s $21,
000
Requi
red: D,
L&H9e
Pr
ojectC:Cashinvestmentnow. .
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
. $21,
000 b.Findthebookr
ateofr
etur
nofthei
nvestment.
Annualcashinfl
owf or4years...
..
..
..
. $11,
000 c. Fi
ndtheNPVofthei
nvest
mentatacutoffr
ateof12%.
Cashoutfl
owatt heendof3y ears..
..
.. $5,
000
ccl
xxi
Addi
tionalcashinf
lowattheendof4y ear
s $15,
000 . Scott
sohasaninvest
mentoppor
tunit
ycosti
ng$300,
000t
hatisexpect
ed
t
oyi
eldthefol
lowi
ngcashfl
owsoverthenextsi
xyear
s:
Requi
red:
(Moderate) N&G YearOne $75,
000
Computethenetpr esentval
ueofeachpr
ojectassumi
ngMonsonCompany YearTwo $90,
000
usesa12%discountr at
e. YearThree $115,
000
YearFour $130,
000
CMAEXAMI
NATI
ONQUESTI
ONS Page91of91
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CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

YearFi
ve $100,
000 year2,
and$200, 000inyears3and4.Theequi
pmentwoul dbescrapped(f
or
YearSi
x $90,
000 nosalvage)attheendoft hefourt
hyearandthewor ki
ngcapit
alwouldbe
l
iqui
dated.Theequi pmentwouldbef ul
lydepreci
atedbyt hestrai
ght-
li
ne
Requi
red: D,
L&H9e methodov eri
tsfour
-yearl
if
e.
b.Findthebookr
ateofr
etur
nofthei
nvestment.
c. Fi
ndtheNPVofthei
nvest
mentatacutoffr
ateof10%. REQUI RED: Bar
fi
eld
(a)(Presentval
uetabl
esneededtoanswerthi
squest
ion.)I
fTrebleusesa
ccl
xxi
i
. ThemanagementofEl it
eCooki esInc.i sconsider i
ngt hepur chaseofa discountrat
eof16percent
,whati
stheNPVoftheproposedproductl
ine
newshapingmachi ne.Themachi newillcost$100,000andwi llhaveauseful i
nv estment?
l
ifeof10y earswi t
hasal vagevalueof$10, 000att heendoft eny ear
s.The (b)Whati sthepay
backperi
odfort
heinv
est
ment?
i
nv est
mentwi llr
esulti
ncostsav i
ngsof$16, 000pery earforeachy earoft
he
machine'
slife.Thet axrateiszero,andt heappropriat ediscountratefort
he Pay back&I
RR
ccl
xxv
companyi s10%.( Thepresentvaluefact orfor$1r eceivedatt heendof10 . Supplythemi ssi
ngdat aforeachofthefol
lowi
ngproposals.(
D)
yearsis.
386, andthefactorfor$1recei
v edannuallyf or10y earsis6.145.
) Horngr
en
Proposal A Pr oposalB Pr oposal C
Requi
red: Car
ter&Usr
y I
nit
ialinv estment (a) $62,900 $226,000
Annual netcashi nfl
ow $60, 000 (
c) (e)
(
1)Computethepaybackperi
od. Li
fe,iny ears 10 6 10
(
2)Computetheaccounti
ngrateofretur
nont
heav
eragei
nvest
ment
. Sal
vagev al
ue $0 $10,000 $0
(
3)Computethenetpresentv
alue. Paybackper i
odiny ear (
b) (
d) 5.65
(
Roundanswerst
otwodeci malplaces.
) I
nternalr ateofreturn 12% 24% (f)

Pay back&NPV NPV&PI


ccl
xxi
i
i
.( Pr
esentvaluet abl
esneededtoanswerthisquest
ion.)WoodPr oducti
ons ccl
xxv
i
.RacineCo.hast heoppor tunit
ytoint
roduceanewpr oduct
.Raci neexpect
s
isconsideringthepur chaseofanew mov i
ecamer a,whi chwi l
lbeusedf or theprojecttosellfor$200andt ohaveper-uni
tv ari
ablecostsof$130and
maj ormotionpi ct
ures.Thenewcamer awi
llcost$30,000, haveaneight-y
ear annual cashf i
xedcostsof$6, 000,
000.Expect edannual sal
esv ol
umei s
lif
e,andcreatecostsav i
ngsof$5,
000pery ear.Thenewcamer awil
lrequir
e 125,000uni ts.Theequipmentneededt obringoutt henewpr oductcosts
$700ofmai ntenanceeachy ear
.WoodProduct i
onsusesadi scountrat
eof9 $7,200,000,hasaf our-
yearlif
eandnosal v
agev alue,andwoul dbe
percent. depreciatedonast rai
ght-
linebasis.Wor ki
ngcapi talof$500,000wouldbe
necessar ytosupporttheincreasedsales.Racine'scostofcapitali
s12%and
REQUI
RED: Bar
fi
eld itsi
ncomet axrateis40%.
a.Computethenetpresentv
alueoft
henewcamer
a.
b.Deter
minethepaybackperi
od. Requi
red: D,
L&H9e
ccl
xxi
v
a.Comput et
heNPVofthisoppor
tuni
ty.
. Tr
ebl
e Co.is consider
ing an i
nvestmentin a new productli
ne.The b.Comput et
hepr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexofthi
soppor
tuni
ty.
i
nvest
mentwouldr equir
eani mmedi ateoutl
ayof$100,000f orequipment
andanimmediat
einv est
mentof$200,000inworki
ngcapital
.Theinvestment
i
sexpectedt
ogener ateanetcashinflowof$100,000inyear1,$150,000in
CMAEXAMINATIONQUESTI ONS Page92of92
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CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

c. Fi
ndt
heI
RRont
hei
nvest
ment
.
NPV&I RR
ccl
xxv
ii ccl
xxxi
. TheZer oMachineCompanyiseval
uatingacapi
talexpendit
urepr
oposal . Book&Bi bl
eBookst or
edesirest obuyanew codi ngmachinetohelp
thatrequi
resanini
ti
ali
nvest
mentof$20,960andhaspredictedcashi
nfl
ows controlbookinvent
ori
es.Themachi nesel
l
sf or$36,586andr equi
reswor
king
of$5,000peryearf
or10years.I
twi
ll
havenosalvagevalue. capi
talof$4,000.It
sesti
matedusef ull
i
fei
sf i
vey earsandwi l
lhav
easalvage
val
ueof$4, 000.Recoveryofworkingcapit
alwi l
lbe$4, 000attheendofits
Requi
red:(M) Horngr
en usefulli
fe.Annualcashsav i
ngsfrom thepur chaseoft hemachinewi
l
lbe
a.Usingar equi
redrateofreturnof16%,determinet
henetpr
esentval
ueof $10,
000.
t
hei nvestmentproposal
.
b.Det erminetheproposal'
sinter
nalr
ateofreturn. Requi
red:(D) Hor
ngr
en
a.Comput ethenetpresentvalueata14%r equi
redr
ateofr
etur
n.
ccl
xxv
ii
i
.Net work Service Cent
eri s consi deri
ng purchasing a new computer b.Comput etheint
ernalrat
eofr et
urn.
networkfor$82,000.Itwil
lrequireaddi ti
onalworkingcapit
alof$13,000.I
ts c. Deter
mi nethepaybackperiodoftheinv
estment.
anti
cipat
edeight-yearli
fewillgenerateaddi t
ionalcli
entrevenueof$33,000
ccl
xxxi
i
annuall
ywithoper at
ingcosts,excludingdepreciat
ion,of$15,000.Attheend . Thepr esidentofEr adi
catorCor p.isconsider
ingthepur chaseofnew
ofeightyears,itwillhaveasal vagev al
ueof$9, 500andr et
urn$5,000in demol i
ti
onequi pmentcosti
ng$100, 000,wit
hausef ull
if
eoffiv
ey earsandno
worki
ngcapital.Taxesarenotconsi dered. salvagevalue.Thenewequi pmentwoul dyiel
danannualafter-t
axcashf l
ow
of$29,129.Anappr opri
atediscountr at
eforthist
y peofequipmenti s12%.
Requi
red:(
D) Horngr
en (Thepresentv al
ueofanannui t
yofadol l
ar@ 12%forfiv
eyearsis3.605.The
a.Ifthecompanyhasar equi
redr at
eofret
urnof14%,whati
sthenet presentval
ueofadol lar@ 12%r eceivedatt
heendoft hefi
fthyearis.567.
)
pr
esentvalueoftheproposedinvest
ment
?
b.Whati stheint
ernalr
ateofreturn? Requir
ed: Car
ter&Usr
y
(1)Computethepaybackperiodtothenearesttenthofayear
.
Pay back,NPV&I RR (2)Computethenetpresentval
uet othenearestwholedol
lar
.
ccl
xxi
x
. Aninvest
mentoppor t
uni
tycost
ing$600,
000i
sexpect
edt
oyi
eldnetcash (3)Computethei
nternalrat
eofr et
urnonthepur chase.
flowsof$120,000annual
lyf
ortenyear
s. (4)Shoul
dtheequipmentbepur chased?

Requi
red: D,
L&H9e Account ingRateofRet urn,Payback,
NPV&I RR
ccl
xxxi
i
i
a.FindtheNPVofthei
nv est
mentatacutof
frat
eof12%. .I gnor
ei ncomet axesinthispr
oblem.)Ur sus,I
nc.
,i
sconsi deringapr oj
ect
b.Findthepay
backperi
odoft hei
nvest
ment. thatwoul dhav eat en-
yearli
feandwoul drequirea$1,000,
000i nv estmenti
n
c. Fi
ndtheI
RRontheinvestment. equipment .Att heendoft enyear
s,theprojectwouldterminateandt he
equipmentwoul dhavenosalvagevalue.Thepr oj
ectwouldpr ovidenet
ccl
xxx
. Aninvest
mentoppor
tuni
tycost
ing$180,
000i
sexpect
edt
oyi
eldnetcash incomeeachy earasfoll
ows:
f
lowsof$60,
000annual
l
yforfi
veyears. Sales $2, 000,
000
Lessvar i
ableexpenses 1, 400,
000
Requi
red: D,
L&H9e Contri
butionmar gin 600,
000
a.FindtheNPVoft hei
nvest
mentatacutof
frat
eof12%. Lessfixedexpenses 400,
000
b.Findthepaybackper
iodofthei
nvest
ment. Netincome $200, 000
CMAEXAMI NATI
ONQUESTI ONS Page93of93
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SORYSERVI
CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

operat
ingcost
s?Int
erpol
atetothenear
estt
ent
hofaper
cent
.Woul
dyou
Alloft
heabovei
tems,exceptfordepr
eci
ati
onof$100,
000ay ear,
repr
esent recommendpurchase?Expl
ain.
cashfl
ows.Thedepr
eciati
onisincl
udedi
nthefi
xedexpenses.The
company’
srequi
redr
ateofr et
urnis12%. Requi redInvest
ment ,Profi
tabi
l
ityI
ndex&I RR
ccl
xxxv
i
.( Presentv al
uet ablesneeded t o answerthisquestion.)Janehasan
Required:
(Moder
ate) N&G oppor tunit
yt oinvestinapr ojectthatwilly
ieldfourannualpay mentsof
a.Comput et
heproj
ect
’snetpresentvalue. $12, 000wi thnosal vage.Thef ir
stpay mentwillberecei
v edi nexactl
yone
b.Comput et
heproj
ect
’si
nternalrat
eofr eturn,
int
erpol
ati
ngt
othenear
est year .Onl ow-ri
skpr oj
ectsoft histy
pe,Janer equir
esar eturnof6per cent
.
tenthofaper
cent
. Based ont hi
sr equir
ement ,theprojectgeneratesapr of i
tabil
i
tyindexof
c. Comput et
heproj
ect
’spaybackperiod. 1. 03953.
d.Comput et
heproj
ect
’ssi
mpl erateofreturn.
REQUI
RED: Bar
fi
eld
Requi redInvestment ,PaybackPeri
od&NPV a.HowmuchisJaner
equir
edtoinvesti
nthi
spr
oject
?
ccl
xxxiv
.Denal iCompanyi sev al
uat
ingacapi talbudgetingproposal,requi
ri
ngan b.Whatist
hei
nter
nal
rat
eofreturnonJane'
spr
oject
?
i
ni t
iali
nvestmentof$45, 000.Theproj
ectwi l
lhaveaf i
ve-
yearli
fe.Theaf t
er-
taxannualcashi nfl
owf r
om thi
sinvest
menti s$12,000.Thecostofcapi tali
s NetCashFl ow&Pay back
ccl
xxxv
ii
10%.( Thepr esentv al
ueof$1@ 10%r eceivedattheendoff i
vey earsi
s.621. .Mar quet t
eCompanyi sconsi
deri
ngthepurchaseofamachi
newiththe
(Thepr esentvalueof$1@ 10%r ecei
vedeachy earforf
iveyearsis3.791.
) followingchar act
eristi
cs.
Cost $150,
000
Requir
ed: Cart
er&Usr
y Estimat edusefulli
fe 10years
(1)Whati
sthepay backperi
od? Expect edannual cashcostsavi
ngs $35,
000
(2)Computethenetpresentval
ueofthepr
oject
. Mar quett
e'staxrateis40%, i
tscostofcapi
tal
is12%,anditwi
ll
usestrai
ght-
(3)Whatamountshoul d Denalihaveinvest
ed f
ivey
ear
s ago,at10% linedepr eciati
onforthenewmachi ne.
compoundedannuall
y,tohave$45,
000now?
Requi
red: D,
L&H9e
Requi r
edInvestment,NPV&IRR a.Comput etheannual
after
-t
axcashfl
owsfort
hispr
oject
.
ccl
xxxv
(I
gnoreincometaxesi
nthispr
oblem.)Pr
inceCompany ’
srequi
redrateof b.Findthepaybackper
iodforthi
spr
oject
.
ret
urnis10%.Thecompanyi sconsi
deri
ngthepurchaseofthreemachines,
asindi
catedbelow.Consi
dereachmachineindependent
ly. NetCashFl ow&NPV
ccl
xxxv
ii
i
.Toft
eisconsideri
ngthepur
chaseofamachine.Dat
aar
easf
oll
ows:
Requir
ed:(Moderate) N&G Cost $100,
000
a.Machi neAwi llcost$25,00andhav eal if
eof15y ears.I t
ssalvagev al
ue Useful
li
fe 10year
s
wil
lbe $1,000,and costsav ings are project
ed at$3, 500 pery ear. Annualst
raight
-l
inedepr
eci
ati
on $10,
000
Computethemachi ne’snetpresentvalue. Expect
edannual sav
ingsi
ncashoperat
ioncost
s $18,
000
b.How muchwi llPri
nceCompanybewi l
li
ngt opayf orMachi neBi fthe Tof t
e'scut
offratei
s12%andi t
staxrat
eis40%.
machinepromi sesannualcashinfl
owsof$5, 000pery earfor8years?
c. MachineChasapr oject
edlif
eof10y ears.Whatist hemachi ne'
sinternal Requi
red: D,
L&H9e
rat
eofr et
urni fitcosts$30,000andwi llsave$6,000annual l
yincash a.Comput et
heannual
netcashf
lowsf
ort
hei
nvest
ment
.
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b.Comput
etheNPVoft
hepr
oject
. Requi
red: D,
L&H9E
a.Findthei
ncreaseinannualaft
er-
taxcashf
lowsf
ort
hisoppor
tuni
ty.
NetCashFl ow, Payback&NPV b.Findthepay
backper i
odont hi
sproject
.
ccl
xxxix
.Bilt
-RiteCo.hast heoppor tunit
ytointr
oduceanew pr oduct. Bil
t-
Rit
e c. Fi
ndtheNPVf ort
hisproj
ect.
expectsthepr oducttosellfor$60andtohav eper-
uni
tvariablecostsof$40
andannualcashf i
xedcost sof$3,000,
000.Expectedannualsal esvolumeis NetCashFl ow&PI
ccxci
i
250,000uni ts.Theequi pmentneededt obr i
ngoutthenew pr oductcosts . Zmol ekCompanyisconsi
deri
ngthepur chaseofamachi necosting
$5,000,
000,has a f our
-yearl i
fe and no salv
age value,and woul d be $700,000withausefull
if
eof10years.Annual cashcostsavi
ngsare
depreciatedonast rai
ght-l
inebasis.Bil
t-
Rit
e'scostofcapitalis10%andi t
s expectedtobe$200,000.Zmol
ek'
sincomet axratei
s40%andi tscostof
i
ncomet axrateis40%. capit
alis12%.Zmolekexpect
stousest r
aight-l
inedepreci
ati
onfortax
purposes.
Requi
red: D,
L&H9e
a.Findthei
ncreaseinannualaft
er-
taxcashf
lowsf
ort
hisoppor
tuni
ty. Requi
red: D,
L&H9E
b.Findthepay
backper i
odont hi
sproject
. a.Comput et
heexpectedincreaseinannualnetcashf
lowf
ort
hisproj
ect
.
c. Fi
ndtheNPVf ort
hisproj
ect. b.Comput et
heprof
itabi
li
tyindexfortheproj
ect.
ccxc ccxci
i
i
.
RenoCompanyi sconsideri
ngthepurchaseofamachi
newiththefol
lowing . Cabl eCompanyi sconsider
ingthepurchaseofamachi
newiththe
charact
eri
stics. fol
l
owingchar acter
isti
cs.
Cost $160,000 Cost $100,000
Esti
mat edusefull
if
e 5years Usefulli
fe 10years
Expectedannualcashcostsav i
ngs $56,000 Expectedannual cashcostsav i
ngs $30,000
Expectedsalvagevalue none Cable'
sincomet axrateis40%andi t
scostofcapi
tal
is12%.Cableexpect
sto
Reno'staxrateis40%,itscostofcapi
tali
s12%,andi
twil
lusestr
aight-l
i
ne usestrai
ght-l
inedepreciat
ionfortaxpurposes.
depreci
ati
onf orthenewmachi ne.
Requir
ed: D,L&H9E
Requi
red: D,
L&H9E a.Comput etheexpectedincreaseinannualnetcashflowf orthisproject
.
a.Comput etheannualafter-
taxcashfl
owsfort
hispr
oject
. b.Comput etheprofi
tabil
it
yindexfortheproj
ect.
b.Findthepaybackperiodforthi
sproject
. c. Howwoul dtheprofi
tabi
li
tyindexfort
hisproj
ectbeaf fectedifCablewer e
c. ComputetheNPVf orthisproj
ect. touseMACRSdepr eciati
onf ort
axpurposesandthemachi nef el
lintot
he
7-y
earMACRScl ass?( i
ncrease decreasenotaffected)Ci r
clethe
ccxci
. Whi tehal
lCo.hast heopportuni
tytoint
roduceanewpr oduct.Whitehal
l appropr
iat
eanswer.
expectstheproj
ecttosellfor$40andt ohaveper-unitvari
ablecostsof$27
andannualcashfixedcostsof$1,500,
000.Expectedannualsal esvol
umei s NetCashFl ow, NPV&PI
ccxci
v
200,000unit
s.Theequi pmentneededt obringoutt henew pr oductcosts . Zenexisconsideri
ngthepurchaseofamachine.Dat
aar
easfol
lows:
$3,500,
000,has a f our-
yearlif
e and no salvage v al
ue,and woul d be Cost $240,000
depreci
atedonast r
aight-
li
nebasis. Whit
ehall
'
scut offrateis10% andi ts Useful
li
fe 10years
i
ncomet axratei
s40%. Annualstr
aight-
li
nedepreci
ati
on $? ??
Expect
edannual savi
ngsincashoperat
ioncosts $80,000
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Addi
ti
onalworki
ngcapi
tal
needed $100,
000 d.Supposet hatselli
ngt henewpr oducthasnocompl ementar
yef fect
sbut
Zenex'
scutof
frat
eis12%anditst
axrat
eis40%. thatFrank'sproductionengi neersanti
cipatesomepr oduct
ionproblemsin
makingt henewpr oductandar enotconf i
dentofthe$35estimateofper-
Requi
red: D,
L&H9E unitvari
ablecostsf ort henewpr oduct.Findtheamountbywhi chFrank'
s
a.Comput et
heannualnetcashfl
owsfortheinvest
ment
. esti
mat eofper -
unitv ariabl
ecostcouldbei nerrorandtheinvestmentsti
l
l
b.Comput et
heNPVoft heproj
ect. havear eturnatleastequal t
ot he14%costofcapi tal
.
c. Computet
heprof
it
abil
it
yindexofthepr
oject.
NetCashFl ow, NPV&I RR
ccxcv ccxcv
ii
. Sei l
erisconsideringt
hepurchaseofamachine.Dat
aar
easfoll
ows: . Acmeisconsi der
ingt
hepurchaseofamachi ne.Dat
aar
easf
oll
ows:
Cost $2,000,
000 Cost $160,
000
Usefulli
fe 8year
s Useful
lif
e 10year
s
Annual st
rai
ght-l
inedepr
eciati
on $? ?
? Annualstrai
ght-
li
nedepr
eci
ation $? ?
?
Expectedannual savi
ngsincashoperat
ioncost
s $750,000 Expect
edannual savi
ngsi
ncashoper ati
oncosts $33,
000
Additi
onalworkingcapit
alneeded $500,000 Acme'scutoffrat
eis12%anditstaxrat
ei s40%.
Sei
l
er '
scutoffrat
eis12%andi t
staxrat
eis40%.
Requi
red: D,
L&H9E
Requi
red: D,
L&H9E a.Comput et
heannual
netcashf l
owsf
ort
hei
nvest
ment
.
a.Comput et
heannualnetcashfl
owsfortheinvest
ment
. b.Comput et
heNPVoft heproject.
b.Comput et
heNPVoft heproj
ect. c. Computet
heIRRoftheproject.
c. Computet
heprof
it
abil
it
yindexofthepr
oject.
Annual CashInflow, ARR,NPV, PI&I RR
ccxcv
ii
i
NetCashFl ow, NPV&Sensi ti
vit
yAnalysis . TheSunCor p.iscontempl ati
ngt heacquisi
tionofanautomaticcarwash.
ccxcv
i
. FrankCo.hast heoppor tuni
tytointr
oduceanewpr oduct.Frankexpect
s Thef ol
lowingi nformati
onisr elevant:
thepr oductt osellfor$60andt ohav eper-uni
tvar
iabl
ecost sof$35and  Thecostoft hecarwashi s$160, 000
annualcashf ixedcost sof$4,000,000. Expectedannualsalesvolumeis  Theant icipatedrevenuefrom t hecarwashi s$100,000perannum.
275,000uni ts.Theequi pmentneededt obri
ngoutthenew pr oductcost
s  Theusef ulli
feofthecarwashi s10y ears.
$6,000,000,has a f our-
yearlife and no salv
age value,and would be  Annual oper ati
ngcostsar eexpect edtobe:
depreciat edonast raight-
li
nebasis.Fr ank'
scostofcapitali
s14% andi t
s Sal
ar i
es $30,000
incomet axratei s40%. Uti
li
ties 9,
600
Waterusage 4,
400
Required: D,L&H9E Supplies 6,
000
a.Comput et heannualnetcashf l
owsf ortheinvestment. Repairs/maintenance 10,000
b.Comput et heNPVoft heproject.  Thef ir
m usesst r
aight-li
nedepreciat
ion.
c. Supposet hatsomeoft he275,000uni tsexpectedtobesol dwouldbet o  Thesal vagevaluefort hecarwashi szer o.
customer swhocur r
entlybuyanot herofFrank'sproducts,
theX-10,which  Thecompany 'scutoffpointsareasf ol
lows:
hasa$12per -
unitcontri
buti
onmar gin.Findt hesalesofX-10t hatcan Payback 3y ear
s
Franklosepery earandstil
lhavethei nvest
menti nthenewpr oductret
urn Account i
ngr at
eofr et
ur n 18%
atleastthe14%costofcapi tal.
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I
nter
nalrat
eofr
etur
n 18% Salv
agevalue 0 0 0
I
gnor
eincometaxes. Esti
matedli
fe 3yrs 3yrs 1yr
Thecompanyusesst
rai
ght
-l
inedepr
eci
ati
onforal
lcapi
talasset
s.
REQUIRED: Bar
fi
eld
a.Comput etheannualcashinflow. Required:
(D) Horngren
b.Comput ethenetpresentvalue. a.Comput et hepaybackper
iod,netpr
esentval
ue,andaccrualaccount
ing
c. Computei
nternalr
ateofreturn. rateofr etur
nwi t
hini
ti
alinvest
ment,f
oreachproposal
.Usear equi
red
d.Comput ethepaybackperi
od. rateofreturnof14%.
e. Computetheprof
it
abili
tyi
ndex. b.Rankeachpr oposal1,2,and3usi ngeachmet hodseparat
ely.Which
f. Shoul
dthecarwashbepur chased? proposal i
sbest?Why?
ccci
PROJECTEVALUATI ON&RANKI NG .
(Pr esentv alue t ables needed t o answert his quest i
on.)The Rut h
ccxci
x
.EIFManuf act uringCompanyneedst oov er
hauli t
sdri
l
lpr
essorbuyanew Companyhasbeenoper at i
ngasmal llunchcount erf ortheconv enienceof
one.Thef act shav ebeengat her
ed,
andar easf oll
ows: empl oy ees.Thecount eroccupi esspacet hati snotneededf oranyot her
CurrentMachi ne NewMachi ne businesspur pose.Thel unchcount erhasbeenmanaged byapar t
-ti
me
PurchasePr ice,New $80, 000 $100,
000 empl oy eewhoseannualsal aryis$3,000.Year l
yoper ationshav econsi stently
Currentbookv al
ue 30,000 shownal ossasf oll
ows:
Overhaul needednow 40,000 Recei pts $20, 000
Annual cashoper atingcosts 70,000 40,
000 Expensesf orfood, supplies(i
ncash) $19, 000
Currentsalv agev alue 20,000 Salary 3,000 22,
000
Sal
v agev aluei nfiv
ey ears 5,000 20,
000 NetLoss $(2,
000)
Acompanyhasof feredt osellRuthaut omat icv endingmachi nesf orat otal
Requi
red:(
D) Hor
ngren costof$12, 000.Sal est ermsar ecashondel i
ver y.Theol dequi pmenthas
Whichalt
ernat
ivei
sthemostdesir
ablewi
thacurr
entr
equi
redr
ateofret
urn zerodi sposal value.
of20%?Showcomput at
ions,
andassumenot
axes. Thepr edictedusef ullif
eoft heequipmenti s10y ears,wi t
hzeroscr apv al ue.
Theequi pmentwi lleasi l
yser vethesamev olumet hatt helunchcount er
ccc
.Gavi
n and Al ex,baseballconsul
tants,arei n need ofa mi crocomputer handled.Z cat eri
ng company wi llcompl etely ser vice and suppl yt he
net
wor kfortheirst
aff.Theyhav
ereceivedthreeproposals,wi
thr elat
edfacts machi nes.Pr i
cesandv ar i
etyoffoodanddr inkwi llbet hesameast hoset hat
asfoll
ows: prevailedatt hel unchcount er.Thecat eri
ngcompanywi llpay5per centof
Proposal Pr oposal Pr oposal grossr ecei
pt stot heRut hCompanyandwi llbearal lcost soff ood,r epai r
s,
A B C andsof orth.Thepar t
-t
imeempl oyeewi l
lbedi schar ged.Thus,Rut h'
sonl y
I
niti
ali
nv estmentinequi
pment $90, 000 $90,000 $90, 000 costwi l
lbet heiniti
al outlayforthemachi nes.
Annual cash i ncr
ease in Consi deronl ythet woal ternati
vesment i
oned.
operat
ions:
Year1 80,
000 45,
000 90,000 REQUI
RED: Bar
fi
eld
Year2 10,
000 45,
000 0 a.Whatist
heannuali
ncomedif
fer
encebet
weenal
ter
nat
ives?
Year3 45,
000 45,
000 0 b.Computethepay
backper
iod.

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c. Comput e: percent,butcongr ess i


s presentl
y debati
ng tax l
egi
slation thatwould
1.Thenetpr esentv alueifrel
evantcostofcapi t
alis20per cent. dramat i
call
yincr
easether at
e.Ifthelegisl
ati
onispassedi twouldgointo
2.I nter
nalrateofret urn. affectint wo year
s( aft
erthe Jonathan Co.has clai
med t wo year
s of
d.Managementi sv er
yuncer tai
naboutt heprospectiverevenuef rom the depreciati
on).
vending equipment.Suppose t hatt he gross receipt
s amount ed to Method Met hod2 Di ff
er ence
$14,000insteadof$20, 000.Repeatthecomput ati
oninpartc. 1. 1
e. Whatwoul dbet hemi nimum amountofannual grossrecei
pt sfr
om t he Year1 $30,
000 $10, 000 $(20,000)
vendingequipmentt hatwoul djusti
fymaki ngtheinvestment ?Show Year2 $40,
000 $15, 000 $(25,000)
comput at
ions. Year3 $10,
000 $25, 000 $15, 000
Year4 $10,
000 $25, 000 $15, 000
Pay back, NetPr esentValue&Pr ofit
abili
tyIndex Year5 $10,
000 $25, 000 $15, 000
ccci
i
.(Pr
esentv aluetablesneededt oanswert hisquest i
on.)XYZCo.i sinterest ed
inpur chasingast at
e-of-
the-artwi dgetmachi nef ori t
smanuf acturi
ngpl ant. REQUIRED: Bar
fi
eld
Thenew machi nehasbeendesi gnedt obasi call
yel i
minateal ler rorsand Howhighwouldtaxr
atesneedtobeint
woyear
sfort
heJonat
hanCo.t
obe
defectsint hewi dget-
maki ngpr oduct i
onpr ocess.Thenewmachi newi l
lcost i
ndif
fer
entbet
weendepreci
ati
onMet
hod2anddepr
eci
ati
onMet
hod1bel
ow?
$150,000,andhav easal vagev al
ueof$70, 000att heendofi tssev en-
y ear
usefullif
e.XYZhasdet er
mi nedt hatcashi nfl
owsf ory ears1t hrough7wi ll be ccci
. v
. XLCor p.isconsider
ingani nvestmentt hatwillrequir
eani ni
ti
alcash
as fol l
ows:$32, 000;$57, 000;$15, 000;$28, 000;$16, 000;$10, 000,and outl
ayof$200,000topurchasenon- depreci
ableassets.Theprojectpr
omises
$15,000,r espectivel
y.Mai nt enancewi l
lber equired iny ears3 and 6 at toreturn$60,
000pery ear(aft
er-
tax)f oreightyearswithnosal vageval
ue.
$10,000and$7, 000r espectively.XYZusesadi scountrateof11per centand Thecompany '
scostofcapital
is11per cent.
want sprojectstohav eapay backper iodofnol ongert hanfi
v ey ears. (Pr
esentv al
uet abl
esneeded t o answert hisquest i
on.)Thecompanyi s
uncertai
naboutit
sestimateoftheli
f eexpectancyoftheproject
.
REQUIRED: Bar
fi
eld
a.Comput ethenetpresentvalueofthenewmachine. REQUIRED: Barf
ield
b.Comput ethefi
rm'sprofi
tabil
it
yindex. How manyy ear
smustt hepr ojectgenerat
ethe$60,000peryearr
etur
nf or
c. Computethepaybackperiod. t
hecompanyt oatleastbeindif
ferentabouti
tsaccept
ance?(
Donotconsider
d.Ev al
uat
ethisi
nvestmentpr oposalforXYZCo. t
hepossibi
l
ityofpart
ialyearr
eturns.) Barf
ield
Poi ntOfIndi ff
erence INFLATI ON
ccci
i
i
. ( Pr esentv aluetablesneededt oanswert hi
squest i
on. )Manager soft he Ef f
ectofInfl
ati
ononI nvestmentDeci si
on
Jonat hanCo.r eali
zethatt hepresentv alueofthedepr eciationt axbenefitis cccv
.Ranchero Companyi s ev al
uati
ng a capitalbudgeti
ng pr oposalthatwi l
l
aff
ect edbyt hedi scountr at
e,thet axr ate,andt hedepr eciati
onr ate.They requir
eani ni
ti
alcashinv estmentof$100,000.Thepr ojectwillhav
ea3- year
haver ecentlypur chasedamachi nef or$100,000andt heyar et r
yingtodeci de li
fe.Thenetaf ter
-taxcashi nfl
owsf rom theproject
,beforeanyadj ust
ment
whichdepr eciationmet hodtouse.Ther ear eonlytwoal ternativesav ai
l
abl e, fortheef
fectsofinflat
ion,areexpectedtobeasf oll
ows:
andt heymustmakeani r
revocableselectionofonemet hodort heotherright Year Unadj ustedEsti
mat eofCashI nfl
ows
now.Theyhav enouncer tai
ntyaboutt hecompany '
sdiscountr ate(itis10 1 $50,000
percent )
,butt heyar ehighlyuncertainaboutt hedirecti
onoff uturetaxrates. 2 40,000
Thecompany 'suncer t
aintystemsf rom thefactthattheexi sti
ngt axrateis30
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3 30,
000 from theproject
,befor
eanyadj ust
mentf ortheeffect
sofi nf
lat
ionori ncome
Nosal
vagei
sexpectedatt
heendoftheproject
.Theant i
cipat
edi
nfl
ati
on taxes,areexpectedtobeasf ol
l
ows:
r
atei
s10%eachyear
.Thecompany
'scostofcapi
tal
rat
eis16%. Year UnadjustedEsti
mat eofCashI nf
lows
1 $25,000
Requi
red: Car
ter&Usr
y 2 27,
000
3 29,
000
(1)Comput et he estimated cash i nfl
ow foreach y ear,adjust
ed forthe 4 23,
000
antici
patedef f
ectofinfl
ation. 5 20,
000
(2)Determinet henetpr esentv alueoft hecashf l
owsbef oreandaf t
erthe 6 15,
000
adjustmentf ortheanti
cipatedeffectsofinf
lat
ion. The expected salvage val
ue oft he propertyi
s zero. Cash i nfl
owsar e
(Thepresentv aluesof$1@ 16%att heendofy ears1,2,and3r especti
vel
y expectedtoincreaseattheanti
cipatedinfl
ati
onrateof4%eachy ear.
are.862,.743,and. 641.Thepr esentvalueofanannui tyof$1@ 16%f or3
year
si s2.246.) Required: Carter&Usry
Comput etheinfl
ati
onadjust
edaf t
er-t
axcashi nfl
ow from theproposalfor
Est imatingPretaxCashInflowsWi thI
nf l
ation eachy ear,andtheexcessoft
otalnetcashinfl
owsov erthei
niti
alcashoutl
ay.
cccv
i
. SpeediCor porati
oni sconsideringacapi talexpenditurepr oposalwhich (Use t he MACRS depr eci
ati
on rates provi
ded bel ow to comput et ax
willrequi
reaniniti
alcashoutlayof$50, 000.Thepr ojectl
ifeisexpect edtobe depreciati
on,androundthepri
ce-
leveli
ndextothreedecimalplaces.
)
6y ears.Theest i
matedsal v
agev aluefortheequi pment( basedont oday'
s Year MACRS5- yearRecoveryRate
mar ketpriceforsimilarused6- yearol dequipment )is$2, 500. Est i
mated 1 0.
200
annual netcashinfl
owsf rom operati
onsdur i
ngt heli
feoft hepr ojectf
oll
ow: 2 0.
320
Year EstimatedAnnual CashInfl
ow 3 0.
192
1 $10, 000 4 0.
115
2 15, 000 5 0.
115
3 15, 000 6 0.
058
4 15, 000 1.
000
5 10, 000
6 5,000 COSTOFCAPI TAL
cccv
ii
i
. Moll
oyCompanywi shestocomput eawei ghted-
aver
agecostofcapital
Requir
ed: Cart
er&Usr y foruse in eval
uati
ng capi
talexpendit
ure proposal
s. Earnings,capi
tal
Comput ethe excess of cash inf
lows over cash out
flows assuming str
uct
ure,andcur
rentmarketpr
icesofthecompany '
ssecur
it
iesare:
managementexpectsaconstant4%rateofi
nflat
iondur
ingthe6-yearper
iod.
(Roundyourpr
icel
eveli
ndextothreedeci
malplaces.
) Ear
nings:
Earningsbeforei
nter
estandt
ax $400,
000
Ef f
ectofInfl
ati
onandTax esonInvestmentDecisi
on I
nterestexpenseonbonds 100,
000
cccv
ii
. Wei ghoutCompanyi seval
uatingacapi t
alexpendit
urepr oposalthatwil
l Pretaxearni
ngs $300,
000
requi
reaninit
ialcashinvest
mentof$100, 000.Thepr ojectwillhavea6-year I
ncomet ax(40%) 120,
000
lif
e; however,thepr oper
tywi l
lquali
fyas5- yearproper t
yf orincome-tax Aftertaxearni
ngs $180,
000
depreci
ati
onpur poses.Theincomet axrateis40%.Theannualcashi nfl
ows Preferredst
ockdivi
dends 75,
000
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Ear
ningsavail
abl
etocommonst
ockhol
der
s $105,
000
Commonst ockdivi
dends 50,
000
i
v
Ret
ainedearni
ngs $55,000
Costofnewmachine $75,
000
Capit
alst r
uctur
e: Less:Aft
er-
taxi
nfl
owfr
om ol
dmachi
ne(
$10,
000x.
60) 6,
000
Mor t
gagebonds, 12%,20y ear
s $500,
000 $69,
000
Preferredst
ock,15%,$100par 500,
000
Commonst ock,nopar,25,000shar
es 300,
000 v
. Answer( C)iscor r
ect.Theamountoft heaf ter-t
axcashoper ati
ngsav ingsi s
Retainedearni
ngs(equityofcommonstockhol
der
s) 700,
000 $90,000[ $150,
000pr et
axsav ingsx( 1.0-. 40)].Thepr oceedsf rom saleof
$2,
000,
000 exist
ingequi pmentar egivenas$100, 000.Thet axbenef itfrom saleof
exist
ing equipmenti s $104,000 [($360,000 car ryi
ng amount-$100, 000
Mar
ketpri
ceofthecompany
'ssecur
it
ies: proceeds)x40%t axrate].
Pref
err
edstock $100 Answer( A)isincorrectbecauset hesaleofexi stingequipmentwi llr
esultina
Commonst ock 30 l
osst hatwi l
lpr
oducea$104, 000t axbenef i
t.Answer( B)isincorr
ectbecause
$60,000i sthet axont he$150, 000ofnetpr ofitari
singfrom the$150, 000
Requi
red: Cart
er&Usry costsavings.Also,the$100,000ofpr oceedsf rom theequipmentsal eshoul d
Deter
minethecompany
'scostofcapi
talt
othenear
esthundr
edth ofa notber educedbyt he40% t axr ateto$60, 000.Answer( D)i sincorrect
per
cent. because$60, 000i sthet axont he$150, 000ofneti ncomear i
singfrom t he
$150,000 costsav i
ngs.Al so,$40, 000 equal st he tax on $100,000,and
$156,000equal s60%of$260, 000.
i v
i
. ($85,000-54,
500)=$30,500-$25,000=$5,500lossx0.
4=$2,
200t
ax
savingsfr
om l
osspl
us$25,000pr
oceeds=$27,
200. Costofnewmachi ne $75,
000
Less:Trade-
inal
l
owance 10,
000
i
i
. Taxes=($12,
000-$4,
000)x0.
40=$3,
200 $65,
000
Cashfl
ow=$12,000-$3,
200=$8,
800
v
ii
.Answer( C)iscor rect.Theinv estmentr equiredincludesi ncreasesi nwor king
i
ii
.Answer( C)iscorrect.Theol dmachi nehasabookv alueof$10,000[ $15,
000 capital( e.
g.,addi t
ionalr eceivables and i nv
entories r esulti
ng f r
om t he
cost-5( $15,000cost÷15y ears)depreciati
on].Thelossont hesaleis$4,000 acquisiti
onofanew manuf acturi
ngpl ant )
.Theaddi t
ionalwor ki
ngcapi talis
($10,000-$6, 000cashr eceived),andthet axsav i
ngsf rom thelossis$1,600 anini t
ialcostoft hei nvestment ,butonet hatwi l
lber ecovered( i.e.
,ithasa
(40% x$4, 000).Thus,t otalinfl
owsar e$7, 600.Theonl youtflow isthe salvagev alueequalt oi t
si ni
tialcost)
.Lawsoncanusecur r
entl iabil
it
iest o
$25,000pur chasepr iceoft henew machi ne.Thenetcashi nvestmentis fundasset st otheext entof10%ofsal es.Thus,t het otalinit
ialcashout lay
therefore$17,400( $25,000-$7, 600). will
be$4. 6mi l
li
on{ $4mi ll
ion+[ (30%-10%)x$3mi l
li
onsal es]}.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause$19, 000ov erlookst hetaxsavingsf rom t
he Answer( A)i si ncorrectbecause$3. 4 mi l
l
ion deduct st hei nv estmenti n
l
ossont heol dmachi ne.Answer( B)isincorrectbecause$15, 000isobt ai
ned workingcapi talfrom t hecostofequi pment .Answer( B)isi ncorrectbecause
bydeduct i
ngt heol dbookv aluef r
om t hepur chasepr ice. Answer( D)is $4.3mi l
l
ionequal s$4mi ll
ionpl us10%of$3mi ll
ion.Answer( D)isi ncorrect
i
ncor rectbecause t he neti nvestmenti sl ess than $25, 000 given sal
es because $4. 9 mi lli
on fail
st o considert he fi
nancing of33- 1/3% oft he
proceedsf rom theoldmachi neandt het axsav i
ngs.
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NG

i
ncr
ement
alcur
rentasset
swi
thaccount
spay
abl
e.

v
ii
i.
Answer( C)i
scor rect.Forcapitalbudget i
ngpur poses, t
heneti nvestmentist henetout l
ayorcashr equir
ement .Thisamounti ncl
udest hecostoft henewequi pment ,
mi nusanycashr ecoveredfrom t het r
adeorsal eofexi sti
ngasset s.Thei nvestmentr equiredal soincl udesf undst oprovidef orincreasesi nwor kingcapi tal,f
or
exampl e,theaddi ti
onalreceivablesandi nventoriesresulti
ngf rom theacquisiti
onofanewmanuf acturingpl ant.Theinvestmenti nwor ki
ngcapi t
alistreatedasan
init
ialcostofthei nvestment,althoughi twi l
lber ecoveredatt heendoft hepr oj
ect( i
tssalvagev alueequal si t
siniti
alcost)
.ForKl ine,t
headdi t
ionalcurrentasset swill
be30%ofsal es, butcurrentli
abi l
i
tiescanbeusedt ofundasset stot heextentof10%ofsal es.Thus, thei ni
ti
alinvestmentinwor ki
ngcapi talwillequal20%oft he$6
mi l
li
oni nsal
es, or$1,200,000.Thet otaliniti
alcashout l
aywillconsistofthe$8mi l
l
ioninnewequi pmentpl us$1,200,000inwor ki
ngcapi t
al,atotalof$9. 2milli
on.
Answer( A)i
si ncorrectbecause$6. 8mi ll
ionsubt ractedtheneti nvestmenti nwor ki
ngcapi talfrom thecostoft heequipment .Answer( B)isincor r
ectbecause$8. 6
mi l
li
onassumescur rentassetswi llincreaseby10%ofnewsal esbutthatcur r
entl i
abi
li
tieswi l
lnotchange.Answer( D)isincorrectbecause$9. 8mi ll
i
oni gnor esthe
financingofincrement alcurr
entasset swi thaccount spay able.
i
x
.(
$40,
000-$30,
000)x0.
40=$4,
000

x. Answer( A)iscorr
ect.Theconceptofpr esentvaluegivesgreat
erv al
uetoinfl
owsrecei
vedearli
erinthestr
eam.Thus,t
hedecli
ninginf
lowswoul
dbesuper i
ort
o
i
ncreasinginfl
ows,oreveninf
lows.
Answer( B)isi
ncor
rectbecauseiti
nvolv
esl oweri
nf l
owsintheearl
ieryear
s.Answer(
C)isincor
rectbecausei
tinv
olv
esl
owerinf
lowsintheearl
i
ery
ears.Answer(
D)i
s
i
ncorrectbecausei
tinvolv
eslowerinf
lowsint heearli
ery
ears.

xi
.Answer( C)iscorr
ect.Theincreaseinpre-
taxnetprofi
tis140,000(400,000cashsalesi
ncrease-180, 000nondepreci
ati
onexpensesincr
ease-80,000depr
eciat
ion)
.
Thus,t
axeswill
increaseby47,600(34%x140, 000)
,andtheincreaseinnetcashinf
lowswillbe172,400( 400,
000-180,
000-47,600).
Answer(A)isi
ncorrectbecause92,400equalsthei
ncreaseinafter-
taxnetprof
it
.Answer(B)isincorrectbecause140,
000istheincr
easeinpre-
taxnetpr
ofi
t.Answer
(D)i
sincor
rectbecause220,000equalscashsalesminusexpensesot herthandepr
eciat
ion.

xi
i
.Answer( D)i
scor rect.Depreci
ati
onexpenseisnotacashout f
lowandisnotconsider
edinthecashanalysi
sexceptfori
tseff
ectsontaxespaid.Thus,theexpected
annual
cashflowis$14, 000{(1.
0-.4taxrat
e)[
$50,000cashsal
es-$10,
000fi
xedcost-( .
4x$50,000)vari
abl
ecosts-$5,
000depreci
ati
on]+$5,000depreciat
ion}
.
Answer(A)i
si ncorrectbecause$15,000isthepre-t
axincomefrom t
heproject
.Answer( B)i
si ncor
rectbecause$9,
000incl
udesdepreci
ationasacashout f
low.
Answer(C)i
sincor r
ectbecause$19,000equalsexpect
edannualcashf
lowplusdepreci
ati
on.
xi
i
i
.$50,
000x5=$250,
000x(
1-0.
4)=$150,
000netcashf
low

xi
v.Answer( B)iscor r
ect.Thepr ojectwi
llhavean$11, 000before-taxcashinfl
owf r
om oper
ationsint
hetenthy ear($40,000-$29,
000).Also,$9,
000wi l
lbegenerated
from thesal
eoft heequipment .Theentire$9,000willbetaxablebecauset hebasisoftheassetwasr educedt ozeroi nt
he7thyear.Thus,taxableincomewillbe
$20,000($11,000+$9, 000),leavinganetafter-
taxcashinfl
owof$12, 000[(1.0-.4)x$20,000].Tot
his$12,000mustbeaddedt he$12,000tiedupinwor ki
ngcapital
($7,
000+$5, 000).Thet otal
netcashf l
owi nthe10thy earwi
lltheref
orebe$24,000.
Answer( A)i
si ncorr
ectbecause$32, 000omi tsthe$8,000outfl
owf orincomet axes.Answer(C)isi
ncorr
ectbecauset axeswil
lbe$8,000,not$12,000.Answer(D)is
i
ncor r
ectbecause$11, 000ist henetoperati
ngcashf l
ow.
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NG

xv
.Answer( C)iscorrect.Thet axbasisof$75,000andt he$40,000costtoremov ecanbewr i
ttenoff
.Howev er,the$10,000scr apvalueisacashi nf
low.Thus,the
taxablel
ossis$105, 000($75,000lossondisposal+$40, 000expensetoremov e-$10,000ofi
nf l
ows).Ata40%t axrate,the$105,000losswi l
lproduceataxsavings
(i
nflow)of$42,000.Thef inalcashflowswillconsistofanout fl
owof$40,000( costtoremove)andi nfl
owsof$10, 000( scr
ap)and$42, 000(taxsavings)
,oranet
i
nf l
owof$12,000.
Answer(A)isincorrectbecause$45,000ignoresincomet axesandassumest hatthelossondisposalinv
olvesacashi nf
low.Answer( B)isincor
rectbecause$27,000
assumest hatt
helossondi sposal
involv
esacashi nflow.Answer( D)i
sincor
rectbecause$(18,000)i
gnoresthetaxlossondi sposal
.

xv
i.Answer( C)iscorrect.Thetaxbasisof$150,000andthe$80, 000costtor emovear ededucti
bleexpenses,butthe$20,000scr apvaluei
sanof f
sett
ingcashinfl
ow.
Thus,thetaxablelossis$210,000($150,000+$80,
000-$20, 000)
.Ata40%t axrate,t
he$210,000l osswil
lpr
oduceat axsav i
ngs(inf
low)of$84,
000.Accordi
ngly
,the
fi
nalcashflowswi llconsi
stofanoutflowof$80,
000(costtor emove)andinfl
owsof$20, 000(scrap)and$84,000(t
axsav ings)
,anetinfl
owof$24,000.
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecause$90,000assumest hatthelossondi sposalisacashi nf
low.Italsoignor
esincomet axes.Answer( B)isi
ncorr
ectbecause$54,000
assumest hatthelossondi sposal
involv
esacashinfl
ow.Answer( D)isi
ncorrectbecause$(36,000)assumesthatthetaxbasisis$0.
xv
ii
.$50,
000x40%=$20,
000
xv
ii
i
.$80,
000x40%=$32,
000
xi
x

Addit
ionaldepreci
ati
on on t
he new $(
40,
000)
machine
Lossonsaleofoldmachine (45,
000)
Operati
ngcostsavi
ngs 125,000
I
ncreaseini
ncome $40,000
xx
.(
A)($8,000x.
97087)+(
$12,
000x.94260)+($10,
000x.
91514)+(
$15,
000x.
88849)=
$7,767+11,311+9,
151+13,
327=$41,556
xx
i
.$27,
000x0.
641(
PVI
F,n=3,
16%)=$17,
307
xx
ii
.$6,
000x0.
404(
PVI
F,n=8,
12%)=$2,
424
xx
ii
i
.
Revenues $48,100
Less:Vari
abl
ecosts (
16,000)
Fi
xedout-of-
pocketcost
s (
10,000)
Annualcashinfl
ows $22,000
PVAF,n=8, 12% x4. 968
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Pr
esentv
alue $109,
296

xxi
v. Answer( D)iscor rect
.Ini
ti
all
y,t
hecompanymusti nvest$105,
000int
hemachi ne,consist
ingoftheinvoicepri
ceof$90,
000,t
hedeliv
erycostsof$6,000,andthe
i
nstal
lat
ioncostsof$9, 000.
Answer(A)isincorrectbecause$(85,
000)err
oneouslyincl
udessalv
agevaluebutignoresdeliv
eryandinstall
ati
oncost
s.Answer(B)isincor
rectbecause$(90,
000)
i
gnorestheoutlaysneededf ordeli
ver
yandinstal
l
ationcosts,bot
hofwhichareani nt
egralpartofprepar
ingthenewassetforuse.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause
$(
96,000)fai
l
st oincludeinst
all
ati
oncost
sinthetotal.

xxv
. Answer( A)iscorrect
.Thecompanywi llrecei
venetcashi nf
lowsof$50peruni t(
$500sel li
ngpr i
ce-$450ofv ariablecost s)
,oratotalof$100,
000pery ear.This
amountwillbesubjecttotaxat
ion,but,f
ort hefir
st5y ears,therewi l
lbeadepr eciati
ondeduct ionof$21,000pery ear( $105,000costdivi
dedby5y ears).Theref
ore,
deducti
ngthe$21,000ofdepr eciati
onexpensef r
om the$100, 000ofcont r
ibuti
onmar gi
nwi l
lresulti
ntaxabl
eincomeof$79, 000.Aft
erincometaxesof$31, 600
($79,
000x40%) ,t
henetcashf l
owi nthethirdyearis$68,400( $100,000-$31,600).
Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecause$68, 000deduct ssal
vagev al
uewhencal cul
atingdepr eci
ationexpense,whichi
snotr equi
redbyt hetaxlaw.Answer(C)i sincor
rect
because$64,200assumesdepr eciat
ionisdeductedfortaxpur posesov er10y earsratherthan5y ears.Answer(D)isi ncorrectbecause$79,000i
staxableincome.

xxv
i. Answer( D)iscorrect.Thecompanywi l
lreceivenetcashinflowsof$50peruni t($500sel lingpr ice-$450ofv ar
iablecosts)
,oratotalof$100,
000pery ear.Thi
s
amountwi l
lbesubjectt otaxati
on,aswillt
he$5, 000gainonsal eoftheinv
estment,bringi
ngt axabl eincomet o$105,000.Nodepr eci
ati
onwi l
lbedeductedinthetent
h
yearbecausetheassetwasf ull
ydepreciat
edaf t
er5y ears.Becausetheassetwasfullydepr eciated( bookvaluewaszer o),t
he$5,000salvageval
uereceivedwouldbe
full
ytaxabl
e.Afteri
ncomet axesof$42,000($105,000x40%) ,t
henetcashf l
owinthet enthy eari s$63,000($105,000-$42,000).
Answer( A)i
si ncor
rectbecause$100, 000ov erl
ookst hesalvageproceedsandthet axest obepai d.Answer( B)isi
ncorrectbecause$81,000miscalcul
atesincome
taxes.Answer(C)isincorrectbecause$68,400assumest hatdepreci
ati
onisdeducted; i
talsoov erl
ookst herecei
ptofthesalvageproceeds.

xxv
ii. Answer(D)iscor rect.Deli
veryandinstal
lati
oncostsareessentialt
oprepari
ngt hemachineforit
sintendeduse.Thus, t
hecompanymusti ni
ti
all
ypay$210,000for
themachine,consisti
ngoft heinvoicepriceof$180,
000,thedeli
v er
ycostsof$12,000,andthe$18,000ofi nstal
lati
oncost
s.
Answer(A)isincorrectbecause$( 170,000)incl
udessalvagevalueandignoresdeliver
yandinst
allat
ioncost s.Answer(B)i
sincor
rectbecause$(
180,000)i
gnorest
he
outl
aysneededf ordeliveryandinstal
lati
on.Answer(C)isincor
rectbecause$(192,000)excl
udesinstal
lat
ioncost s.

xxv
iii
.Answer( A)iscorrect
.Thecompanywi l
lreceivenetcashinflowsof$50peruni t($500sel l
i
ngpr i
ce-$450v ar
iabl
ecost s),at ot
alof$200,000pery earf
or4,000
unit
s.Thisamountwi l
lbesubjecttot
axati
on.Howev er,f
orthefirst5year
s,adepreciati
ondeduct i
onof$42,000pery ear($210,000cost÷5y ears)wi
llbeavai
lable.
Thus,annualt
axableincomewi l
lbe$158,000( $200,000-$42,000).Ata40%t axrate,i
ncomet axexpensewil
lbe$63, 200,andt henetcashinflowwillbe$136,800
($200,
000-$63,200).
Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecause$136,000resultsfrom subt
racti
ngsalvagevaluewhencal culati
ngdepreci
ati
onexpense.Answer( C)isincor
rectbecause$128,400
assumesdepreciati
onisrecognizedover10y ears.Answer( D)i si
ncorr
ectbecause$107, 400assumest hatdepreciati
onisr ecognizedover10y earsandthati t
requi
resacashoutlay.

xxi
x. Answer( D)i
scorr
ect.Thecompanywil
lrecei
venetcashi
nfl
owsof$50peruni
t($500sel
l
ingpri
ce-$450ofvar
iabl
ecost
s),
atot
alof$200,
000peryearfor4,
000
uni
ts.Thisamountwil
lbesubjectt
otaxat
ion,aswil
lthe$10,
000gai
nonsaleoft heinv
est
ment,resul
ti
ngi
ntaxablei
ncomeof$210,
000.Nodepreci
ati
onwi l
lbe
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NG

deduct
edint hetent
hy earbecauset heassetwasful
lydepreciat
edafter5years.Becausetheassetwasf ull
ydepreci
ated( bookvaluewas$0),t
he$10,000receiv
ed
assalvagevalueisful
lyt axable.At40%,t hetaxon$210,000i s$84,000.Aft
ersubt r
acti
ng$84, 000oftaxexpensefrom t he$210,000ofinf
lows,t
heneti nfl
ows
amountto$126,000.
Answer(A)isincorr
ectbecause$200, 000overl
ooksthesal
v ageproceedsandt hetaxestobepai d.Answer(B)i
sincorrectbecause$158,
000equalsannualtaxable
i
ncomef oreachofthef i
rst5y ears.Answer(C)isi
ncorr
ectbecause$136,800ist heannualnetcashinfl
owinthesecondt hr
ought hefi
ft
hyear
s.

xxx. Answer( B)iscorrect


.Whenannualcashinfl
owsar euniform,thepaybackperiodiscalculat
edbydivi
dingtheini
ti
ali
nvestment($210,
000)byt
heannualnetcash
i
nfl
ows( $136,
800).Divi
ding$210,
000by$136,800producesapay backperiodof1.54y ear
s.
Answer(A)isincorr
ectbecause1.05year
sfailstosubtractincometaxes.Answer( C)isincorr
ectbecause1.33yearsi
ncludestaxabl
eincomei
nthedenomi nat
or
i
nsteadofcashflows.Answer(D)isi
ncorr
ectbecause2.22y earssubtr
actsdepreciat
ionfrom cashfl
ows.

xxxi
. Answer( C)iscorr
ect.Theaccounti
ngrat
eofretur
nmet hod(ARR)comput
esanappr
oxi
mat
erat
eofr
etur
nwhi
chi
gnor
est
het
imev
alueofmoney
.Iti
scomput
ed
asfoll
ows:
ARR=expect edi
ncreaseinneti
ncome Av er
ageinvest
ment .
Theref
ore,
$40,000(asstatedinpr
oblem)i
stheexpect
edincreasei
nannuali
ncome.
xx
xii
.
[$16,
000–(
$80,
000/
8)]
/$80,
000=7.
5%
xx
xii
i
.
{$12,
000–[
($30,
000-$3,
000)
/5)
]}
/$30,
000=22%
xx
xiv
.
NetIncomeAfterTax(
P280,
000x20%) P 56,
000
Div
ideby(1–0. 30) 0.
70
NetIncomebeforeTax P 80,
000
AddDepreci
ati
on 35,
000
CashFlowbeforeTax P115,
000
xx
xv
.
NetIncomeaft
erTax 7.
5%ofInvest
ment
Depreci
ati
on 10.
0%ofI nv
est
ment
After
-t
axCashFlow 17.
5%ofI nv
est
ment=P175,
000
Inv
estment (
P175,
000 17.
5%)
=P1,000,
000

xxxvi
.Answer( B)i
scorrect.Pay backisthenumberofy earsrequir
edtocompletethereturnoft heori
ginali
nvestment.Givenaperiodicconst
antcashf low,thepayback
peri
odequal snetinvest
mentdi vi
dedbyt heconstantexpectedperiodi
caft
er-
taxcashf low.Thedesi redpaybackper i
odis4y ears,sotheconstantaf t
er-t
axannual
cashflowmustbe$90, 000( $360,000÷4) .Assumingt hatthecompanyhassuf fi
cientotherincomet opermitreali
zati
onofthef ullt
axsavi
ngs,depr eci
ationofthe
machinewi l
lshi
eld$60,000( $360,000÷6)ofincomef rom taxat
ioneachyear
,anaf t
er-t
axcashsav ingsof$24,000(40%x$60,000) .Thus,t
hemachi nemustgener ate
anaddi t
ional$66,
000( $90,000-$24, 000)ofaf t
er-t
axcashsav i
ngsfrom operati
ons.Thi samounti sequivalentto$110,
000[ $66,
000÷( 1.
0-. 4)]ofbefore-
tax
operat
ingcashsav i
ngs.
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Answer( A)isincor
rectbecause$90,000isthetot
aldesi
redannualaf
ter
-t
axcashsavi
ngs.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause$114,000resul
tsfrom addi
ng,not
subtract
ing,
the$24,
000oft axdepreci
ati
onsavi
ngst
odeter
minethemini
mum annual
aft
er-
taxoper
ati
ngsav
ings.Answer(D)i
sincor
rectbecause$150,
000assumes
thatdepreci
ati
onisnottaxdeducti
ble.

xxxvi
i.Answer( D)i
scorrect.Thepay backperi
odi scalculatedbydi vi
dingcostbyt heannualcashi nfl
ows,orcashsav i
ngs.Toachieveapay backperiodof3y ears,t
he
annualincrementinnetcashi nf
low gener
atedbyt hei nvestmentmustbe$150, 000( $450,000÷3- yeartargetedpay backperi
od).Thisamountequal sthetotal
reducti
onincashoper ati
ngcost smi nusrel
atedtaxes.Depr eciati
onis$90,000($450, 000÷5y ears).Becausedepr eci
ationisanoncashdeduct i
bleexpense,i
tshiel
ds
$90,000oft hecashsav i
ngsf r
om taxati
on.Accordingly,$60,000($150,000-$90,000)oft headdi t
ionalnetcashi nf
lowmustcomef rom aft
er-taxnetincome.Ata40%
taxrate,$60,000ofafter-t
axincomeequal s$100, 000( $60,000÷60%)ofpr e-t
axi ncomef rom costsav i
ngs,andt heout f
lowfortaxesis$40,000.Thus,theannual
reducti
onincashoper ati
ngcost srequir
edis$190, 000($150, 000addit
ionalnetcashi nfl
owr equir
ed+$40, 000taxout f
low).
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecause$60, 000isafter-
taxneti ncomef rom thecostsavings.Answer( B)isincorrectbecause$100,000isthepre-taxincomef rom t
hecost
savings.Answer(C)isincorrectbecause$150,000i gnoresthei mpactofdepreciat
ionandi ncomet axes.
xx
xvi
i
i
. $1,
000,
000/
$200,
000=5.
0year
s

xxxi
x.REQUI RED:Thepay backperi
odiny ear
s.
DISCUSSION:( A)Thepay backperi
odequal st
heor i
ginali
nvestmentdivi
dedbytheconstantnetcashinf
lowperyear
.Netcashinf
lowperyeari
s$2,000,andthe
paybackperiodis2.5y ears($5,
000investment÷$2,000).
Annualrevenue $10,000
CGS( 60%) (
6,000)
Cashf l
owbef orefixedcosts $4,000
Fi
xedcost s (
2,000)
Annualnetcashi nflow $2, 000
Answer(B)i sincorrectbecause5.00assumesa$10, 000invest
ment .Answer(C)i
sincorrectbecause2.
00assumesa$10,
000invest
mentanda$5,000constant
annualnetcashi nf
low.Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecause1.25equals$5,000di
vi
dedby$4,000.
xl
. St
ep1: Cal
cul
atet
hePVoft hecashf l
ows:
PVA5=$60,000(PVIFA10%,
5)
=$60,000(3.
7908)
=$227,448.

St
ep2:
Cal
cul
atet
heYear0out
fl
ow:
Theout
fl
owatt=0isXwher
e$227,
448-X=$75,
000.XorCF0=-
$152,
448.

St
ep3:
Calcul
atet
her
egul
arpay
back:
Year CF Cumul
ati
veCF

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0 -
$152,
448 -
$152,448
1 60,
000 -
92,
448
2 60,
000 -
32,
448
3 60,
000 27,
552
4 60,
000 87,
552
5 60,
000 147,552

Sot
hepay
backi
s2+ =2.
54y
ear
s.

xl
i
.$600,
000/
$200,
000=3y
ear
s
xl
i
i
.$15,
000+$20,
000+$25,
000=$60,
000or3y
ear
s
xl
i
ii
. Pay
backper
iod Answer
:bDi
ff
:E

Usi
ngt
heev
encashf
lowdi
str
ibut
ionassumpt
ion,
thepr
ojectwi
l
lcompl
etel
yrecov
eri
nit
ial
inv
est
mentaf
ter30/
35=0.
86ofYear5:
Pay
back=4+ =4.
86y
ear
s.

xl
i
v
. Pay
backper
iod Answer
:cDi
ff
:M

Pay
back=5+ =5.
928y
ear
s 6y
ear
s.

xl
v.REQUIRED:Thepay
backperi
odgi
ventheannualcashfl
ows.
DISCUSSI
ON:(B)Because$700wi
llberecei
vedinthef
ir
st2year
s,onl
y$300wi
l
lremai
ntober
ecov
eredi
nyear3.Thepay
backper
iodi
sther
efor
e2.
6year
s[2y
ear
s
+($300+$500)ofyear3]
.

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Answer(A)i
sincorr
ectbecauseaft
er2y ear
s$300( $1,
000-$700)remai nstoberecover
ed.Answer(C)isincor
rectbecausethepaybackperi
odisdet
ermi
nedby
addi
ng2plusthepercentageofy
ear3cashflowsnecessar
ytorecoverthebalanceoft
he$1,000or
igi
nali
nvestment.Answer(D)isi
ncorr
ectbecause,
att
heendof3
year
s,$200(
$1,200-$1,000)moret
hantheorigi
nal
costwil
lhaverecovered.
xl
vi
.2+(
$8,
000/
$15,
000)=2.
53
xl
vi
i
.4+$10,
000/
$30,
000=4.
33
xl
vi
ii
.$9,
000+$12,
000+$15,
000+$9,
000=$45,
000or4y
ear
s

xl
i
x. Answer( C)iscorrect.Thepaybackper iodisthenumberofy earsrequi
redtocompl etethereturnoftheori
ginali
nvestment
.Thi smeasureiscomputedbydividi
ng
thenetinv estmentrequi r
edbytheav erageexpect ednetcashi nfl
owt obegenerated.Thef ir
ststepistodeterminetheannualcashflow.The$80,000costreducti
on
wil
lbeof fsetbyt hetaxexpenseont hesav ings.Thefull$80,
000,howev er
,wil
lnotbet axablebecausedepreci
ationcanbededuct edbeforecomputi
ngincomet axes.
All
ocati
ngt he$250,000costev enlyover5y earsproducesanannualdepr eci
ati
onexpenseof$50, 000.Thus,t
axableincomewillbe$30,000($80,
000-$50,000).Ata
40%t axrat e,thetaxon$30, 000i s$12, 000.Thenetannualcashi nflow i
stherefor
e$68, 000($80,000-$12,000),andthepay backperi
odi s3.
68y ear
s($250,000
i
nvestment÷$68, 000) .
Answer( A)i sincor
rectbecauset hepay backper i
odi s3.68years.Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecauset hepaybackper i
odis3.68years.Answer( D)i
sincorr
ectbecause
thepaybackper i
odis3. 68year
s.
l
. $200,
000/
($125,
000-$75,
000+$15,
000)=3.
1

l
i
. Answer( A)iscorrect.Thepay backperi
odf oraninvest
ment ,i
gnori
ngthet i
mev al
ueofmoney ,canbef oundbyaccumulati
ngeachy ear'snetcashf l
owsunt i
lthe
i
nit
ialinvest
menti srecovered.Theamountaccumul atedaf t
er3y earsi
s$450,000.Thus,50%ofy ear4cashf l
owsisneededt orecovertheini
tiali
nvestment
.The
paybackperiodis3.5y ear
s.
Answer(B)isincorrectbecause4y earsincl
udestheaddit
ional$50,
000ofYear4.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause4.2y
earstakestheaverageinfl
owofal l8year
sand
di
videsthatint
ot he$500,000initi
ali
nvestment.Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecause5yearsusesonlythecashfl
owsf r
om ther
emaining5y ears.

l
i
i.Answer(A)iscorrect.Thepaybackr
eciprocalforaninvestmenti sf
oundbydivi
ding1bythepaybacktime.Thepaybackti
mef orthi
sinv
estmenti
s3.5years,andthe
paybackreci
procalis1divi
dedby3.5,or29%.
Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecause25%includestheaddi t
ional$50,000ofYear4int
hepaybackti
me.Answer( C)isi
ncorr
ectbecause24%takestheaver
ageinfl
owofall
8y ear
sanddiv i
desthatint
othe$500,000i ni
ti
alinv
estmenti nthepaybackti
me.Answer(D)isi
ncorrectbecause20%usesonlythecashflowsfr
om theremaini
ng5
yearsint
hepay backtime.

l
i
ii
.Answer(C)iscorrect.Thepaybackperiodforaninvestment,ignori
ngthetimevalueofmoney ,canbef oundbyaccumulati
ngeachyear
'snetcashfl
owsunt i
lthe
ini
ti
ali
nvest
mentisr ecover
ed.Theref
ore,di
vi
dingthe$500,000init
iali
nvest
mentbyt heannual$130,000infl
owgivesapaybackti
meof3.85year
s.
Answer(A)isi
ncorrectbecause3.85yearsi
st hel
engthoft hepaybackperi
od.Answer(B)isincorrectbecause3.
85year
sisthelengt
hofthepaybackper
iod.Answer
(D)isi
ncorr
ectbecause4y earsdoesnotproratet
hefinal$130,
000.
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l
i
v.REQUI RED:Thebail
outperi
odf orani nvestmentinanewmachi ne.
DISCUSSION:(C)Thebai l
outper iodisthet i
mer equi
redforthesum ofthecumul ati
venetcashi nfl
owandt hesalvagevaluetoequalt
heor i
ginali
nvest
ment.During
years1,and2,costmi nussalvagev al
uei s$70,000,andtheannualnetcashi nflow i
s$36, 000.Hence,t heincr
ement alamounttober ecoveredduri
ngyear2i s
$34,000($70,
000–$36,000).Inter pol
atinginyear2theref
oreyiel
dsabai l
outperi
odof1.9y ears[1+( $34,
000÷$38, 000)
].
Answer( A)i
sincor
rectbecauset heannualcashf l
owsar e$36,000,not$50,
000.Answer( B)i sincorr
ectbecausecostmi nussalv
agev al
ueiny ear2is$70,
000,not
$80,000.Answer(D)isi
ncorrectbecauset hei
ncrementalamountt oberecover
eddur i
ngyear2i s$34,000not$14,000.
l
v
. ThePVoftheout
fl
owsi
s-$700mi
l
li
on.Tof
indt
hedi
scount
edpay
backy
ouneedt
okeepaddi
ngcashf
lowsunt
ilt
hecumul
ati
vePVsoft
hecashi
nfl
owsequalt
hePV
oft
heout
fl
ow:

Year CashFl
ow Di
scount
edCashFl
ow Cumul ati
ve
PV
0 -
$700mil
li
on -$700.0000 -
$700. 0000
1 200mill
i
on 181.8182 -518.1818
2 370mill
i
on 305.7851 -212.3967
3 225mill
i
on 169.0458 -43.3509
4 700mill
i
on 478.1094 434.7585
Thepaybackoccurssomewher
einYear4.Tof i
ndoutexact
lywher ewecal
cul
ate$43.
3509/
$478.
1094=0.
0907t
hrought
hey
ear
.Ther
efor
e,t
hedi
scount
edpay
back
i
s3.091years.
l
vi
.
Di
scount ed
Year CashFlow CashFl ow Cumul at
ivePV
0 -$3,000 -
3,000.00 -
3,000.00
1 1,000 909.09 -
2,090.91
2 1,000 826.45 -
1,264.46
3 1,000 751.31 -
513.15
4 1,000 683.01 169.86

AfterYear3,youcanseethaty
ouwon’tneedal
lofYear4cashf
lowst
obr
eakev
en.Tof
indt
hepor
ti
ont
haty
ouneed,
cal
cul
ate$513.
15/$683.
01=0.
75.Ther
efor
e,
thediscount
edpaybacki
s3.75year
s.
l
vi
i
.

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Di
scountedCF Cumul at
iveCF
0 -200,000.00 -
200,000.00
1 45,454.55 -154,545.45
2 82,644.63 - 71,
900.82
Pay back
3 112,697.22 +40,796.40
4 27,320.54 +68, 116.94
5 15,523.03 +83, 639.97

Pay
backper
iod=2y
ear
s+ =2.
638y
ear
s.

l
vi
ii
.
Year CashFl
ow Di
scountedCash CumulativeCash
Fl
ow Flow
0 -
$100,
000 -$100,
000.
00 -$100,000.00
1 40,
000 36,
363.
64 -63,636.36
2 90,
000 74,
380.
17 10,
743.81
3 30,
000 22,
539.
44 33,
283.25
4 60,
000 40,
980.
81 74,
264.06
Di
scount
edPay
back=1+ =1.
86y
ear
s.

l
i
x
.Thesum ofthePVsofthet=1, t=2,andt=3cashf lowsatt=0f orProj
ectAis$99,474.
08.Thus,t
hediscountedpay backperi
odofProjectAexceeds3y earsand
Proj
ectAisnotaccept
able.ThePVsoft het=1, t=2,andt=3cashf l
owsatt=0f orProjectBar
e$45,
454. 55,$16,
528.93,and$22,
539.44,respect
ivel
y.ThesePVs
sum t
o$84,522.
92,whichisgr
eatert
hant hecostoftheproj
ect
,indi
cat
ingthatt
hediscountedpay
backperiodislessthan3y ear
s.Thus,ProjectBwillbeundert
aken.
l
x
. X=$300,
000xPVAnn4(
12%)=$300,
000x3.
037
X=$911,
100
l
xi
.3.
037xACI-$800,
000=$0
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=$263,
418

l
xi
i.
REUIRED:Todet er
minet hepresentvalueofthef uturecashsav i
ngsresul
ti
ngfrom pur chaseofthenewmachi ne.
Answer( C)iscor r
ect.Thepr esentv al
ueoft he$30, 000savingsperyearfort
hefirst2y earsiscalcul
atedusingt
hepr
esentval
ueofanannui
tyf
or2per
iods.Si
nce
theamountoft hecashsav i
ngsdr opsto$20,000i nyear3, t
hisamountmustbecalcul atedseparat
ely.ThePVofanannuityf
or2peri
ods,
equal
sthePVofanamount
tobereceiv
ed3y earsinthefuture.Thet ot
alpr esentval
ueoft hecashsavi
ngsiscal culatedasfol
lows:
PVof$30, 000f or2periods=$30, 000x1. 65 $49, 500
=
PVof$20, 000inper i
od3 =$20, 000x( 2.32 13, 400
–1.65)=
Totalpesentvalueofcashsav i
ngs $62, 900
Alt
ernat
ivel
y,$20,000coul dhavebeent reat
edasanannui t
yfor3y ear
sandanadditional $10,000f
or2y ears.

l
xi
ii
. REQUI RED:Thepr esentv alueoft hecashf lowgener at
edbyt heproject.
DISCUSSI ON:( B)I fthecashi nf l
ow, netoftaxes,attheendofeachof7y earsi s$5,000,andi fthediscountrateis12%, thepresentvalueofthi
sseri
esofcashf l
ows
willeequaltot hepr esentv alueofanor dinaryannuit
yof$5, 000for7y earsat12%.Thei nt
erestf act
orfort hepresentvalueofanor di
naryannuit
yisequalt
ot hesum
oft heint
erestfactor sfort hepr esentv alueof$1f orthesameper i
od.Thei nterestfactorforanor dinaryannuityof$5,000forsev enperiodsis4.
564.Thepr esent
valueis$22,820( $5,000x4. 564) .
Theal t
ernati
vei stocal culatet hepr esentvalueofeach$5, 000cashf low usingt heinter
estf actorforthepr esentvalueof$1at12%f oreachoftheperiodsone
thoughsev en.Thesum oft hesepr oductsisequal t
ot hepresentval
ueofanor dinaryannuit
yof$5, 000f orsevenperiodsat12%.
$5,
000x0. 893=$4, 465
5,
000x0. 797= 3, 985
5,
000x0. 712= 3, 560
5,
000x0. 636= 3, 180
5,
000x0. 567= 2, 835
5,
000x0. 507= 2, 535
5,
000x0. 452= 2, 260
5,
000x4. 565=$22, 820
Answer s(A),(
C) ,and( D)ar eincor rectbecauset hepresentvalueofthecashf lowi sequal t
ot heannual i
nf l
owt i
mest hesum oft hepresentval
uefact
ors.

l
xi
v
. NPV,payback,
andmi ssi
ngcashf
low Answer
:bDif
f:M
Fi
rst
,fi
ndthemi ssi
ngt=0cashfl
ow.Ifpay
back=2.5y
ear
s,thi
simpl
i
est
=0cashf
lowmustbe-
$2,
000-$3,
000+(
0.5)
$3,
000=-
$6,
500.

NPV=-
$6,
500+ + + +

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=$765.
91.

l
xv
. NPV Answer
:dDi
ff
:M

Tabul
arsol
ution:
NPV=$30,000( PVIFA10%,
4)+$35,000(PVI
FA10%,
5)(
PVI
F10%,
4)
+$40,
000(PVIF10%,
10)-$150,
0 00
=$30,
000(3.1699)+$35, 000(3.7908)
(0.
6830)
+$40,
000(0.3855)-$150,000=$51, 136.07 $51,
136.

Fi
nancialcal
cul
atorsol
uti
on(i
nthousands)
:
I
nputs:CF0=-150;CF1=30;Nj=4;CF2=35;Nj=5;CF3=40;
I=10.
Output
: NPV=$51.13824=$51,138.
24 $51,138.
l
xvi
. NPV Answer
:bDi
ff
:M

Tabul
arsolution:
PV=$5,000( PVIFA14%,5)+$3,000(PVI
FA14%,
3)(
PVIF14%,
5)
+$2,000(PVI FA14%,
2)(
PVIF14%,
8)
=$5,000(3.4331)+$3, 000(
2.3216)(
0.5194)+$2, 000(1.
6467)
(0.
3506)
=$17,165.50+$3, 617.52+$1, 154.
67=$21, 937.69.

Fi
nancialcal
cul
atorsoluti
on(i
nthousands)
:
I
nputs:CF0=0;CF1=5; Nj=5;
CF2=3; Nj=3;CF3=2;
Nj=2;
I=14.
Output
:NPV=21. 93726=$21,937.26.

Not
e:Tabul
arsol
uti
ondi
ff
ersf
rom cal
cul
atorsol
uti
onduet
oint
erestf
act
orr
oundi
ng.
l
xvi
i
.(
$10,
000x0.
847)+(
$12,
000x0.
718)+(
$15,
000x0.
609)+(
$20,
000x0.
516)+(
$10,
000x0.
437)-$30,
000=$10,
911
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l
xvi
i
i
.
Invest
ment ($50,
000)
Presentvalueofcashinflows:
Year1( $20,000x0.943) 18, 860
Year2( $24,000x0.890) 21, 360
Year3( $38,000x0.840) 31, 920
Year4( $28,000x0.792) 22, 176
Netpresentv al
ue$44, 316
l
xi
x
.
Year0= ($50,
000-$950,
000)= $(900,000)
Year1= $350,
000x0.877= 306,950
Year2= $350,
000x0.769= 269,150
Year3= $350,
000x0.675= 236,250
Year4= $350,
000x0.592= 207,200
$119, 550
l
xx
.
Yr
.0($60,000-$200,
000-$60,
000)x1.
000= $(
200,000)
Yr
.1$50,000x0.909= 45,450
Yr
.2$150,000x0.826= 123,900
Yr
.3$150,000x0.751= 112,650
$ 82,000
l
xxi
.
Yr
.0($60,
000-$200,000-$60,
000)x1.
000= $(
200,000)
Yr
.1$50,000x0.806= 40,300
Yr
.2$150,000x0.650= 97,500
Yr
.3$150,000x0.524= 78,600
$16, 400
l
xxi
i
.
-$32,
000-$160,
000+$16,
000= $(
176,000)
Yr1=$72,000x0.833= 59,976
Yr2=$72,000x0.694= 49,968
Yr3=$72,000x0.579= 41,688
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Yr4=$72,
000x0.
482= 34,
704
$ 10,
336

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xxi
i
i. Answer( C)iscorrect
.Theproblem requiresf
indingthepresentv
alueof$500, 000ay earforeachof5years,
usingthediscountr
ateof14percent.Thecashoutlay
isthendeduct edf r
om thepresentval
ueoft hatstream ofcashtoarri
v eattheNPV.NPV=- 1,
500,000+(t
=1to5)$500,000/(1.
14)t=-$1,
500,
000+( $500,000x3.433)
=-$1,500,000+$1, 716,500=$216,500.
Answer( A)i sincorr
ectbecause($43,150)woul dbet heresul
tofusing2. 9137ast heannuityfactor
,whi
chisactual
l
yt hefact
orfor14%at4per i
ods( not5).Answer
(B)isincorrectbecause$108,250ishalfoft hecorrectNPV.Answer( D)isincor
rectbecauset hi
sNPVwoul dbetheresultofusi
ng3.8887astheannuityfactor
,which
isactuall
ythef actorfor14%at6per i
ods( not5).
l
xxi
v
.
($70,
000x4.
111)-$240,
000=$47,
770

l
xxv
. Answer(C)iscorrect.Annualcashout f
lowf ort
axesi s$12,
000{ [$70,000i
nfl
ows-$20, 000cashoper ati
ngexpenses-($100,000÷5)depreci
ation]x40%}.
Theannualnetcashi nf
lowistherefore$38,000($70,000-$20, 000-$12,000).Thepresentvalueofthesenetinfl
owsf ora5-yearperi
odis$136,990(
$38,000x3. 605
presentval
ueofanor di
naryannuityfor5yearsat12%) ,andt heNPVoft heinvestmentis$36,990($136,990-$100,000invest
ment )
.
Answer( A)isi
ncorrectbecause$28, 840isthepr esentvalueoft hedepreciat
iontaxsavings.Answer( B)i
si ncorr
ectbecause$8,150ignoresthedepr
eci at
iontax
savings.Answer(D)isincor
rectbecause$80, 250ignorestaxes.

l
xxv
i. Answer( B)i scorrect
.Thefoll
owingtabl
ederi
vesthecashf l
owsandNPV.
Item Year0 Year s1t o5
Inv estment -
80,000,
000
Rev enue 144,000,
000
Var iablecost
84,000,
000
Fixedcost 25,000,
000
Depr eci
ati
on 16,000,
000
Pr e-taxprofit 19,000,
000
Tax@ 36% 6,840,
000
Netpr ofi
t 12,160,
000
Netcashf low 28,160,
000
Pr esentv al ue @ 12% ( 28,
160,000 x 101,511,
160
3.6048)
NPV= 21,
511,160.
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecause$17, 225,
000resul
tsfrom f
aili
ngtodeductdepr
eciat
ionincalcul
ati
ngtaxes.Answer(
C)i
sincorr
ectbecause$26,
780,000resul
ts
from failingtoconsi derthatdepr
eci
at i
onisanoncashexpense.Answer( D)i
sincorr
ectbecause$56,117,
000i
sbasedonannualsal
esof15,000uni
ts,rat
herthan
12,000uni t
s.

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xxv
ii
.
Cashf
low=($15,
000x0.6)+(
$30,
000/5x0.
4)=$11,
400
NPV=$11,
400x3.127-$30,
000=$5,648

l
xxv
iii
.Answer( B)iscor rect.Thefir
stst epi stocalculatet
heannualcashf lowsf r
om thepr
ojectf
orthebasecase( t
heexpectedval
ues).Thesemaybecal culat
edas
shown:
DESCRI PTION HOW CALCULATED VALUE( $in
mi
ll
ions)
1.Rev enues 90,000x0. 30x$800 21.600
2.Variabl ecost 90,000x0. 30x$400 10.800
3.Fixedcost $4,000,000 4.000
4.Depr eciation $20,000,000÷8 2.500
5.Pretaxpr ofitItem 1-( I
tems2+3+4) 4.300
6.TaxI t
em 5x0. 35 1.505
7.Netpr of i
t It
em 5-I tem 6 2.795
8.Netcashf low It
em 7+I tem 4 5.295
Thisl evelofcashf lowoccur sforeachoft he8y earsoftheproject.Thepresentv
alueofan8-year,$1annuit
yis4.639at14%.TheNPVoft heproj
ecti
st her
efor
e
givenby :
NPV=$5, 295,000x4. 639-$20, 000,000=$4, 563,505
Answer( A)i si ncor rectbecause$2, 626, 415usedt hewrongdi scountfact
or.Answer(C)i si
ncorrectbecausei
tf ai
l
edtoconsiderdepreciat
ion.Answer( D)i
s
incorrectbecausei tfail
edt oconsiderdepr eci
ati
onandot herfi
xedcost s.

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xxi
x. Answer(D)i
scor rect
.The$100i ncr
easeisdeducti
blef
ort
axpurposes.Ther
efor
e,thenetef
fecti
s$65aftertax.Ata12%discountrat
e,t
hepresentval
ueof$65
is$58.
04.Thus,t
henetpr esentv
aluewilldecl
ineby$58.
04.
Answer(A)i
sincorrectbecauseiti
gnoresincometaxesandpr
esentval
ues.Answer(B)isi
ncorr
ectbecausei
tignoresthet
axshiel
d.Answer(C)i
sincorr
ectbecause
iti
gnor
espresentvalues.

l
xxx. DISCUSSION:Thenetpr esentv al
ueofapr oj
ectequal
s:
NPV=( PVoffutur
ecashf l
ows)–( I
nvest
ments)
Si
ncet hi
sproblem i
nvolvesal easer equi
ri
ngonlyannualpay
ment
sther
eisnoi
nit
iali
nvest
menti
nthi
scase:Leaseamor
ti
zat
ionmustbesubt
ract
edfr
om cash
i
nfl
owst odeter
mineincomet axexpense.
$7,,
500 Annual cashinflow
–5,000 Tax basis l
ease
amorti
zati
on
$2,
500 Taxableleasei ncome
x40%
$1,
000 Taxexpensepery ear
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However
,leaseamorti
zati
oni snotacashout
fl
owandi
tthusexcl
udedf
rom t
hecal
cul
ati
onofNPV.Theaf
ter
-t
axpr
esentv
alueoft
hel
easeequal
s:
$7,
,500 Annualcashi nfl
ow
–1,000 Cashout fl
owf ortaxes
$6,500
x1. 74 PVf actorfor2y earsat
10%
$11,310
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xxx
i
.
REQUIRED:Thei nterestrateimplicitinalease.
DISCUSSION:( D)Pr esentv aluetablesmaybeusedt odet erminetheinter
estrateifthepr esentval
ueisalr
eadyknown.Thepr esentvalueisdividedbytheper
iodi
c
amountt ofindt hei nterestfactor
.Thei nter
estfact
ormayt henbef oundinthepr esent-val
ue-of-
an-
ordi
nary-
annui
tytabl
eintherowcor respondingtothenumberof
peri
odsov erwhi cht heannui tyispay abl
e.
Inthi
squest ion,t heser i
esofpay ment sisanannui t
ydue,andanadj ustmentmustbemadebef oreusingtheordinar
yannuitytable.Thef i
rstpaymentisdue
immediately
, soitspr esentv alue(faceamount )of$4,
000i sdeductedf r
om thegivenpr esentvalueoftheannui
ty.Therowforn–1per iods( 4)shouldt
henbeused.
Presentv al
ue $15,192
Minusf i
rstpay ment (
4,000)
$11,192
Di
v i
dedbyannui tyamount 4,000
Presentv al
uef actor 2,798
Thepresentv aluef actorof2. 798isf oundunder16%i nther owforfourperi
ods.
Answers( A),(B),and( C)ar eincorrectbecausethepresentv al
uefactorusedfall
sunder16%.

l
xxxii
.Answer( B)i
scorrect
.Ata10%hur dlerat
e,t
hepr esentval
ueofthef utur
einf
lowsis:20,
000x2.48685=$49,737
Thus,thenetpresentval
ueis$4,737(49,
737-45,000).Theprofi
tabi
l
ityindexcal
culat
ioni
s:
49,737
45,000 =1. 1053
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecauseitusesthewr ongpr esentv
aluefactors.Answer( C)i
sincor
rectbecausei
tusesthewr
ongpr
esentv
aluef
act
ors.Answer(
D)i
s
i
ncorrectbecauseitusesthewrongpresentval
uefactors.
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xxx
ii
i
. $100,
000x4.
868(
PVAF,
n=7,
10%)=$486,
800
l
xxx
iv
. $40,
000x6.
710(
PVAF,
n=10,
8%)=$268,
400
l
xxx
v
. $120,
000X4.
968(
PVAF,
n=8,
12%)=$596,
160
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xxx
vi
. 4.
355x$2,
000=$8,
710

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xxxvii
.Answer(B)iscorrect.I
fthe8%r et
urnexact
lyequalst
hepresentv alueoft hefuturefl
ows(i.
e.,theNPViszero),thensimplydeterminet
hepresentv
alueofthe
fut
ureinf
lows.Thus,($2,
500)(PVI
FAat8%f or10peri
ods)+($5,
000)(PVIFat8%f or10per i
ods=($2,500)
(6.
710)+($5,000)(
.463)=$19,090.
Answer(A)isincorr
ectbecause$16,775fail
edtoincl
udethepresentv alueofthe$5, 000ter
minalbenefi
t.Answer(C)i si
ncorrectbecauset
heydonotusepresent
val
ueanalysi
s.Answer( D)i
sincorr
ectbecauset
heydonotusepr esentv alueanal
ysis.

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xxxvii
i
.(b)Themaxi mum amountt hatKer
nCo.shoul
dinvestnow t
oobt ai
na15%i
nter
nalr
ateofr
etur
nist
hepr
esentv
alueoft
hepr
oject
’st
otalnetcashf
lowsas
comput erbel
ow.
Yea Netcash x PVofanor di
nar
y = PVofnetcash
r fl
ows annui
ty fl
ows
1 $50,000 x 0.
870 = $43,500
2 $80,000 x 0.
756 = $60,480
Total
pr esentv
alue $103,980

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xxx
ix
. (
$100,
000x.
833)+(
$200,
000x.
694)=$222,
100

xc.
CashFl
owBeforeTax P17,
863
Depr
eci
ati
on(P43,
825 4) 10,
706
NetI
ncomeBeforeTax 7,
157
I
ncomeTax(40%) 2,
863
NetI
ncome 4,
294
Depr
eci
ati
on 10,
706
CashFl
owAfterTax(P42,
825 2.
85498 P15,
000

xci
. Bef
ore-
taxcashf
lowsAnswer
:bDi
ff
:M

Tabul
arsoluti
on:
X=after
-taxcashfl
ow.
Y=before-t
axcashflow.
X=Y(1-T) .

$10,
000=X(
PVI
FA15%,
10)

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$10,
000=X(5.0188)
X=$1,
992.51.
$1,
992.51=Y(1-0.40)
Y=$3,
320.85 $3,321.

Fi
nancialcal
culatorsol
ution:
I
nputs:N=10; I=15;PV=- 10,000;FV=0.Out put:PMT=$1, 992.52.
Befor
e-taxCF=$1, 992.52/0.6=$3,320.87 $3,321.
xci
i
. REQUI RED:Todet ermi
net heannualsav i
ngsneededf oraninvestmenttoreali
zea12%y i
eld.
DISCUSSI ON:Answer( C)i
scor rect
.Thei nternalr
ateofretur
nmet hodofcapitalbudget
ingdeter
minest
herat
eofretur
natwhichthepresentval
ueofthecashfl
ows
willexactl
yequalt heinvestmentout l
ay.I nthisproblem,thedesiredIRRisgivenandt hecashf l
owsmustbedetermined.Thenecessaryannualsav
ingscanbe
comput edasf ol
lows:
TVMFxCash PV (I
nvestment
fl
ows= t oday)
3.
60x= $50, 000 = ( .57 x
$10,000)
3.
60x= $44, 300
x= $12, 306
Ift
heannual sav
ingsequals$12, 306,t
hepr esentvalueofthecashinflowswil
lexactl
yequalt
hecashoutf
lows.

xci
i
i. Answer(
B)iscorrect
.Thecor r
ectansweri
s16.33%.I
nvestmentcost÷$10,000=4.0yearsInvestmentcost=$40,
000Thepr esentvalueofa7-yearannui
tyi
s
$40,
000,
whi
chequatestoar at
eofretur
nofabout16.
33%.
Answer(
A)i
sincor
rectbecausetheret
urni
s16.33%.Answer(C)i
sincor
rectbecauset
heret
urnis16.33%.Answer(D)i
sincor
rectbecausetheret
urni
s16.33%.

xci
v. Answer( A)iscorr
ect.Thefactort
ouseis2.5,whi
chisf
oundatal
i
ttl
eunder10%ont
he3-yearl
ineofanannui
tyt
abl
e.
Answer(B)isincor
rectbecausethefactorof2.5isf
oundatar
ound10%.Answer(C)i
sincor
rectbecauset
hefact
orof2.
5isf
oundatar
ound10%.Answer(
D)i
s
i
ncorr
ectbecausethefactorof2.5isfoundatar
ound10%.

xcv
. Answer( D)iscorrect
.
$50,
000=$7,791(PVati for10periods)
$50,
000÷$7,791=6. 418
Usi
ngaPVt abl
e,6.418isPVat9%f or10periods.
Answer(A)i
sincorr
ectbecauset herat
eofr etur
nis9%.Answer(
B)i
sincor
rectbecauset
her
ateofr
etur
nis9%.Answer(
C)i
sincor
rectbecauset
her
ateofr
etur
nis
9%.

xcv
i. Answer(D)i
scorrect.Thetot
alcashfl
owsar
eonl
y$70,000(5x$14,000)
.Thus,
whatevert
hedi
scountr
ate,t
heNPVwillbel
essthan$20,000($70,
000-$50,
000).
Ther
etur
ninthefi
rstyearis$14,
000,or28%oft
hei
nit
iali
nvest
ment
.Sincethesame$14,000fl
owsi
neachy ear
,theI
RRi
sgoingtobegreaterthan10%(act
uall
y,i
tis
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al
most14%).
Answer(A)i
sincor
rectbecauseiti
si mpossi
blef
ort heNPVt obegr
eatert
han$20,000,r
egardl
essofthediscountrat
eused.Answer(B)isi
ncorr
ectbecausei
tis
i
mpossibl
efort
heNPVt obegr eat
erthan$20,
000,regardl
essoft
hedi
scountrat
eused.Answer(C)i
sincor
rectbecausetheI
RRisgreat
er;al
most14%.
xcv
ii
.
$13,
500/
$3,148=4.219
PVAFof4.288,n=7,cor
respondst
o14%
xcv
ii
i
. $100,
000/$27,
739=3.605
PVAFof3.
605,n=5,cor
respondst
o12%

xci
x
. I
RR Answer
:cDi
ff
:E

Tabularsoluti
on:
Sol
v efirstf
ornumericalFVIFAandobt
aincor
respondi
ngi
nter
estr
atef
rom t
abl
e
FV=$3, 310=$100(FVIFAIRR,
20)
FVIFAIRR,
20=33.1 33.066
I
RR 5%

Fi
nancialcal
cul
atorsolut
ion:
I
nputs:CF0=0; CF1=-100;Nj=19; CF2=3,210.Output:
IRR=5.
0%.
Al
ter
nat emethodannuitycalcul
ati
on
I
nputs:N=20; PMT=- 100; FV=3,310.Out put
:I=5.0%
c
. $38,
000/$11,607=3.27,whichisthepvf act
orforn=5, i=16%
ci
.$339,013.20=$60,
000F
F=5. 65022
Chartcri
teri
afor10year
sis5.
65022=12%
ci
i
.$52,
650=$25,
000F
F=2.106
Char
tcri
ter
iaf
or3year
sis2.
106=20%

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ci
i
i
.$921,250=$250,000F
F=3. 685
Chartcri
ter
iaforsixy
ear
sis3.
685=16%

ci
v
. I
RR Answer :cDi ff
:M
Tabul
arsol
uti
on:
Pr ectA: Cal
oj culat
ePVIFandl ooki nt abl
emat
chi
ngper
iod=1wi
tht
hecal
cul
atedf
act
orv
alue
$10,000=$11,800( PVIFIRR,
1)
0.
8475=( PVIFIRR,
1)
I
RRA =18%.

Pr
ojectC: Cal cul
atet
hePVI FAandl ookint
abl
emat
chi
ngper
iod=3wi
tht
hecal
cul
atedf
act
orv
alue
$12,
000 =$5,696(PVI FAIRR,
3)
2.
10674 =(PVIFAIRR,
3)
IRRC 20%.

Fi
nancial
cal
cul
atorsolut
ion:
Pr
ojectA: I nputs:N=1; PV=-10,
000;
FV=11,
800.
Output:
I=18%=I RRA.

Pr
ojectC: I
nputs:N=3;PV=-
12,
000;PMT=5,
696.
Output:
I=19.
99% 20%=IRRC.
cv
. I
RR Answer
:dDi
ff
:M

Tabul
arsol
uti
on:
Sol
vefornumeri
calPVIFandPVIFAt henobt
aincor
respondi
ngi
nter
estr
atef
rom t
abl
e
Machi
neA:$2,000=$3, 877(PVI
FIRRA,
4)
0.
51586=PVIFAIRRA,
4
I
RRA 18%.

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Machi
neB:$2,000=$832( PVI
FAIRRB,
4)
2.40385=PVI
FAIRRB,
4
I
RRB 24%.

Fi
nancialcalcul
atorsol
ution:
MachineA:I nputs:CF0=- 2,
000;
CF1=0;
Nj=3;
CF2=3877.
Output:I
RR=17. 996% 18%.

Machi
neB:Input
s:CF0=-2,
000;
CF1=832;
Nj=4.
Out
put:
IRR=24.01% 24%.
cv
i
. I
RR Answer
:cDi
ff
:E

Tabularsol ut
ion:
$200,000 =$44,503(
PVI
FAIRR,
10)
PVIFAIRR,
10 =4.49408
IRR 18%.

Fi
nancialcal
cul
atorsol
uti
on:
I
nputs:CF0=-200,000;
CF1=44,
503;
Nj=10.Out
put
:IRR=18%.
cv
ii
.4.
10x$1, 220=$5,002 7%I RR
cv
ii
i
. Mul
ti
pleI
RRs Answer
:cDi
ff
:T

Numer
icalsol
uti
on:
Thi
spr
oblem canbesol
vednumer
ical
l
ybutr
equi
resani
ter
ati
vepr
ocessoft
ri
alander
rorusi
ngt
hepossi
blesol
uti
onspr
ovi
dedi
nthepr
obl
em.

I
nvest
igat ef i
rstcl
aim:Tryk=IRR=13%andk=12. 5%
2
NPVk=13% =- 10,
000+100,000/1.13-100,
000/ (
1.13)=180. 91.
2
NPVk=12.5% =-10,
000+100,000/1.125-100,000/(
1.125) =-123.
46.
Thefi
rstcl aim appear
stobecor rect
.TheIRRoft heprojectappear
stobebet
ween12.
5%and13.
0%.
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I
nvesti
gatesecondclai
m:Tryk=800%andk=780%
2
NPVk=800% =-
10,
000+100,
000/9-100,
000/
(1+8)
=-10,
000+11, 111.
11-1,
234.
57=-123.
46.
2
NPVk=780% =-
10,
000+100,
000/8.
8-100,000/
(1+7.
8)
=-
10,000+11, 363.
64-1,
291.
32=72.32.

Thesecondcl
aim al
soappear
stobecor
rect
.TheI
RRoft
hepr
ojectf
lowsal
soappear
stobeabov
e780%butbel
ow800%.

Bel
owi
sat
abl
eofv
ari
ousdi
scountr
atesandt
hecor
respondi
ngNPVs.

Discountr
ate( %) NPV
12.0 ($433. 67)
12.5 ( 123. 46)
12.7 (1.02)I RR1 12.
7%
13.0 180. 91
25.0 6,000. 00
400.0 6,000. 00
800.0 ( 123. 46)
787.0 2.94 IRR2 787%
780.0 72. 32

Byr andoml ysel ecti


ngv ari
ouscost sofcapi talandcal culatingthepr oj
ect’sNPVatt heser ates,wef indt hatt herear etwoI RRs,oneatabout787per centandt he
otheratabout12. 7per cent,sincet heNPVsar eappr oximat elyequal t
ozeroatt hesev aluesofk.Thus, ther ear emul ti
pleIRRs.
ci
x.Answer( D)iscor rect.TheMI RRi st hei nterestrateatwhi chthepr esentv al
ueoft hecashout flowsdi scount edatt hecostofcapi talequalsthepr esentv al
ueoft he
terminalvalue.Thet erminalv aluei st hef utur
ev alueoft hecashi nf
lowsassumi ngt heyar ereinvestedatt hecostofcapi tal
.Thepr esentv alueoft heout flowsi s
$10,000becausenof utureout flowsoccur .Thet erminalv al
uei s$14,396[(1.
166x$6, 000)+( 1.08x$5, 000)+( 1.00x$2, 000)].Accordingl
y,thepr esentv alueof$1
i
nterestfactorf orther ateatwhi cht hepr esentvalueoft heout fl
owsequal sthepresentv al ueoft heterminalv alueis. 695($10,000÷$14, 396) .Thi
sf actoriscl osest
tothatfor12%.
Answer( A)i sincorrectbecauset heMI RRmustbegr eaterthan12%.Thepr esentv al
ueof$1i nterestfact orf orthispr oj
ectthatequat esthepr esentv aluesoft he
costsandt het erminal valueisl owert hant hefactorfor12%.Thel owert hepresentvaluef actor,thehigherthei nterestrate.Answer( B)isincorrectbecauset heMI RR
mustbegr eaterthan12%.Thepr esentv alueof$1i nterestfact orforthi
spr oj
ectthatequat esthepr esentv aluesoft hecostsandt het erminalv al
ueisl owert hant he
factorfor12%.Thel owert hepr esentv aluefactor,thehighert hei nt
erestrate.Answer( C)i sincor r
ectbecauset heMI RRmustbegr eat
ert han12%.Thepr esentv alue
of$1i nter
estf actorf orthispr ojectt hatequat est hepr esentv aluesoft hecostsandt het erminalvalueisl owert hant hefactorfor12%.Thel owert hepr esentv alue
factor,
thehi gherthei nterestrate.

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cx
. Modi
fi
edI
RR Answer
:dDi
ff
:M

Tabul
arsol
uti
on:
TV=$73,306(
FVI
FA12%,
8)=$73,
306(
12.
300)=$901,
663.
80.
$275,
000 =

0.
30499 =
8
(
1+MI
RR) =(
FVI
FIRR,
8)=3.
27869.

Looki
ntabl
e:Per
iods=8,
I=16%.MI
RR=16%.

Al
ter
natemethod
278691/8=1+MI
3. RR
MIRR=16%.

Fi
nanci
alcalcul
atorsol
uti
on:
TV I
nputs:
N=8; I=12;PMT=73,306.Out
put:FV=-$901,641.31.
MIRR I
nputs:N=8; PV=-275,
000;FV=901,
641.31.Output:I=16.0%.

Al
ternatemethod
I
nputs:CF0=0;CF1=73,306;
Nj=8;I=12.Output
:NFV=$901,
641.
31.
I
nputs:CF0=-275,000;CF1=0;Nj=7;CF2=901,641.
31.
Output:I
RR=16. 0%=MI RR.
cxi
. MIRRandCAPM Answer:
dDi f
f:M

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St
ep1:Cal
culat
et hehistori
calbeta.
Regressionmet hod:Financial
cal
cul
ator
: Di
ff
erentcal
cul
ator
shavedi
ff
erentl
i
stent
ryprocedur
esandkeyst
rokesequences.
EnterY-li
st:Inputs:It
em( 1)=9INPUT;I
tem(2)=15I NPUT;I
tem(
3)=36INPUT.
EnterX-li
st:Inputs:It
em( 1)=6INPUT;I
tem(2)=10I NPUT;I
tem(
3)=24INPUT;useli
nearmodel.
Output:m orsl ope=1. 50.
Graphical/
numer icalmethod:
Sl
ope=Ri se/Run=( 36-9) /
(24-6)=27/18=1.5.Beta=1.5.

St
ep2:Cal
cul
atecostofequi
tyusi
ngCAPM andbet
aandgiv
eni
nput
s:
ke=kRF+Beta(
MRP)=7. 0%+1.
5(6%)=16.0%.

St
ep3:Cal
cul
at eMI RR:
Tabular/ numer icalsol
ution:
Calculatet erminalv al
ue( TV) :
TV=$1, 000( FVIFA16%,
3)=$1, 000( 3.5056)=$3,
505.
60.
UsePV( cost)andTVt osol v
ef orMI RR:
3
$2,028=TV/ (1+MI RR)
3
$2,028=$3, 505.60/(1+MI RR)
3
(1+MI RR)=1. 7286
1+MI RR=1. 20
MI RR=20%.

Fi
nancialcal
culat
orsoluti
on:
Terminalval
ue:usingcashf l
ows
I
nputs:CF0=0;CF1=1000; Nj=3;
I=16.Out
put:NFV=$3,
505.
60.
MIRR:usingTVM
I
nputs:N=3; PV=- 2,
028;PMT=0; FV=3,505.60.
Output:I=20.01=MI RR 20%.
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cxi
i ROR=[(1x1.
09)
5x93%]
/9%
=1.
54x93%/9%
=15.
91%=16%

cxi
i
i
. Cr
ossov
err
ateandmi ssingcashfl
ow Answer:eDi ff
:MN
St
ep1: Det er
minet heNPVofPr oj
ectAatthecrossoverrat
e:
2 3
NPVA=- $4+$2/ 1.09+$3/(
1.09)+$5/(1.09)
=-$4+$1. 83486+$2.52504+$3.86092
=$4.22082mi ll
i
on.

St
ep2: Det
erminet
hePVofcashi nfl
owsf orProj
ectBatthecr
ossov
err
ate:
2 3
NPVB=CF0+$1. 7/
1.09+$3.2/(
1.09)+$5. 8/
(1.
09)
=CF0+$1.55963+$2.69338+$4. 47866
=CF0+$8.73167mill
i
on.

St
ep3: Det
ermi
net hecashoutfl
owatt=0forProjectB:
Att
hecrossoverrat
e,NPVA=NPVB;NPVA-NPVB=0.
NPVA=$4.22082mi l
li
on;NPVB=CF0+$8.73167mil
l
ion.

$4.
22082-CF0-$8.73167=0
-CF0=$8. 73167-$4.
22082
CF0=-$4.51085mill
i
on.

Fi
nanci
alcal
culat
orsoluti
on:
St
ep1: Det erminetheNPVofProjectAatt hecr
ossoverr
ate:
Usingaf i
nanci
alcal
cul
ator,
enterthefol
lowi
nginputs:
CF0=- 4,CF1=2,CF2=3,CF3=5, I=9,andthensol
veforNPVA=$4.
22082mi
l
li
on.

St
ep2: Det
ermi
nethePVofcashinfl
owsforProj
ectBatthecr
ossoverr
ate:
Usi
ngafi
nanci
alcal
cul
ator,
entert
hefoll
owingi
nputs:
CF0=0,
CF1=1.7,CF2=3.2,CF3=5.
8,I=9,andthensolv
eforNPV=$8.
73167mi
l
li
on.

(
Remember
,thi
sisn’
ttheNPVBbecauseatt
hecr
ossov
err
ateNPVB=NPVA=$4.
22082mi
l
li
on.
)

St
ep3:Det
ermi
nethecashoutf
lowatt=0forPr
ojectB:
Att
hecr
ossoverrat
e,NPVA=NPVB;
NPVA-NPVB=0.
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NPVA=$4.22082mi l
l
ion;NPVB=CF0+$8.
73167mi
l
li
on.
$4.
22082-CF0-$8.73167=0
-
CF0=$8. 73167-$4.
22082
CF0=-$4.51085mill
i
on.

cxi
v. Answer( C)iscor rect.Thecostofcapi talatwhichthetwoproj
ectswil
lproducethesameNPVcanbef oundbycal cul
ati
ngt heIRRofthedi
ffer
enceincashflows
betweenthetwopr ojects.ProposalAr equiresanadditi
onali
nvest
mentof$53,000andgener atesextracashflowsof$15,000f or6y ear
s.TheI
RRf ort
hissetofcash
fl
owsexceeds16%buti slessthan18%.Thi sfurthermeansthat
,foranycostofcapitalbelow thi
sr ange,ProposalAwi l
lhav eahigherNPV,and,foranycostof
capit
alabovethisrange, ProposalBwi l
lhaveahi gherNPV.
Answer( A)i
si ncorr
ectbecausePr oposalAwoul dbesuper i
or.Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecausePr oposalAwoul dbesuper ior.Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecause
ProposalBwoul dbesuper ior.ProposalAwoul dhav eanegat
iveNPVwithregardtotheincr
ement alcashflows.

cxv
. NPVpr
ofi
l
es Answer
:bDi
ff
:T

Fi
nancialcalculatorsolution:
SolveforIRRA
I
nputs:CF0=- 50,000; CF1=15, 990;Nj=5.Out put:IRR=18.0%
SolveforIRRB
I
nputs:CF0=- 50,000; CF1=0; Nj=4;CF2=100, 560.Out put:
IRR=15. 0%
Solveforcrossov errateusi ngt hediff
er ent i
alprojectCFs,CFA-B
I
nputs:CF0=0; CF1=15, 990; Nj=4; CF2=- 84,570.
Output:I
RR=11. 49%.Thecr ossoverrat eis11. 49%.
Tabularsoluti
on:
Solvefornumer icalPVI FAandPVI Fandobt aincor respondi
ngi nt
erestr
atesf
rom t
abl
e.
Proj
ectA:50, 000 =15, 990(PVIFAIRRA,5)
3.12695=PVI FAIRRA,5
I
RRA 18%
Proj
ectB:50, 000 =100, 560(PVIFIRRB,
5)
0.49722=PVI FIRRB,
5

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IRRB 15%
Solvingforthecr ossoverrateof11. 49%r equi
resi
nter
polati
on,whichi
snotcoveredint hetext.However
,byusingt r
ialander r
orandanNPVprofil
edrawing,the
studentcanselectt hecor r
ectmul t
iplechoiceanswer,11.
5%.DrawinganNPVpr ofi
ledrawingusingthecalcul
atedIRRs,andt heNPVsatk=0%, showsthatthere
i
sacr ossoverrate.Oft heresponsesl ist
edintheproblem,16.
5%and20. 0%ar
ecl earl
yt oohigh,si
ncetheIRRB i
s15%.Atk=6. 5%theNPVsarenotequal,thus
11.5%mustbet hecor rectresponse.
cxv
i. Answer( A)iscor r
ect.TheNPVofbot hmachinesmustbecal cul
atedandcompar edt odeterminewhichwillyi
eldabet terretur
nofcashfl
ows.MachineAi s
cal
culatedasonel umpsum pay abl
ein4y earsminust
heiniti
ali
nvest
mentcost.

TheNPVofMachi
neBi
scal
cul
atedast
hepr
esentv
alueofanor
dinar
yannui
tyof$13,
000f
or4y
ear
s,mi
nust
hei
nit
ial
inv
est
mentcost
.

Bycompar i
ngtheNPVofbot hmachines,Cl
i
ffwoul
dchooseMachi neAbecauseNPVA>NPVBby$1, 044.
Answer(B)isincor
rectbecauseMachineAisabetterchoi
ce.Answer(
C)isincor
rectbecauset
hedif
fer
encei
s$1,
044.Answer(
D)i
sincor
rectbecauseMachi
neA
hasthehigherNPV.

cxv
ii. Answer( D)i
scor rect
.TheNPVoft heelect
ri
cbusis$27,
801,whichisgreaterthanthatoftwogas-poweredbussesbought4y ear
sapart.TheNPVforthe$90,000
elect
ri
cbusi nvol
vesmul tipl
yi
ngthe$28,000annualcashfl
owstimest hepresentv al
uef act
orof4.2072,whichequal
s$117,801.Deduct
ingt he$90,
000init
ialcost
resul
tsinanNPVof$27, 801.TheNPVf ort
hetwogas-poweredbussesis$8,205,calcul
atedasfol
lows:
$22,000x4.2072 $92,
558.40
-Fi
rstbus 55,
000.00
-Secondbus( 55,000x.5337) 29,
353.50
NPV $8,
204.90
Answer( A)i
sincorrectbecausei
tisbasedononlythefi
rstf
ouryearsfort
hegas- poweredbus.Answer( B)i
sincorr
ectbecausei
tdidnotdi
scountthepurchaseoft he

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secondgas-
power
edbus.Answer(
C)i
sincor
rectbecausei
tissi
mpl
yadoubl
i
ngoft
heNPVf
ort
hef
ir
stf
oury
ear
soft
hegas-
power
edbus.

cxv
iii
.Answer( B)iscor rect
.Thef i
rstthi
ngt onotei sthatriskycashout flowsar ediscountedatalowerdi scountr
ate, soint hiscasewedi scountt
heriski
erProjectB's
cashflowsat11%-2%=9%.Pr oj
ectA'scashf lowsar ediscountedat11%.Wewoul dfindthePVoft hecostsasfollows:
Proj
ectA Proj
ectB
CF0=- 10,
000,000 CF0=- 5,
000,000
CF1-10=- 1,
000,000 CF1-10 =- 2,
000,000
I=11.0% I=9.0%
SolveforNPV=- $15,889,
232 Sol veforNPV=- $17,835,315ProjectAhast helowerPVofcost s.ProjectBisev aluat
edwi thal owercostofcapit
al,9%,refl
ecting
great
erriskoft hecashout f
lowonl yproject.Thisissomewhatt ri
cky ,
becauseCMAcandi datestypi
call
ythinkaboutr ai
singt hediscountrat
ebecauseofrisk,butthat
i
swhenr evenuesornetcashi nfl
owsar esubjecttorisk.Thedi scountrateislower edtorefl
ectri
skwhenonl ycostsar esubj ecttori
sk.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause- $5.
9mi ll
ionresultsfrom fail
ingt oconsidertheiniti
al$10mi l
li
onoutlay.Answer( C)isi ncorrectbecause-$16.
8milli
onisbasedon
thewrongdi scount.Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecause- $17. 8milli
oni st
heNPVf orPr oj
ectB, whi
chisnotasgoodasPr oj
ectA.

cxi
x. Answer( B)iscor rect.Thesi zeofMul v a'
scapi talbudgetwi l
lbedet erminedbyt henumberofpr ojectsitcanprofit
abl yunder t
ake, i.
e.,thosepr ojectsforwhi cht he
IRR>appl icableWACC.Fi rst,f
indt hecost sofeacht ypeoff i
nancing:costofr et
ai nedear ni
ngs=ks=( $2.50÷$40)+0. 05=11. 25%andcostofdebt=kd=10%.To
cal culatethecostofnewequi ty,ke, wesol veforke=[ $2. 50÷( $40-$2) ]+0. 05=0. 1158=11. 58%.Gi vent hefir
m'star getcapi t
alst r
uctur eandi tsretai
nedear nings
bal anceof$900, 000,t hef ir
m canr ai se$1, 500,000wi t hdebtandr etainedearningsbef or
ei tmustuseout si
deequi t
y .Ther ef
ore,theWACCf or0-$1, 500, 000of
financi ng=0. 4(0.10)(
1-0. 4)+0. 6(0.1125)=0. 0915or9. 15%.Abov e$1,500,000,thef ir
m musti ssuesomenewequi ty,sot heWACC=0. 4(0.10) (1-0. 4)+0. 6(0.1158)
=0. 0935or9. 35%.Pr ojectsA, B, andCwi lldefini
telybeunder t
akenbecauset heIRR>WACC.Next ,determinewhet herPr oj
ectDwi l
lbepr ofitable.Sinceint akingA, B,
andC,wewi llneedf i
nanci ngof$1, 200, 000,the$550, 000neededf orPr oj
ectDwoul dinvol
vef i
nancing$300, 000withdebtandr etainedear ningsand$250, 000wi th
debtandnewequi ty
.Thus,t heWACCf orPr ojectDi s( $300,000÷$550, 000)x0.0915+( $250,000÷$550, 000)x0.0935=9. 24%,whi chi sl esst hanPr ojectD' sIRR.
Thus, ProjectsA, B,C,andDshoul dbeaccept ed, andt hef ir
m'scapi t
al budgetis$1, 750,000.
Answer( A)i si ncorrectbecause$1, 200,000doesnoti ncludePr ojectD. Answer( C)i sincorr
ectbecause$2, 400,000i ncludesPr oj
ectE,whi chwoul dnotbea
pr ofit
ablei nvest mentsi nceitsI RRi sl esst hant hewei ghtedav eragecostofcapi tal .Answer( D)isincorrectbecause$800, 000excl udesPr ojectsCandD,whi char e
bot hpr ofi
tabl e.

cxx. Answer( B)iscorrect.TheIRRi sthedi


scountrat
eatwhicht henetpresentvalue(discountednetcashinflows-investment)ofapr ojecti
szer o.Hence,an
i
nvestmentshouldbepr ofit
ableift
heIRRexceedsthecompany
'scostofcapital
.Pr
ojectsB,D, andE,withacombinedcostof$1,050,000,havethehighestI
RRs.Each
i
si nexcessoft hecompany '
smaximum 11%costofcapi t
al(
10%+. 5%+. 5%).Becauset heircombinedcostexceedsthel ev
el($1,000,
000)atwhi chthecostof
capit
alri
sesto11%, Project
sA( 10.
5%)andC( 10.
8%)mustberejectedusi
ngtheIRRcr i
ter
ion.
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecauset heIRRsforB,D,andEexceedt hecostofcapi t
al.Answer( C)i
sincorr
ectbecauseprojectCshoul dber ej
ected.Answer(D)is
i
ncorrectbecauseproj
ect sAandCshoul dberej
ected.

cxxi
. Answer(
A)iscorr
ect
.Ifthepr
ojectsar
emutual
l
yexcl
usi
ve,
onl
yonecanbeaccept
ed.Thedeci
sionrul
eistoaccepttheproj
ectwit
hthehi ghestNPV(
ProjectA)
.
Answer(
B)i
sincorr
ectbecauseProjectBhasanegat
iveNPVandwoul
dnotbeaccepted.Answer(C)isincor
rectbecause,bydefi
nit
ion,onlyonepr
ojectcanbe

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accept
ed.Answer(
D)i
sincor
rectbecause,
bydef
ini
ti
on,
onl
yonepr
ojectcanbeaccept
ed.
cxxi
i
.
E,becausei
thast
hehi
ghestNPV.
cxxi
i
i
. Y,
becausei
thast
hehi
ghestNPV.
cxxi
v
.

Atacostofcapi
tal
of15%,
bot
hpr
oject
shav
enegat
iveNPVsand,
thus,
bot
hwoul
dber
eject
ed.

Tabul
arsol
uti
on(int
housands):
NPVX=-100+50(PVIF15%,
1)+40(
PVIF15%,
2)+30(PVI
F15%,
3)+10(PVI
F15%,
4)
=-100+50(0.
8696)+40( 0.
7561)+30( 0.
6575)+10(0.5718)
=-0.
833=-$833.

NPVZ=-100+10(PVIF15%,
1)+30(
PVIF15%,
2)+40(PVI
F15%,3)+60(PVI
F15%,
4)
=-
100+10( 0.
8696)+30( 0.
7561)+40( 0.
6575)+60( 0.5718)
=-
8.013=-$8,
013.
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Fi
nancial
calculat
orsol
uti
on(i
nthousands)
:
Pr
ojectX:Inputs:
CF0=-100;
CF1=50; CF2=40;
CF3=30;
CF4=10;I=15.
Output:NPVX=-0.
833=-$833.

Pr
ojectZ:I
nputs:
CF0=-100;
CF1=10;CF2=30;
CF3=40;
CF4=60;I=15.
Out
put:NPVZ=-8.
014=-$8,
014.

cxxv
.

Tabul
arsol
ution:
NPVA=$15,625(PVI
FA10%,
5)-$50,
000=$15,
625(
3.7908)-$50,
000
=$59,
231.25-$50,
000=$9, 231.
25.

NPVB=$99,500(
PVIF10%,
5)-$50,
000=$99,
500(
0.6209)-$50,
000
=$61,
779.55-$50,
000=$11, 779.
55.

NPVB>NPVA;
$11,
779.
55>$9,
231.
25;
ChoosePr
ojectB.

Fi
nancial
calculat
orsol
uti
on:
Pr
ojectA:Inputs:
N=5; I=10;PMT=15,625.
Output:PV=-59,
231.04.
NPVA=$59, 231.
04-$50,000=$9,
231.
04.

Pr
ojectB:I
nputs:
N=5; I=10;FV=99,500.
Out
put:PV=-61,
781.
67.
NPVB=$61,781.
67-$50,000=$11,
781.
67.

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Al
ternat
emet hodbycashflows
Pr
ojectA:Inputs:
CF0=-50,000;CF1=15,
625;
Nj=5;
I=10.
Output:NPV=$9,231.04.

ProjectB:Inputs:CF0=-50,000; CF1=0; Nj=4;CF2=99, 500;I=10.


Output:NPV=$11, 781.67.
cxxvi.Answer( C)i scor r
ect.Onlyt wooft hepr oj
ectscanbesel ectedbecauset hreewouldr equir emor ethan$450,000ofcapi t
al.Pr
ojectScanimmedi atel
ybe
dismi ssedbecausei thasanegat i
venetpr esentv al
ue(NPV) .Usingt heNPVandt heprofi
tabili
tyindexmet hods,thebestinvest
mentsappeart
obeQandR.The
i
nt ernalrateofreturn(IRR)met hodi ndi
catesthatPi sprefer
abletoR.Howev er,
itassumesrei nvestmentoff undsduri
ngy ear
s4and5att heI
RR(18.
7%).Giventhat
reinvestmentwi ll
beatar at
eofatmost12%, theIRRdecisioncri
terionappearstobeunsoundi nthissit
uation.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecauset heamountofcapi t
alavail
abl
el i
mi t
st hecompanyt otwopr ojects.Answer( B)i
sincorr
ectbecausetheamountofcapi
talavail
able
l
imi t
st hecompanyt otwopr oj
ect s.Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecauset hepr of
it
abil
it
yindexandNPVar ehigherforRthanP.

cxxvi
i.Answer( B)iscor r
ect.Becauseunusedfundscannotbei nvestedatar at
egreaterthan12%,thecompanyshouldsel
ectt
heinvestmentwi ththehighestnetpr esent
value.Proj
ectQi sprefer
abletoRbecausei tsret
urnont heincremental$45,
000inv est
ed($235,
000costofQ-$190,000costofR)isgreaterthan12%.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecausePr oj
ectPhasal i
feofonly3y ears,andthehighIRRwoul dbeearnedonlyfort
hatperi
odandcouldnotber einvestedatt hatratein
years4and5.Al so,P'sNPVi slowerthanthatofQ.Answer( C)isincor
rectbecause,alt
houghP'sIRRof18.7%for3year
sexceedsQ's( 17.6%f or5y ears)
, t
hef unds
fr
om Pcannotbei nvest
edi nyears4and5atgr eatert
han12%.Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecausethepaybackperi
odisapoormeansofr ankingproj ect
s.Itignores
bothr ei
nvest
mentr atesandt heti
mev alueofmoney .

cxxv
ii
i
. Mut
ual
l
yexcl
usi
vepr
oject
s Answer
:bDi
ff
:M

Tabularsolut
ion:
Solv
ef ornumer i
calPVIFAandPVI F,thenobt ai
ncor
respondi
ngi
nter
estr
atef
rom t
abl
e.
Proj
ectA:$100, 000 =39,500( PVI FAIRRA,
3)
2.53165 =PVIFAIRRA,
3
I
RRA 9%

Pr
ojectB:$100,
000 =133,000( PVI
FIRRB,
3)
0.
75188 =PVIFIRRB,
3

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I
RRB 10%
Thef
ir
m’scostofcapi
tal
isnotgi
veni
nthepr
obl
em;
useI
RRdeci
sionr
ule.Si
nceI
RRB>I
RRA;
Proj
ectBi
spr
efer
red.

Fi
nancial
calcul
atorsol
ution:
Pr
ojectA:Inputs:CF0=-100,
000;CF1=39,
500;
Nj=3.
Output:I
RRA=8. 992% 9.0%.

Pr
ojectB:Inputs:
CF0=-100,
000;
CF1=0;Nj=2;CF2=133,
000.
Output:I
RRB=9.972% 10.0%.
cxxi
x
. St
ep1: Dr
awt heti
meli
nes( i
nmil
li
onsofdol
l
ars)
:

St
ep2: Cal
cul
atet
heNPVf oreachsystem:
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
NPVS=- $3+$2.5/
1.12-$0.5/
(1.
12) +$2.
5/(1.
12)-$0.5/
(1.
12) +$2.
5/(
1.12)-$0.
5/(
1.12) +$2.
5/(
1.12)-$0.
5/(
1.12)+$2.
5/(
1.12)+$2.
5/(
1.12)
NPVS=- $3+$2.232-$0.399+$1.779-$0.318+$1.419-$0.253+$1.
131-$0.202+$0.902+$0.805
NPVS=$4. 096$4.1mill
ion.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
NPVL= -$5+$2/(1.
12) +$2/(
1.12)+$2/(
1.12)+$2/(
1.12)-$2/
(1.
12) +$1.
5/(
1.12)+$1.5/(
1.12) +$1.
5/(
1.12)+$1.
5/(
1.12)+$1.
5/(
1.12)
NPVL= -$5+$1.786+$1.594+1.424+$1.
271-$1.
135+$0.760+$0.679+$0.
606+$0. 541+$0.483
NPVL= $3.009$3.01mil
li
on.

cxxx. Answer(
B)iscor rect.Theprof
itabi
l
ityindexequalsthepresentvalueofthecashinf
lowsdivi
dedbythei
nvestmentoutl
ay.Thehighestprof
itabil
it
yindexi
sProject
B'sat2.
400($600,000÷$250, 000).
Answer(A)i
si ncorrectbecauset heprofitabi
l
ityi
ndexf orAis. 89($980,000÷$1,100,000)
.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecausetheprofi
tabil
i
tyi ndexforCis1.307
($1,
830,
000÷$1,400, 000).Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecausetheprofit
abil
it
yindexforDis1.215($790,
000÷$650,000).

cxxxi
.Answer(C)i
scorrect
.Proj
ectChasthehi
ghestnetpr
esentv
alue($1,
830,000-$1,
400,
000=$430,000)
,soitshouldbechosen.
Answer(
A)isincor
rectbecausePr
ojectAhasanegat i
venetpresentv
alue.Answer(B)isi
ncor
rectbecauseProjectBhasanetpr
esentv
alueofonl
y$350,000.
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Answer(
D)i
sincor
rectbecausePr
ojectDhasanetpr
esentv
alueofonl
y$140,
000.

cxxxii
.Answer( C)i
scor r
ect.Acompanyusi ngthenetpr esentvalue(NPV)met hodshouldundertakeallproj
ect
swithposi t
iveNPVst hatarenotmut ual
lyexclusive.
GiventhatProj
ects1,2,and4hav eposit
iveNPVs, thosepr oj
ectsshoul
dbeunder taken.Fur
ther
mor e,acompanyusingt heinter
nalr
ateofretur
n(IRR)asadeci si
on
ruleor
dinari
l
ychoosespr oj
ect
swi t
har et
urngreaterthant hecostofcapi
tal
.Givena12%costofcapi t
al,
Proj
ect
s1, 2,and4shoul dbechosenusinganIRRcriteri
oni f
theyarenotmutuall
yexclusi
ve.Useoftheprofi
tabil
ityi
ndexy i
eldsasimil
ardecisi
onbecauseapr ojectwit
hanindexgreaterthan100%shouldbeunder t
aken.
Answer( A)i
sincorr
ectbecauseProject3hasanegat i
veNPV.Answer( B)isincor
rectbecauseProject3hasanegat i
veNPV.Answer( D)isincor
rectbecausePr oject
4hasaposi ti
veNPVandshoul dbeunder t
aken.

cxxxi
ii
.Answer( D)iscorr
ect.Wit
honly$12,000,
000av ai
lable,andeachprojectcosti
ng$4, 000,
000ormore,nomorethant
wopr oj
ect
scanbeundert
aken.Accordi
ngly
,
Proj
ectsshouldbeselectedbecausetheyhavethegreatestNPVsandpr ofi
tabi
li
tyindexes.
Answer( A)i
sincorr
ectbecauseProject3hasanegativeNPV.Answer( B)isincorr
ectbecausechoosi
ngt hr
eepr
oject
svi
olat
esthe$12,
000,
000l
i
mitat
ion.Answer(C)
isi
ncorrectbecausethecombinedNPVofPr oject
s1and4i slessthant
hecombi nedNPVofPr oj
ect
s1and2.

cxxxi
v .Answer(C)iscor rect.Wit
honl y$6,000,
000av ailable,andeachpr ojectcosti
ng$4,000,
000ormor e,nomoret hanonepr ojectcanbeunder taken.Pr oj
ect1should
bechosenbecausei thasaposi t
iveNPVandt hehi ghestpr ofi
tabi
li
tyindex.Thehighprofi
tabil
it
yindexmeanst hatthecompanywi l
lachievet hehighestNPVper
dol l
arofinv
estmentwi thProject1.Thepr ofi
tabil
i
t yindexf acil
it
atescompar i
sonofdi f
fer
ent-
sizedinvestments.Answer( D)isincorrectbecause,despi t
ehavi
ngt he
highestNPV, Project2hasal owerpr ofi
tabil
it
yindext hanPr oject1.Consequentl
y,Proj
ect1offersthegr eat
err
eturnperdollarofinvestment.
Answer( A)isincor r
ectbecausePr oj
ect3hasanegat iveNPVandshoul dnotbeselect
edregardlessofthecapitalavai
l
able.Answer( B)isincorrectbecauseselect
ing
twopr oj
ectsviolatesthe$6,000,000limitat
iononf unds.

cxxxv.Answer(
C)iscorrect.AcompanyusingtheNPVmet hodshoul
dundertakeallproj
ectswithapositi
veNPV,unlesssomeofthoseproject
sar
emut ual
l
yexcl
usi
ve.
Givent
hatProj
ects2,3,and4havepositi
veNPVs, t
heyshouldbeunder
taken.Project1hasanegat i
veNPV.
Answer(A)i
sincorr
ectbecauseProj
ect1hasanegat i
veNPVandshoul dnotbeunder taken.Answer(B)i
sincor
rectbecausePr
oject1hasanegat
iveNPVandshoul
d
notbeunder
taken.Answer(D)isi
ncorrectbecausePr
oject1hasanegativ
eNPVandshoul dnotbeundert
aken.

cxxxvi
.Answer(D)iscorr
ect.Giv
ent hatonl
y$600,
000isavail
ableandthateachproj
ectcosts$200,
000ormore,nomor ethantwopr oj
ect
scanbeunder t
aken.Because
Proj
ects3and4hav ethegreatestNPVs,pr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexes,andIRRs,t
heyaretheproj
ectsi
nwhichthecompanyshouldinvest.
Answer(A)isincor
rectbecausePr oj
ect1hasanegati
veNPV.Answer( B)i
sincorr
ectbecausethi
sanswerviol
atesthe$600,000li
mitat
ion.Answer(
C)isincorr
ect
becausethecombinedNPVofPr oj
ects2and3islesst
hant hecombinedNPVofPr oj
ects3and4.

cxxxvi
i.
Answer(D)iscorrect.Gi
venthat$300,000isav ai
labl
eandt hateachproj
ectcosts$200,000ormore,onl
yoneprojectcanbeundert
aken.BecauseProj
ect3hasa
posit
iveNPVandt hehighestprof
it
abili
tyi
ndex,iti
st hebestinvest
ment.Thehighprofi
tabi
li
tyindexmeansthatt
hecompanywi l
lachi
evethehighestNPVperdoll
arof
inv
estmentwit
hPr oject3.Theprofi
tabi
li
tyindexfacil
it
atescompar i
sonofdif
ferent
-si
zedinvestment
s.
Answer(A)isincorrectbecauseProject1hasanegat i
veNPV.Answer( B)isincor
rectbecausechoosingmorethanonepr oj
ectvi
olatesthe$300,000l
imit
ati
on.
Answer(C)i
sincorrectbecausechoosingmor ethanonepr ojectvi
olat
esthe$300,000li
mitati
on.

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cxxxvi
ii
. Answer( B)iscorr
ect
.TheNPVi stheexcessofthepresentval
ueofest i
matedcashinfl
owsoverthenetcostoftheinvest
ment .Atazer ocostofcapi t
al,
theNPVi ssimpl ythesum ofapr oj
ect’
sundiscountedcashfl
ows.Thus, theNPVofPr oj
ectAis$50,
000($40,000+$40,000-$30,000),andt hePNVofPr ojectBis
$200,000($700,000+$500, 000-$1,
000,000).
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause$30,000and$1, 000,
000aretheinit
iali
nvestmentoutlaysforAandB,respecti
vel
y.Answer(C)i sincorrectbecause$80,000and
$1,200,
000ar ethecashi nf
lowsforAandB,r espect
ivel
y.Answer(D)isi ncor
rectbecause$110,
000forProjectAand$2,200,000forPr ojectBarecalculatedby
addingtheini
ti
al outlay
stothesum ofthecashi nfl
ows.

cxxxi
x.Answer(
D)iscorr
ect.Theint
ernalrateofret
urni
nsthediscountrat
ethatset
saproj
ect
’sNPVequalt
ozer
o.Thei
nter
nalr
ateofr
etur
nmaybedet
ermi
nedas
fol
lowsi
fIRRist
heint
ernal
rat
eofreturn,tist
hetimeper
iod,
andni sthenumberofti
meperi
ods.

Subst
it
uti
ngi
nthef
oregoi
ngexpr
essi
ony
iel
dsanannual
int
ernal
rat
eofr
etur
nof100%.

cxl
.Answer( A)iscorr ect.NPVassumest hatcashinfl
owsf r
om theinvestmentpr oj
ectcanber einvestedatt hecostofcapital
,whereasIRRassumest hatcashflows
from eachprojectcanber ei
nvestedattheIRRforthatpar t
icul
arproject.Thisunder l
yi
ngassumpt i
oni sconsideredtobeaweaknessoft heIRRt echnique.Thecost
ofcapi t
alist
heappr opri
aterei
nvestmentratebecauseitrepresent
st heoppor tuni
tycostforapr oj
ectatagi venlevelofr
isk.Theproblem wi t
ht heIRRmet hodi
st hat
i
tassumesahi gherdi scountrat
eev enthoughaprojectmaynothav eagr eaterlev
elofrisk.
Answer( B)i
sincor rectbecauseNPVandI RRmakei nconsist
entaccept /rej
ectdecisi
onsf orindependentpr oj
ects.WhenNPVi spositi
v e,I
RRexceedst hecostof
capi t
alandthepr ojectisacceptabl
e.Answer( V)isi ncorr
ectbecauset heNPVmet hodcanbeusedt or ankmut ual
lyexcl
usiv
epr oj
ects,wher easIRRcannot.The
reinvest
mentr ateassumpt i
onscausesI RRt omakef aultyproj
ectr ankingundersomeci r
cumst ances. Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecauseI RRisexpr essedasa
per cent
ageandNPVi ndoll
arter
ms.

cxl
i
. Answer(B)iscor
rect
.Fortwomutual
l
yexclusi
vepr
oject
s,t
hecompanyshoul
dunder
taket
heproj
ectwi
tht
hehi
ghestposi
ti
venetpr
esentv
alue.Pr
ojectBhasa
hi
gherNPVt
hanProj
ectA.TheNPVsofbothpr
oject
sar
ecalcul
atedusi
ngt
hefi
rm'
s8%costofcapi
tal
asfol
l
ows:

=$41,
331

=$76,816
Answer(A)isincor
rectbecauset
heNPVmet
hodr
anksBov
erA.Answer(
C)i
sincor
rectbecauset
hepr
oject
sar
emut
ual
l
yexcl
usi
ve.Answer(
D)i
sincor
rectbecause

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bot
hpr
oject
shav
eposi
ti
veNPVsandoneshoul
dbesel
ect
ed.

cxl
i
i 71. Answer(C)i scorrect
.Independentproj
ectsarethosewhosecashf l
owsarenotaf fectedbytheacceptanceornonacceptanceofotherpr
oject
s.The
companymustdeci dewhet hertoacceptort orej
ecteachoftheproj
ects.Becausebothproj
ectshav eaposit
iveNPVcal cul
atedusi
ngthefir
m's8%costofcapit
al,
bothshoul
dbeaccept ed.
Answer(A)isincor
rectbecauseeachpr oj
ecthasaposi t
iveNPVandbot hshouldbeunder
taken.Answer(B)isincor
rectbecauseeachpr
ojecthasaposi
ti
veNPVand
bothshoul
dbeunder taken.Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecauseeachpr
ojecthasapositi
veNPVandbot hshoul
dbeunder t
aken.

cxl
i
ii. Answer(
C)iscorrect.TheIRRisthediscountrateatwhichthenetpresentval
ueiszero.TheNPVi sthepresentval
ueoffut
urecashfl
owsminusthepresent
val
ueofthei
nvestment.Becauseofapossibl
ediffer
enceinthescal
eofthepr oj
ect
sandotherfactor
s,ahi
gherNPVdoesnotnecessari
lyr
esul
tinahi
gherI
RR.
Answer(A)i
sincorr
ectbecauset heranki
ngofIRRsi sindet
ermi
nate.Answer(B)isincor
rectbecauset
her anki
ngofIRRsisi
ndeter
minat
e.Answer(
D)isincor
rect
becauset
heranki
ngforpay backper
iodsisi
ndeter
mi nat
e.

cxl
i
v . Answer( B)iscorr
ect.Eachofthethr
eealter
nati
vesareweight
edbythei
rpr
obabi
li
ti
es:
$10,000x. 40= $4,
000
4,
000x. 40= 1,
600
-
2,000x. 20= -
400
$5,
200
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecause$5,600fai
lstodeductforthepossi
bil
i
tyofanegat
iveret
urn.Answer(
C)i
sincor
rectbecause$6,
000adds,r
athert
handeduct
s,t
he
negati
ver et
urn.Answer( D)isi
ncorr
ectbecausetheansweris$5,
200.

cxl
v. Answer( D)iscorr
ect.Themachinecosts$160,
000andwi llrequi
re$30,000toinst
allandtest.I
naddi
ti
on,thecompanywil
lhav
et oi
nvesti
n$35,
000ofworki
ng
capi
talt
osuppor ttheproduct
ionoft
henewmachi ne.Thus,thetotali
nvest
mentnecessaryis$225,000.
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecause$190,000ignor
est heinvest
menti nworkingcapital
.Answer( B)isi
ncor
rectbecause$195,
000ignor
esthe$30,
000ofshi
pping,
i
nstal
lat
ion,andtesti
ngcosts.Answer(C)i
sincor
rectbecause$204,525isthepresentval
ueof$225,000at10%f or1year
.

cxl
vi. Answer(A)i
scorrect.Gunni
ngusesst r
aight-
li
nedepreci
ati
on.Thus, t
heannualchargeis$38,000[(
$160,000+$30, 000)÷5years]
,andt
hetaxsavi
ngsis$15,
200
(40%x$38,000)
.Thatbenefitwi
llberecei
vedin1y ear
,sothepresentvalueis$13,817($15,
200taxsavingsx.909presentval
ueof$1f or1y
earat10%)
.
Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecause$16, 762isgr eat
erthantheundi scountedtaxsav i
ngs.Answer( C)isincorr
ectbecause$20,725assumesa60% t axrat
e(the
complementoftheactual40%rate)
.Answer( D)isi
ncorr
ectbecause$22, 800assumesa60%t axr at
eandnodi scount
ing.

cxl
vii
.Answer( D)iscorr
ect.Thenewmachinewilli
ncreasesal
esby20, 000unitsay ear.Theincr
easeinthepret
axtotalcontr
ibuti
onmargi
nwillbe$200,000peryear
[
20,000unitsx($40SP-$30VC) ]
,andtheannualincr
easeintheafter-
taxcontri
buti
onmar ginwil
lbe$120,
000[(1.
0-. 4)x$200,000]
.Thepr
esentvalueoftheafter
-
taxi
ncreaseint
hecontri
buti
onmarginovert
he5-yearusef
ulli
feofthemachi neis$454,920($120,
000x3.791PVofanor di
naryannui
tyf
or5yearsat10%).
Answer( A)isi
ncorr
ectbecause$242,
624deduct sfi
xedcostsfrom thepr etaxcontri
buti
onmar gi
nandappl i
esa60% t axr at
e.Answer(
B)i si
ncorrectbecause

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$303,
280deductsfi
xedcostsfr
om theaft
er-
taxcont
ri
buti
onmar gi
nbef
oredi
scount
ing.Answer(
C)i
sincor
rectbecause$363,
936deduct
sfi
xedcost
sfr
om t
he
contr
ibut
ionmar
ginbef
orecal
cul
ati
ngtaxesandthepr
esentval
ue.

cxl
vii
i.Answer( C)iscorrect
.The$35, 000ofwor ki
ngcapi talrequir
esani mmediat
eout l
ayforthatamount,buti
twillberecov
eredin5y ears.Thus,thenetdiscounted
cashout f
lowis$13,265[$35,000init
ialinvest
ment-( $35,000f ut
ureinfl
owx.621PVof$1f or5yearsat10%)]
.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause$( 7,959)assumest hei ni
ti
alinvestmentanditsretur
nar ereducedbyapplyi
nga40% t axr at
e.Answer( B)isincorrectbecause
$(10,080)assumest heini
ti
alinvestmentwasdi scountedf or1y ear.Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecause$(35,
000)fail
stoconsiderthatt
he$35, 000willber ecov
ered
(essenti
all
yintheform ofasalvagev alue)aft
erthefift
hy ear.
cxl
i
x
.
$38,
000/
$11,
607=3.
27
cl
. NPV=(
3,605x$11,
607)-$38,
000=$3,
843
cl
i
.$400,
000/
$125,
000=3.
2year
s
cl
i
i
.
I
nvest
ment (
$400,000)
Pr
esentval
ueofcashi
nfl
ows(
$125,
000x3.
605) 450,625
Netpr
esentval
ue $50, 625
cl
i
ii
.$30,
000/
$9,
000=3.
33
cl
i
v
.NPV=(
3.170x$9,
000)+(
0.683x$2,
000)-$30,
000=$(
104)
cl
v
.Cashfl
ows=( $20,
000x0.
6)+(
$30,
000/
5x0.
4)=$14,
400
$30,
000/$14,
400=2.08
cl
vi
.Cashf
lows=($20,
000x0.6)+($30,
000/
5x0.4)=$14,
400
NPV=($14,
400x3.127)-$30,
000=$15,
029
cl
vi
i
.2+$8,
000/
$16,
000=2.
50
cl
vi
ii
.(
$20,
000x0.
877)+(
$22,
000x0.
769)+(
$16,
000x0.
675)+(
$30,
000x0.
592)+(
$30,
000x0.
519)-$50,
000=$28,
588
cl
i
x
.Cashfl
ow=( $15,
000x0.6)+(
$30,
000/
5x0.
4)=$11,
400
$30,
000/$11,
400=2.63
cl
x
.($15,
000x0.60)+(
$30,000/
5x0.
40)=$11,
400
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cl
xi
.$9,
000/
(.5x$20,
000)=90%
cl
xi
i
.NPV=(
$30,
000-$16,
000)x2.
914-$20,
000=$20,
796

cl
xi
ii. Answer(D)iscor
rect
.Thepay backmethodeval
uat
esi
nvest
mentsonthel
engt
hoft i
meunti
ltot
aldol
l
arsinv
estedar
erecoupedinthef
orm ofcashi
nfl
oworcash
outf
lowsavoided.I
tiscalculat
edasIni
ti
alI
nvest
ment Annual
cashi
nfl
owofaproject
.Thepaybackper
iodoftheequi
pmentunderconsi
der
ationbyTam i
s:
$100,000 $20,000=5y ears.

cl
xi
v . Answer( C)i scorrect.Thei nt
ernalrateofreturn(IRR)deter
mi nestherateofdiscountatwhicht hepresentval
ueoft hefut
urecashflowswi l
lexactlyequalt
he
i
nv estmentoutlay.Iti
scomput edbysettingupt hefoll
owingequation.
I
nit
iali
nvestment=TVMFxCashf lows
andsol vi
ngfort hetimev alueofmoneyf actor(TVMF) .TheIRRcant henbef oundbyl ocat
ingtheTVMFf or(n)per
iodsinthepresentvalueofanor dinar
yannuit
y
tableandtraci
ngt othet opofthatcolumnt of i
ndt herateofr
eturn.Theproblem asksfortheTVMFf ort
heI RRoftheequi
pment ,
whichiscalcul
atedasf oll
ows:
$100,
000=TVMFx$20, 000
5.
00=TVMF
I
nest imati
ngt heIRR,thef act
orsinthetableofpr esentval
uesofanannui t
yshoul dbetakenfrom thecolumnsclosesto5.00

cl
xv. Answer( D)iscorr
ect.Theaccount ingr at
eofr etur
n(ARR)comput esanapproxi
mater at
eofr etur
nwhichignor
estheti
mev al
ueofmoney.I
tiscal
cul
atedas
Expectedincreaseinannual netincome Av erageinvestmenti
naproj ect.Tam’
sexpectedincreaseinannuali
ncomeisasfol
lows:
Annual savi
ngsinafter-
taxcashcost s $20,000
Annualdepr eci
ati
ononequi pment( $100,000 10 (
10,000)
years)
I
ncr easeinannualnetincome $10,000
A$100, 000investmenti
sr equiredtopurchaset heequipment.Thus,theARRoft heequipmentunderconsider
ati
onbyTam is$10,
000 $100,
000=10%.

cl
xvi. Answer( A)iscorrect
.Thenetpr esentval
ueisequalt othesum ofdiscountedcashi nflowsminusanydiscountedcashoutfl
ows.Ignoringtheeffectsof
depreciati
ononcashout fl
owsfortaxpayments,t
henetpresentval
ueofthi
sinvest
mentis$79, 200{[
80,
000unit
sx($2.50-$1.50)
]x(
.91+.83+. 75)-$120,
000}
Answer( B)i si
ncor
rectbecause$120,
000i st
hepurchasepri
ceofthemachine,notthenetpresentval
ueofthei
nvestment.Answer(
C)isincor
rectbecause$129,000
i
sdet ermi nedbyusing100,000machi nehoursi
nsteadof80,000unit
s.Answer( D)isincor
rectbecause$199,
200r esul
tswhenthe$120,000cashout fl
ow isnot
subt
r acted.

cl
xvii
.Answer( C)iscor
rect
.Theaccount
ingrat
eofret
urnequal
sproj
ectednetprof
itdiv
idedbyt
heaveragei
nvest
ment.Theuni
tlaborcostexpect
edtobesav edis
$1.00($2.
50-$1.50)
,and80,
000machi nehour
sist
heproducti
vecapaci
ty.Gi
venthatoneuni
tispr
oducedperhour
,$80,
000shouldbesav edpery
ear.Thus,the
accounti
ngrat
eofret
urnis

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Answer( A)i
sincorrectbecause10%i sthecostofcapital,nottheaccount
ingr ateofr
etur
nont heaverageinv
estmentfort
he3-y
earper
iod.Answer(B)i
sincorr
ect
because33%r esul
tsfrom di
vidi
ngt heannuallaborcostsav i
ngsmi nusdepreciati
onbythecostofthemachi neinst
eadoftheaver
ageinvest
ment.Answer(D)is
i
ncorrectbecause80%r esul
tsfrom div
idi
ng80,000machi nehour susedby100,000machinehoursavai
lable.

cl
xvii
i.Answer(A)iscorrect
.Thepaybackper i
od(i
ny ears)ist
heannualnetcashinfl
owdivi
dedint
othei ni
ti
alcashinvestment.Thus,t
hepay backperiodis1.5years
($120,
000÷$80,000).
Answer(B)i
sincorrectbecause1.20yearsequal
st hecostofthemachinedivi
dedbytheannualpr
oduct i
oncapacity($120,
000÷100, 000)
.Answer( C)i
sincor
rect
because2.
00y ear
sequal sthecostofthemachinediv i
dedbytheaver
ageinvestment{
$120,
000÷[ ($120,000-0)÷2]}.Answer( D)i
sincorrectbecause3.00years
equalst
hecostofthemachi nedi
videdbytheannualnetcashinf
lowminusdepreci
ati
on[
$120,000÷($80,000-$40,000)
].

cl
xi
x. Answer( D)iscorrect
.Theaccountingrateofr etur
n(unadj ust
edrateofr etur
norbookv aluerat
eofretur
n)equalsaccount
ingneti
ncomedivi
dedbytherequi
red
averagei
nvest
ment .Theaccountingrateofr eturnignor
est heti
mev alueofmoney .Theaver
ageincomeov er5y ear
sis$43,000peryear[
($35,
000+$39,000+
$43,
000+$47,000+$51, 000)÷5].Hence,theaccount i
ngr ateofretur
ni s34.4%[$43,000÷($250,
000÷2) ]
.
Answer(A)isincorrectbecause12.0% i
st hedi scountrate.Answer( B)i sincor
rectbecause17.2% equal
s$43,000divi
dedby$250,000.Answer(C)i
sincorr
ect
because28.
0%equal s$35,000div
idedby$125, 000.

cl
xx. Answer(A)iscorrect
.TheNPVi st hesum ofthepresentval
uesofallcashinf
lowsandout fl
owsassoci atedwi tht
hepr oposal.IftheNPVi sposit
ive,
theproposal
shoul
dbeaccepted.TheNPVi sdet
ermi nedbydiscount
ingeachexpectedcashflowusi ngt heappropri
ate12%i nter
estfactorfort hepresentval
ueof$1.Thus,the
NPVis$106,
160[(.
89x$120, 000)+(.80x$108,000)+( .
71x$96,000)+(.64x$84,000)+( .57x$72,000)-( 1.
00x$250, 000)].
Answer(
B)isincorrectbecause$(97,970)isbasedonneti ncomei nst
eadofcashf l
ows.Answer( C)isi ncorrectbecause$356, 160excl udesthepurchasecost.
Answer(
D)isi
ncorrectbecause$96,560equalsaverageafter
-t
axcashinfl
owtimest heinterestf
actorforthepr esentval
ueofa5- y earannuit
y ,
minus$250,000.

cl
xxi. Answer(B)iscorrect
.Thet r
aditi
onalpaybackperiodisthenumberofper iodsr equir
edfortheundiscountedexpectedcashflowstoequaltheori
ginali
nvestment.
Whenperiodiccashflowsarenotexpect edtobeuni form,acumul ati
vecal
culationisnecessary.Thefirstyear'
scashinfl
owis$120,000.Addi
nganother$108, 000i
n
Year2bri
ngst hetotalpaybackafter2y ear
sto$228, 000.Accordingl
y,t
hetraditionalpaybackperi
odi sabout2.23y ear
s{2+[ (
$250,000-$228,
000)÷$96, 000cash
i
nfl
owi nyear3]}
.
Answer(A)isincorr
ectbecauset he5- y
eartotalexpectedcashi nfl
owis$480, 000.Answer( C)isincorrectbecausethetot
alexpectedcashflowfor1.65y earsi
s
$190,
200.Answer(D)i si
ncorrectbecausethetotalexpectedcashf l
owfor2.
83y earsis$307,680.

cl
xxii
.Answer(C)i
scorrect
.Thet
radi
ti
onalpay
backper
iodisthenumberofyear
srequi
redtocomplet
etheretur
noftheori
ginali
nvest
ment.I
tequal
sthenetinv
estment
di
videdbyt
heav er
ageexpect
edperiodi
cnetcashflow.Theperi
odicnetcashinf
low equal
sthe$125,000annualsavingsminust
headditi
onaltaxespaid.Thi
s

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$125,000i ncr
easei npr et
axincomewi l
lber educedbyani ncreaseindepreci
ati
onof$40,000[($250,000cost-$50,
000salvage)÷5y ears]
.Hence,t
axeswil
li
ncrease
by$34, 000[$40%x( $125,000-$40,
000)],andt heafter
-t
axper i
odi
cnetcashinflowwi l
lbe$91,
000( $125,000-$34,
000).Accordi
ngly
,thepaybackper
iodi
s2.75years
($250,000÷$91, 000) .
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause2. 00y earsdoesnotconsi dercashflowsf ortaxes.Answer(B)i sincorr
ectbecause2.63y earsomitsresi
dualval
uefrom the
depreciati
oncalculation.Answer(D)isi
ncor rectbecause2.94yearstr
eatsdepreci
ationasanegativecashf l
owandignorestaxes.

cl
xxii
i.Answer( C)iscorrect.Theaccountingr at
eofreturnequalsannualafter
-t
axnetprof
itdi
videdbyav er
ageinvest
ment .Annualaft
er-
taxnetprofi
tequals$51,
000
[
( $125,000costsav ings-$40, 000depr eci
ati
onascal culat
edint heprecedi
ngquesti
on)x( 1.
0-0. 4)
].Consequentl
y,theaccounti
ngr at
eofr et
urnequals40.8%
[
$51, 000÷( $250,000investment÷2) ]
.
Answer( A)isi
ncor r
ectbecause20. 4%i stheaccounti
ngr at
eofret ur
nusingtheor
igi
nali
nvestment.Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecause34.0%result
sfrom addi
ngthe
residualvaluetotheorigi
nal i
nvest
ment .Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecause51.0%assumesanav eragei
nvestmentof$100,000.

cl
xxi
v . Answer( A)iscorrect.TheNPVoft hestampingmachi nei st heexcessoft hepresentval
uesoft heesti
matedcashi nfl
owsoverthenetcostoft
he
i
nvestment.Theannual af
ter-
taxnetcashinfl
owf r
om thecostsav i
ngsis$91, 000.Int
hefift
hyear,t
hecashinf
lowswill
alsoincl
udetheresi
dualv
alue.
Year CashFl ow PVFactor PVofCashFl ow
Amount s
0 $(250,000) 1.
000 $(250,000)
1 $91,000 .
909 82,
719
2 $91,000 .
826 75,
166
3 $91,000 .
751 68,
341
4 $91,000 .
683 62,
153
5 $91,000+ .
621 87,
561
$50,000
Net present $125,940
val
ue
Answer(B)isi ncor
rectbecause$200, 000isthecostofthemachi nemi nusr esi
dualv
alue.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause$250,000isthecostoft
hemachine.
Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecause$375, 940ist
heNPVoft hemachi neplusi t
spur chasepr
ice.

cl
xxv .Answer( C)iscorr
ect.Thepaybackperi
odistheti
merequiredtor ecovertheini
tialinvest
ment .Thenetcashinf
lowsusedtodet er
minethepaybackperiodarenot
discounted.Theini
ti
alcostwas$105,000,andinfl
owsduringthefirst2yearswer e$95, 000( $50,000+$45,000)
.Thus,t
hef i
rst$10,
000($105,
000-$95, 000)ofthe
thir
dy ear'
snetcashinfl
owswi l
lcomplet
etherecover
yoftheini
tiali
nvestment .Thi
samounti sone- f
our
thofthethi
rdyear
'sinf
lows.Hence,
thepaybackper i
odis2.25
years.
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecausethepaybackperi
odis2.
25y ears.Answer( B)isincorrectbecauset hepaybackperi
odis2.25years.Answer(D)i
si ncor
rectbecause
thepay backperi
odis2.25years.

cl
xxv
i.Answer(
C)i
scor
rect
.Thi
spr
obl
em r
equi
rest
heuseoft
henetpr
esentv
alue(
NPV)met
hodofi
nvest
mentanal
ysi
s.Theobj
ect
ivei
stodet
ermi
newhatav
erage

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annualnetcashi nfl
owwi l
lequaltheinit
ialcostwhendi scountedatarateof24%.Gi v
ent hattheinv
estmenthasanexpectedli
feof5y ear
s,t
heappr opr
iat
etimev alue
ofmoneyf act orist hatforthepresentvalueofanor dinaryannuityf
or5y earsat24%.Inthiscase,t
heannualnetcashinf
lowisunknown,buttheproductofthefactor
(2.
74)andt hei nfl
ow i s$105,000.Thus,di vidi
ng$105, 000by2. 74resultsinanav er
ageannualnetcashi nfl
ow of$38,321.Inotherwords,ifannuali
nflowsar e
$38,
321pery ear ,thepr esentvalueis$105, 000.Thispresentvalueisequalt othei
niti
alcost,andthenetpresentval
ueiszero.Atanetpr esentval
ueofzer o,the
i
nvestorisindifferentast owhethertounder t
aketheinvestment.
Answer( A)i sincor rectbecauset heav erageannualnetcashi nfl
ow i
s$38, 321.Answer( B)isincorr
ectbecausetheav er
ageannualnetcashi nfl
ow i
s$38, 321.
Answer(D)i sincor rectbecauset heaverageannual netcashinfl
owi s$38,321.

cl
xxvii
.Answer(B)iscorrect
.Theaccount i
ngr ateofretur
n( orunadjustedrat
eofreturn)iscomput edbydi vi
dingtheannuali
ncreasei
naccounti
ngnetincomebyt he
requi
redinv
estment.Theav er
agenetincomeov ertheli
feoftheinv est
mentis$19,
000[ ($15,000+$17,000+$19, 000+$21,000+$23,000)÷5year
s].Consequently
,
theaccounti
ngrateofret
urnis18.1%($19,000÷$105, 000).
Answer(A)isincor
rectbecausetheaccountingrateofretur
nis18. 1%.Answer(C)isincorrectbecausetheaccounti
ngrateofret
urni
s18.1%.Answer(D)isincor
rect
becausetheaccounti
ngrateofretur
nis18.1%.

cl
xxvii
i.
Answer( B)iscorrect
.Thenetpr esentvalueiscomputedbydeduct
ingtheini
ti
alcostoftheinvest
mentfr
om thepresentvalueoft
hefutur
enetcashinfl
ows.The
presentv al
ueofeachoft hefutur
enetcashi nf l
owsisdet
erminedbymulti
ply
ingitbytheappropri
atefact
orf
orthepresentvalueofanamountasshownbel ow.The
netpr esentvalueis$10,450($115,450-$105, 000).
$50,000x. 81 $40, 500
=
45,000x. 65 29, 250
=
40,000x. 52 20, 800
=
35,000x.42 14, 700
=
30,000x. 34
= 10, 200
Tot al
s $115, 45
0
Answer( A)i
si ncorr
ectbecausethenetpr esentv al
uei
s$10,450.Answer(C)isi
ncorrectbecausethenetpr
esentval
uei s$10,450.Answer(D)i
sincor
rectbecause
thenetpr esentv al
ueis$10,450.

cl
xxi
x.Answer(B)iscor r
ect
.
Operat
ingrevenues $800,
000
Lessdepreci
ation $400,
000
Bookincome $400,
000

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Cashf l
ow $800,000
Averagebooki ncome $400,000
Averagebookv al
ueofinvest
ment= ( $4,
000,
000+0) $2, 000,000
÷2
Bookr ateofretur
n=$400,000÷$2, 000,
000= 20%
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecause10%i sbasedonini
ti
alcostrat
herthanaveragebookval
ue.Answer(C)i
sincor
rectbecause28%isnotbasedonav er
agebookv
alue,
nordidtheytreatexpensesproper
ly.Answer(D)i
sincor
rectbecause35%i snotbasedonaver
agebookval
ue,nordidtheytr
eatexpensespr
oper
ly.

cl
xxx.Answer( C)iscor r
ect.Thediscountedpay backper
iodi
st henumberofy earsneededtogetthePVoft hecashf l
owstoequaltheini
ti
ali
nvestment
.Ata14%
di
scountrat
e,thisoccursat9.
2y ears.
Answer(A)isincorr
ectbecauseittakes9.2y earst
oreachthediscountedpaybackperi
od.Answer(B)isi
ncorr
ectbecausei
ttakes9.
2y ear
storeachthedi
scount
ed
paybackper
iod.Answer( D)i
sincorrectbecauseitt
akes9.
2y ear
st oreachthediscount
edpaybackper
iod.

cl
xxxi
.Answer( A)iscorr
ect.NPV: presentval
ueofcashfl
owsat14%=$800,
000(5.
216)=$4,172,
800.
NPV=$4, 172,
800-$4,000,000=$172, 800.
Answer(B)isincor
rectbecauseata14%hur dl
er at
e,t
heNPVis$172,
800.Answer(C)i
sincorr
ectbecauseata14%hur
dler
ate,t
heNPVi
s$172,
800.Answer(
D)i
s
i
ncorr
ectbecauseata14%hur dlerate,t
heNPVis$172,800.
cl
xxxi
i
. [
$8,
000–(
$19,
200/
3)]
/$19,
200=8.
33%
cl
xxxi
i
i
. NPV=(
$8,
000x2.
487)-$19,
200=$696
cl
xxxi
v
. $19,
200/
$8,
000=2.
40,
whi
chi
sthepvf
act
orf
orn=3,
i=12%
cl
xxxv
. Neti
ncome=($14,
389-$8,
000)x0.
6=$3,
833.
40
$3,
833.
40/
$40,
000=9.58%
cl
xxxv
i
. Cashflow=($14,
389x0.6)+(
$40,
000/
5x0.
4)=$11,
833.
40
$11,
833.
40x3.605-$40,
000=$2,
659
cl
xxxv
ii
. Cashfl
ow=( $14,
389x0.
6)+($40,
000/
5x0.4)=$11,
833.
40
$40,
000/$11,
833.40=3.
380,
whichist
hepvfact
orf
orn=5andi bet
ween14and16per
cent
.
cl
xxxv
ii
i
.(
$14,
389x0.
60)+[
($40,
000/
5)x0.
40]=$11,
833
cl
xxxi
x
. NI=(
$31,
294-$20,
000)x0.
6=$6,
766.
40

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$6,
766.
40/
$80,
000=8.
47%
cxc
.Cashfl
ow=($31,294x0.
6)+($80,
000/4x0.
4)=$26,
776.
40
$26,
776.
40x3.037-$80,
000=$1,320
cxci
.
Cashfl
ow=( $31,
294x0.6)+($80,000/4x0.
4)=$26,776.
40
$80,
000/$26,
776.
40=2.988,whichisthepvf
actorf
orn=4andIbet
ween12and14per
cent
.
cxci
i
.
($31,
294X0.
60)+[
($80,
000/
4)x0.
40]=$26,
776

cxci
ii.Answer( C)iscor r
ect.Fi
rst
,calcul
atetheannual ear
ningsandcashf l
ows:
Operatingr evenues $400,000
Lessdepr eciation 300,000
Booki ncome 100,000
Cashf low 400,000
Thepay backper i
odi nthi
scasei sequaltothei nv
estmentdivi
dedbyt heannualoper
atingcashf
lowsthatresul
tfrom thatinv
estment
.Thus,$1,500,
000÷$400,
000i
s
3.75years.
Answer( A)i sincorrectbecauset heini
ti
ali
nv estmentisdivi
dedbyt heannualcashflows.Answer(B)isi
ncorrectbecause2. 14r
esul
tsfrom addingdepr
eci
ati
ont
o
revenuesforusei nthedenomi nator
.Answer( D)isi
ncorr
ectbecauset hedenominat
orisannualcashf
lows,notdepreciat
ion.

cxci
v.Answer( B)iscor r
ect
.Fir
st,cal
cul
atetheannualear
ningsandcashf lows:
Operati
ngr evenues $400,000
Lessdepreciation 300,000
Bookincome 100,000
Cashflow 400,000
Theav er
agebooki ncomeis$100,000.Theaveragebookv al
ueofinvestmentis($1,500,000+0)÷2, or$750,000.Thus,thebookrat
eofr et
urnisequalto$100,
000÷
$750,000=13. 33%.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause6.67%usedt heenti
reinvest
menti nthedenomi natorinsteadoft
heav erageinvestment.Answer( C)isincor
rectbecause16.
67%
usesbothani ncorrectnumeratoranddenominator
.Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecause26. 67%usesrevenueinthenumer atorinst
eadofincome.

cxcv. Answer( B)i


scor r
ect.Fi
rst
,cal
culat
etheannual
earni
ngsandcashflows:
Operat
ingrevenues $400,
000
Lessdepreci
ation 300,
000
Bookincome 100,
000
Cashflow 400,
000
Thecashf l
owsassoci at
edwi t
htheinvest
mentarethendi
scount
edaccordi
ngl
y:

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Amount Di
scount Present
Factor Value
Year0i
nit
ial
inv
est
ment - 1.000 -
$1,
500,
000
$1,500,
00
0
Years1t hrough5cash $400, 000 3.
605 $1,442,
000
fl
ow
NetPresentVal ue -
$58,
000
Answer(A)isi ncor
r ectbecausethereisanegati
veNPV.Answer(C)i
sincor
rectbecause-
$116,
000ov
erst
atest
henegat
iveNPV.Answer(
D)i
sincor
rectbecause
$1,
442,000isthepr esentvalueofthefutur
ecashfl
ows,nott
heNPV.

cxcvi.Answer( A)i
scor r
ect.First
,calcul
atetheannual earni
ngsandcashf l
ows:
Oper at
ingrev enues $400,000
Lessdepr eciation 300,000
Booki ncome 100,000
Cashf low 400,000
I
RRi scalculatedbyt r
ial
ander ror.Calcul
atet heNPVatdi ffer
entdi scountrat es.
NPVat10% =$400, 000(di
scountf actorf or10%, 5y ears)-$1, 500,000
=$400, 000(
3.791)-$1,500, 000=$16, 400
NPVat11% =$400, 000(3.
696)-$1, 500, 000
=-$21,600.
Thus,IRRl i
esbetween10%and11%.I RR=10+[ 16,
400÷( 16,400+21, 600)]=10. 43%.Byi nt
erpol
ati
on,theact
ualIRRappearst
obe10.43%.
Answer( B)isincor r
ectbecausei tusessomet hingot herthancashf l
owsi nt hecalculat
ion.Answer(C)isincor
rectbecausei
tusessomethi
ngot
hert
hancashf
lowsi
n
thecalculat
ion.Answer( D)i si
ncorrectbecausei tusessomet hingot herthancashf l
owsi nthecal
culat
ion.

cxcvii
.Answer(B)i scor r
ect.Theaccounti
ngr ateofreturn(theunadjust
edr at
eofr etur
norbookv aluerateofret ur
n)equalstheincreasei naccounti
ngnetincome
divi
dedbyeithertheinit
ialort
heaverageinvestment.Iti
gnoresthetimevalueofmoney .Theaverageincomeov er5y ear
sis$86,000[($70,000+$78,000+$86,000+
$94,000+$102, 000)÷5] .Di
vi
dingthe$86,000averageneti ncomebythe$250,000av erageinv
estment( $500,
000cost÷2)pr oducesanaccount ingrat
eofretur
nof
34.4%.
Answer( A)i
sincorrectbecause84.9%equalstheNPVdi vi
dedbytheav er
ageinvestment.Answer( C)isincorr
ectbecause40.8%equal sy ear5netincomedi
v i
dedby
theaveragei
nv estment.Answer(D)isi
ncorrectbecause12%equal stheafter
-t
axtargetrateofret
urn.

cxcvi
ii
.Answer( B)iscor
rect
.TheNPVmet hoddiscountstheexpect
edcashfl
owsf r
om aprojectusingt
herequir
edr
ateofret
urn.Aproj
ectisacceptabl
eifi
tsNPVi
s
posit
ive.Basedontheint
erestfact
orsf
orthepresentvalueof$1at12%andtheannual
aft
er-taxcashf
lows,t
heNPVoftheproj
ectov
erits5-y
earli
feis
$240,000x.89 $213, 60
= 0
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216,
000x.
80= 172,
800
192,
000x.
71= 136,
320
168,
000x.
64= 107,
520
144,
000x.
57=
82,
080
Tot
al pr esent $712,32
val
ue 0
Purchasecost
(500,
000
)
NPV $212,32
0
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecause$304,
060ist
hepresentv
alueoft
henetincomeamount s.Answer(C)isincor
rectbecause$(70,
000)i
st heexcessoft
heneti
nit
ial
i
nvestmentov erthesum oftheundi
scount
edneti
ncomeamounts.Answer(D)i
sincor
rectbecause$712,
320isthepresentval
ueofthecashinf
lows.

cxci
x.Answer( B)iscor r
ect.Thepaybackperiodist
henumberofy earsrequiredtocompl etet her eturnoft heor i
ginali
nv estment.Thecashflowsar enotti
meadj usted.
Whent heannualcashf l
owsarenotuni f
orm,acumulativecomput ati
oni snecessary.Thus,t het otalpay backaf t
er2y earsi
s$456,000($240,000+$216, 000),and
another$44,
000( $500,000-$456,000)mustberecoveredinthet hi
rdy ear
.Thet hi
rdy earf ractionisf oundbyassumi ngt hatcashfl
owsoccurev enlyt
hroughoutt he
peri
od.Divi
ding$44,000byt he$192,000ofthi
rdyeari
nfl
owsy i
eldsar atioof.23.Hence, thepay backper iodis2.23y ears.
Answer(A)isincorrectbecausethepaybackperi
odwoul dexceed5y earsifthecal
culationwer ebasedonneti ncomei nsteadofcashflows.Answer( C)isincorr
ect
because1.65yearsisbasedont hesum ofcashflowsandneti ncome.Answer( D)i
sincor rectbecausei ti sbasedondi scount
edcashflows--notactual
cashflows.

cc.Answer(D)iscorrect.Thepr ofi
tabi
li
tyindexi
st hepresentvalueoft heest
imatednetcashinfl
owsov ertheinvestment'
slif
edivi
dedbyt hepresentval
ueofthenet
i
nit
iali
nvestment.I
ft heprofi
tabil
it
yindexisgreatert
han1. 0,t
heinvestmentproj
ectshouldbeaccepted.Thepresentvalueofthecashinfl
owsis$712,320.Thus,t
he
pr
ofit
abil
it
yindexis1. 425($712,320÷$500,000netiniti
ali
nvestment).
Answer(A)isincorrectbecause. 61isthepresentvalueoftheneti ncomeamount sdivi
dedbyt henetini
ti
alinvestment.Answer(B)isi
ncorr
ectbecause.42isthe
NPVdividedbytheneti nit
iali
nvestment.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause.86isthesum oftheundiscount
ednetincomeamount sdi
videdbythenetini
ti
ali
nvestment.

cci
.Answer(B)iscorrect
.TheNPVatanaf ter-
taxtar
getrateofr et
urnof12%i s$212,320.Gi
venthatt
heNPVi sposi ti
ve,thei
nvest
mentprojectshouldbeaccept
ed
assumi
ngnocapi talrat
ioni
ng.Further
more,theIRR(t
hedi scountrat
ethatreducestheNPVto$0)mustbegr eaterthanthe12%hurdl
eratethatproducedaposit
ive
NPV.Thehigherthediscountrat
e, t
helowertheNPV.
Answer(
A)i sincorr
ectbecauset heIRRwoul dbe12%i ftheNPVwer e$0.Answer( C)isi
ncorr
ectbecausetheIRRwoul dbeunder12%i ftheNPVwer enegati
v e.
Answer(
D)i sincorr
ectbecausewhet hertheIRRisequalt o,l
essthan,orgreat
erthantheaft
er-
taxtar
getrat
eofr etur
ncanbedet er
minedf rom t
heamountoft he
NPV.

cci
i
. Answer( C)iscor
rect.Thepaybackperiodist
henumberofyear
srequi
redtocomplet
etheretur
noftheor i
ginalinv
estment
.Thepri
ncipalpr
oblemswiththe
pay
backmethodaret
hati tdoesnotconsi
derthet
imeval
ueofmoneyandtheinf
lowsaf
tert
hepaybackper
iod.Thei nf
lowfort
hefir
sty
earis$120,000,t
hesecond
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yeari
s$60,000,andt hethi
rdyearis$40,000,atotalof$220,000.Givenaniniti
alinvestmentof$200,000,t
hepay backper
iodmustbebetween2and3y ears.Ift
he
cashinf
lowsoccurev enlyt
hroughoutthey ear
,$20,000($200,000-$120,000-$60, 000)ofcashinfl
owsar eneededinyear3,whichi
s50%oft hatyear
'stot
al.Thus,
theansweri
s2. 5years.
Answer(A)isincorr
ectbecause1.67year sassumest hattheinfl
owsoft hefir
styearcontinueatthesamer ateinthesecondyear.Answer(
B)isincorr
ectbecause
$296,
400willberecoveredaft
er4.91years.Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecauselessthan$180,000wi l
lbepaidbackaf t
er1.
96years.

cci
i
i. Answer( A)i
scor r
ect.TheNPVi sdefi
nedast heexcessofthepresentval
ueoft henetcashinf
lowsoverthenetcostoftheinv
est
ment.Discount
ingthefuture
cashinf
lowsbyt hepresentval
uefact
orsresult
sinan$18,800NPV($218, 800–$200, 000)
.
Answer( B)isincorr
ectbecause$218,800ist hepresentval
ueoft hefuturenetcashi nfl
ows. Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause$100,
000istheexcessoft he
undi
scountedcashf l
owsov ert
heinvest
ment .Answer(D)isi
ncorr
ectbecause$91,743i sbasedondiv
idi
ngthe$300,000tot
ali
nfl
owsbythetot
alofall
presentvalue
fact
ors,
whi chproducesanonsenseanswer.

cci
v. Answer( B)iscor rect.Thenetpr esentv alueistheexcessoft hepresentv aluesoft heest i
mat ednetcashi nfl
owsov erthenetcostoft hei nvestment( $160,
000).
Thef utur ecashi nfl
owsconsi stof$85, 000pery earsav i
ngsmi nusincomet axes.Gi v ensalvagev alueof$10, 000thedepr eci
ati
onbasei s$150,000( $160, 000cost-
$10,000) .Thef ir
standt hir
dy ears’ depr ecationdeduct i
onis$45, 000(30%x$150, 000)leaving$40, 000oft axableincome.Thus, f
ir
st-yearandt hir
d-yeart axexpense
i
s$16, 000( 40%x$40, 000).Accor dingly ,t
henetcashi nfl
owi nbot hfi
rstandt hir
dy earsis$69, 000( $85,000–$16, 000).The$60, 000( 40%x$150, 000) depreci
ati
on
deduct ionint hesecondy earresultsin$25, 000( $85,000-$60,000)oft axableincome.Secondy eartaxexpensei stherefore$10,000( $40,
000x25%) , andt hesecond
yearnetcashi nfl
ow i s$75, 000( $85, 000-$10, 000).Thenetcashi nflow from t hesaleoft hemachi neis$10, 000.Not axispai dont hisamountbecauset he
remai ningbookv al
uei sal so$10, 000.Thepr esentv al
ueoft hesenetcashi nf l
owsi sdeterminedusi ngt heappr opr i
atePVof$1f actorsf orahur dler ateof16%.
Hence, thenetpr esentv aluei s$5,842( $165,842PV-$160, 000cost ).
$69, 000x. 862 = $59, 478
$75, 000x. 743 = 55,725
$69, 000x. 641 = 44,229
$10, 000x. 641 =
6,410
Presentv alue ofnetcash $165, 84
i
nf l
ows 2
Answer( A)isi ncorrectbecause$3, 278assumest hattaxesmustbepai dont hesal vagevalue.Answer( C)i
si ncorrectbecause( $568)omi tssalvagev aluefrom t
he
calculation.Answer( D)i sincorrectbecause$30, 910equalsthepr esentvalueofa3- yearannuityof$85, 000di scount edat16%, minus$160, 000.

ccv
. Answer( C)iscor r
ect.Thepaybackper i
odi sthenumberofy earsr
equiredforthecumulati
veundi
scountednetcashinf
lowst oequalt heori
ginalinv
estment.The
fut
urenetcashinfl
owsconsi stof$69, 000iny ear
soneandt hree,
$75,000inyeartwo, and$10,
000uponresale.Af
ter2years,t
hecumul ati
veundiscountednetcash
i
nfl
owequals$144, 000.Thus,$16,000( $160,000-$144,000)istoberecoveredinthethir
dyear,
andpaybackshouldbecompl et
einappr oximatel
y2.23y ear
s[2y ears
+($16,
000÷$69, 000netcashi nf
lowint hi
rdy ear)
].
Answer(A)isincorrectbecause1.88assumesan$85, 000annualnetcashi nfl
ow.Answer( B)isi
ncor
rectbecause3.00istheesti
mat edusef ulli
feofthemachi ne.
Answer(D)isi
ncorrectbecause1.62r esultsfrom addi
ngincomet axexpensetot hecostsavi
ngseachyear
.

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ccv
i. Answer( C)iscorrect.TheNPViscal cul
atedbydiscountingtheaft
er-
taxcashflowsbythecostofcapit
al.Thecashfl
owsoft hi
scompanyconst i
tut
eanannuit
yof
$100,000pery earplusaddi t
ionalf
lowsof$60, 000iny ear1and$40, 000inyear2.Thus,thepresentvalueofthesefl
owsi s$418,600[(
$100,
000x3. 36PVofan
annuityof$1f or5per iodsat15%)+( $60,
000x. 87PVof$1f or1periodat15%)+( $40,
000x. 76PVof$1f or2periodsat15%) ]
.TheNPVi stheref
ore$18,
600
($418,600-$400,000).
Answer( A)i
sincorrectbecauseanegat iveNPVof$64, 000assumesnetcashf lowsof$100,000peryear.Answer(B)isincor
rectbecauseanegati
veNPVof$14,000
resul
tsf r
om di
scountingt henetear
nings.Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecause$200,000ist
heundiscountedexcessofthecashfl
owsov erthei
nvest
ment .

ccv
ii. Answer(B)i scorrect.Thepaybackmet hodcalculatesthenumberofy ear
sr equi
redtocompletethereturnoftheori
ginali
nvestment
.Theini
ti
alcosti
s$400,
000,
soWill
iswill
r ecoupit
si nvest
mentin3y ears($160,000i nyear1+$140,000inyear2+$100, 000i
ny ear3)
.
Answer(A)isi ncor
rectbecauseonl y$230,000woul dhav ebeenrecov
eredafter1.5years.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause$400,000wil
lhav
ebeenr ecov
eredbyt
he
endof3y ears.Answer( D)isincor
rectbecause4.00y earsisbasedonnetearningsrathert
hancashf l
ows.
ccv
ii
i
. Cashfl
ows=($25,
000x0.
6)+(
$50,
000/
4x0.
4)=$20,
000
$50,
000/
$20,
000=$2.50
cci
x
.Cashfl
ow=($25,
000x0.
6)+($50,
000/
4x0.
4)=$20,
000
$20,
000x3.
037-$50,
000=$10,
740
ccx
.Cashf
low=(
$25,
000x0.
60)+[
($50,
000/
4)x0.
40]=$20,
000

ccxi
. Answer( C)i
scorrect.TheNPVi scalculatedbydi scounti
ngt heafter-
taxcashf l
owsf r
om ani nvestmentbyt
hecostofcapi
tal:
Year1 $320,000x. 87 $278, 400
=
Year2 280,000x. 76 212,800
=
Year3 200,000x. 66 132,000
=
Year4 200,000x. 57 114,000
=
Year5 200,000x. 50 100,000
=
Presentval
ueofi nf
lows $837, 200
Subtr
actingthe$800,000initi
alcostfrom the$837, 200pr esentvalueoft hefutur
einfl
owspr oducesanNPVof$37, 200.
Answer( A)i
sincorr
ectbecause$( 128,000)isbasedonadi scountingoft henetearni
ngsr at
hert hanoncashfl
ows.Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecause$200,
000equals
tot
alundiscount
ednetear ningsmi nust heinit
iali
nvestment .Answer( D)isincor
rectbecause$400, 000equal
stheundi
scountedafter
-t
axcashf l
owsminusthei
niti
al
cost.

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ccxi
i. Answer( C)iscorrect.Theprof
it
abili
tyindexist hepresentvalueofthefuturenetcashfl
owsdi vi
dedbyt hepresentv al
ueoft henetini
ti
alinvest
ment.Thepresent
valueoft hefuturenetcashf l
owsi s$837, 200.Div i
dingthe$800,000i ni
ti
alcostoftheinvestmentint othe$837, 200presentv alueofthef ut
urenetcashinfl
ows
producesapr ofi
tabi
li
tyindexofapproximately1.05.Anypr ofi
tabil
it
yindexgreatert
hanoneisconsideredaccept able.
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecause0.05r esultsfrom usingtheNPVi nthenumer ator
.Answer(B)isincorrectbecause0. 96reversest henumeratoranddenominatorof
thecalcul
ation.Answer( D)isi
ncorrectbecause1. 25usesundi scountedearni
ngsinthenumer at
orinsteadoft hepr esentval
ueoff utur
enetcashf l
ows.

ccxi
ii.Answer(B)iscorrect.Thepaybackmet hodissimplyt
hetimer equir
edtorecov ert
heinvestment.Itdoesnotconsidert
heti
mev al
ueofmoneyorreturnsaft
erthe
paybackperi
od.Whencashf lowsarenotuniform,acumulat
ivecalculati
onisnecessary.Thus,3.
0y earsisthepaybackperi
od($320,
000inthef
ir
sty
ear ,
$280,000in
thesecondyear,and$200,000inthethir
dy ear)
.
Answer(A)isincorr
ectbecauseonl yalitt
leoverhalfoft
heiniti
al$800,000investmentwouldhav ebeenr ecover
edbyt heendof1.5year
s.Answer(C)i si
ncorr
ect
because$800,000willhavebeenrecoveredbyt heendof3years.Answer( D)isincorr
ectbecause4.0y ear
sisbasedonnetearnings.

ccxi
v .Answer( B)iscor rect
.TheNPVmet hoddiscountst heexpect edcashf l
owsf rom apr ojectusingt herequiredr ateofreturn.Apr ojectisaccept ableifit
sNPVi s
positi
ve.Thef uturecashi nflowsconsi stof$170,000ofsav edexpensespery earmi nusi ncomet axesafterdeduct ingdepreciati
on.I nthef irstyear,t
heaf ter
-t
axcash
i
nf l
owi s$170, 000mi nust axesof$32, 000{[$170,000-( 30%x$300, 000)depr eci
at i
on]x40%} ,or$138,000.Int hesecondy ear ,theaf t
er -
taxcashi nflowis$170,000
minust axesof$20, 000{[$170,000-( 40%x$300, 000)depr eci ati
on]x40%} ,or$150,000.I nt het hi
rdyear,theaf ter-
taxcashinf l
ow( excludingsal v
agev alue)isagai
n
$138,000.Al soi nthethir
dy ear,theaf t
er-
taxcashi nf
lowf rom t hesal vagevalueis$12, 000[ $20,000x( 1.
0-. 40)].Accordi
ngly ,thetotalf ort hethi
rdyeari s$150,
000
($138,000+$12, 000).Thesum oft hesecashflowsdiscount edusi ngthefactorsfort hepr esentv alueof$1atar ateof16%i s$326, 556.
$138,000x. 862= $118, 95
6
$150,000x. 743= 111, 450
$150,000x. 641=
96,150
Discounted cash $326, 55
i
nflows 6
Thus, theNPVi s$26,556( $326,556-$300,000i ni
ti
aloutflow) .
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause$31, 684doesnotconsi dert heincomet axesont hesal vagev al
ue.Theassetwasf ul
l
ydepr eciated,soanysal esreceiptswouldbe
taxablei ncome.Answer( C)isincorrectbecause$94, 640doesnotconsi derincomet axes.Answer( D)isi ncorrectbecause$18, 864doesnotconsi dert hesalv
age
value.

ccxv. Answer( A)iscorrect.Theprof


it
abil
it
yindexisthepr esentvalueoft hefuturenetcashi nfl
owsdivi
dedbyt hepresentv alueofthenetinit
iali
nvestment.The
presentval
ueoft hefutur
enetcashinfl
owsis$326,556.Hence,theprofi
tabil
it
yindexi s1.
089($326,556÷$300,
000).
Answer( B)i
si ncorr
ectbecause1.106doesnotconsi dertheincomet axesont hesalvagevalue.Theassetwasfull
ydepr eciated,soanysalesreceipt
swouldbe
taxabl
eincome.Answer( C)isi
ncorr
ectbecause1.315ignoresallcashflowsf orincometaxes.Answer(D)isi
ncorr
ectbecause1. 063doesnotconsiderthesal
vage
value.

ccxv
i.Answer(C)i
scorr
ect
.Thepay
backper
iodi
sthet
imer
equi
redt
orecov
ert
heor
igi
nali
nvest
ment
.Theannualnetaf
ter
-t
axcashi
nfl
owsf
ory
ear
s1t hr
ough3are
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$138,000,$150,000,and$150,000,r
especti
vel
y.Aft
er2y ears,$288,000($138,
000+$150,000)wi l
lhavebeenr ecov
ered.Consequentl
y,t
hefir
st$12,000recei
vedin
year3wi l
lrecouptheinit
iali
nvest
ment.Because$12,000represents.08ofthethi
rdyear
'snetaft
er-taxcashinf
lows($12,000÷$150,000)
,thepaybackperi
odis2.08
years.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause2.84yearsdoesnotconsi derdepr eci
ati
on.Answer(B)isincorrectbecause1.76y earsdoesnotconsidertaxes.Answer(D)is
i
ncor r
ectbecause3.00y earsi
stheti
mer equi
redtodepreci
atetheassetf ul
ly
,nott
hepaybackperiod.

ccxvi
i.Answer( D)iscor rect
.Thepay backper iodistheti
mer equiredtor ecovertheor i
ginalinvest
ment .Theannualnetaft
er-
taxcashi nf
lowsforyears1through3ar e
$138,000,$150,000,and$138, 000( excludingsalvagevalue),respectivel
y.After2y ears,$288,000( $138,
000+$150,000)wil
lhav ebeenrecover
ed.Consequentl
y,the
fi
rst$12,000receivedi nyear3wi llrecoupt hei
niti
ali
nvest ment .Because$12, 000repr esents.09( r
ounded)oft
het hi
rdyear'
snetaf t
er-
taxcashinfl
ows( $12,
000÷
$138,000),t
hepay backper i
odi s2.09y ears.
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause2. 84y earsi ncl
udessalvagev al
ueanddoesnotconsi derdepreciati
on.Answer(B)i
sincorrectbecause1.76yearsincl
udessalvage
valueanddoesnotconsi dertaxes.Answer( C)isincor
rectbecause2. 08yearsincludessal vagevalue.
ccxv
ii
i
. Pay
backper
iod=$4,
500,
000/
$750,
000=6.
0year
s
ccxi
x
. 5.
650x$750,
000-$4,
500,
000=$(
262,
500)
ccxx
.
$4,
500,
000/
$750,
000=6.
000,
whi
chi
sthepvf
act
orf
orn=10,
andIgr
eat
ert
han10per
cent
,butl
esst
han12per
cent
.

ccxxi.REQUI RED:ThecostofPr ojectAgi ventheI


RR.
DISCUSSION:( B)theIRRist hedi scountrat
ethatsetsthenetpresentvalueoft heproj
ectequaltozero,
tothepresentvalueofthecostsequalst
hepr esentv al
ueof
thecostsequalsthepresentv alueoft hecashinf
lows.AtanI RRof15%, thepresentval
ueoft heinf
lows(andther
eforethepresentval
ueoft hecosts)forProjectA
equalstheconstantannualinflowt imesthepresentv alueofanordinaryannuityof$1f orthr
eeperiodsat15%.Thus,t hecostofProjectAis$22,832( $10,000x
2.2832).
Answer( A)isi
ncorr
ectbecause$8, 696usesthepr esentval
ueint
erestfactorf
oroneper i
odat15%.Answer( C)isi
ncorrectbecause$24,869i
sobtainedusi nga10%
discountrat
e.Answer(D)isincor rectbecause$27,232isbasedona5%di scountr at
e.

ccxxii.REQUI RED:TheNPVofPr oj
ectBgiv ent hedi
scountrate.
DI SCUSSI ON:(A)TheNPVi st hepresentv alueofthecashi nflowsmi nusthecostoftheproj
ect.Theinfl
owsforthi
sproj
ectar
enotconst
ant,sotheindi
vidualcash
flowsmaybedi scountedusingthei nt
er estfact
orsf orthepr esentvalueof$1dueatt heendofaper i
oddiscount
edat10%.Thesum oft hesepresentvaluesis
$24, 079[($5,
000x. 9091)+($10,000x. 8264)+( $15,000x. 7513)].Hence, t
heNPVis$4,079($24,079–$20,000cost
).
Answer( B)isi
ncorrectbecause$6,789usesa5%di scountr at
e.Answer( C)isi
ncor
rectbecause$9,869i
stheNPVofPr oj
ectAata10%discountr
ate.Answer( D)is
incor r
ectbecause$39,204usespr esentv alueint
erestfactorsforannuities.

ccxxii
i
.REQUIRED:Thepaybackperi
odforPr
ojectC.
DISCUSSION(C)Thepaybackperiodi
sthetimenecessar
ytor
ecoupt
hei
nvest
ment
.Af
ter2y
ear
s,t
hecumul
ati
vecashi
nfl
owsf
orPr
ojectCar
eexact
lyequalt
othe
ini
ti
ali
nvest
mentoutl
ayof$25,000.
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Answer(A)i
sincorr
ectbecausethepaybackperi
odwoul dbezeroonlyi
faproj
ecthadnocostorpr
ovidedimmedi
atecashinfl
owsatl
eastequaltothei
nvest
ment
out
lay
.Answer( B)i
sincor
rectbecauseaft
er1year,t
hecumulati
vecashi
nfl
owsforProj
ectCar
eonly$15,000.t
hei
nit
ial
invest
mentout
layi
s$25,000.Answer(D)i
s
i
ncorr
ectbecauseProj
ectCpaysbacki t
sini
ti
ali
nvestmentout
layi
nonly2year
s.

ccxxi
v.REQUI RED:They ear2cashi nfl
owf orProj
ectD.
DISCUSSI ON:( C)t hediscountedpay backperi
odi sthet i
merequi redfordiscountedcashf l
owstorecov
erthecostoft hei
nvestment.Thus,t
hecostofProj
ectD
mustequalt hepr esentvalueoft heend-of-
year
-1cashi nfl
owdi scountedat5%pl ust hepresentv
alueoft
heend-of-
year-
2cashi nf
low.Theyear2cashinfl
ow(x)i
s
calculat
edasf oll
ows:
$30,
000=( $20,000x. 9524)+( Xx.9070)
X=( 430,000-$19, 048) . 9070
X=$12, 075
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause$5, 890usespr esentvalueint
er estfact
orsforannui t
ies.Answer(B)i
sincor
rectbecause$10,000isbasedontheregul
arpay
back
period.Answer( D)isincorrectbecause$14,301isobtainedusinga10%di scountrate.

ccxxv.Answer( C)i scorr


ect.TheNPVofPr oj
ectAequalsthepr esentval
ueofthecashinfl
owsminusthei nvest
ment'scost.Thepresentvalueofthecashinfl
owsequals
thepresentv aluefactorf
oranordinaryannuit
y(fi
veperiodsatt he10%costofcapital
)ti
mestheper i
odicamount.GiventhattheNPVi s$12,405,thepresentval
ueof
thecashi nf
lowsmustbe$112, 405($100,000cost+$12, 405).Thus,t
heend-of-
peri
odamountmustbe$29, 652($112,405÷3.7908).
Answer( A)isi ncor
rectbecause$19,979result
siftheinvestmentcostisomi t
tedfr
om thecal
culat
ionandt hePVIFisused.Answer( B)i si
ncorr
ectbecause$21,863
resul
tsifthei nvestmentcostisomittedfrom t
hecalculati
on,a12%di scountrat
eisused,andthePVI Fisused.Answer( D)i
si ncor
rectbecause$31,182result
sifa
12%di scountr atei
sused.

ccxxvi.Answer(C)iscorrect.TheNPVofPr ojectBequal st
hepr esentvalueofthecashinflowsmi nustheinv
estmentcost
.Thepresentval
ueoft hecashinfl
owsequals
thePVI FAfortwoper iodsatthe12%di scountrateti
mest heper i
odicamount.Thepr esentvalueofthecashinf
lowsmustbe$67, 604($40,000x1.6901).Thus,t
he
NPVmustbe$17, 604( $67,
604-$50,000i nvest
mentcost).
Answer( A)isi
ncorrectbecause( $18,
112)r esult
sifthePVIFf or12%andt woperiodsisused.Answer( B)isi
ncorr
ectbecause(
$16,944)result
sift
hePVIFanda10%
discountrat
eareused.Answer( D)isincorrectbecause$19,420resultsifa10%discountrateisused.

ccxxvi
i.
Answer( B)i scor r
ect.TheIRR( 12%)i sthediscountratet hatset stheNPVequalt ozero.Thus,theNPVofPr oj
ectCwi llequalzer owhent heinvestmentcost
equalsthepr esentv al
ueoft hecashi nflows.Giv
ent hattheinv estmentcosti s$60,000,thesum ofthepresentval
uesoft hecashi nfl
owsmustal soequal$60,000.
Thepr esentvalueoft hecashi nflowatt heendofy ear1i s$17, 858($20,000x. 8929PVI Fforoneperiodat12%).Thepr esentv alueoft hecashinfl
owatt heendof
year2i s$27,902( $35,000x. 7972PVI Ffortwoper i
odsat12%) .Accordi
ngly,thepresentvalueofthecashinfl
owatt heendofy ear3mustbe$14, 240($60,
000-
$17,858-$27, 902)
,andt heundi scountedcashinfl
owmustbe$20, 006($14,240÷. 7118PVIFforthr
eeper i
odsat12%).
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause$17, 162r esul
tsi
fa10%I RRi sused.Answer( C)isincorr
ectbecause$24,126resul
tsifthepr ojectcashi nf
lowsaretreatedasalevel
annuityanda10%di scountrateisused.Answer( D)isincorrectbecause$24, 981result
siftheproj
ectcashinfl
owsar etreatedasal ev
elannuit
yanda12%di scount
rat
ei sused.

ccxxv
ii
i. Answer(
B)i
scor
rect
.Af
ter2y
ear
s,t
hecumul
ati
vecashi
nfl
owsf
orPr
ojectBequal
$80,
000.Consequent
ly,
thei
nvest
mentout
layof$50,
000hasbeenf
ull
y
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recovered.
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecause,aft
er1y ear
,Proj
ectBhashada$50,
000outf
lowbutonly$40,000ofi
nfl
ows,sotheinv
estmentoutlayhasnotbeenful
l
yrecover
ed.
Answer( C)isincor
rectbecausetheinvestmentoutl
ayf
orPr
ojectCwi
l
lnotberecov
eredunti
lthethi
rdy
ear.Answer(
D)isincor
rectbecauset
heinvest
mentoutl
ayfor
ProjectCwillnotberecoveredunti
lthethi
rdyear.

ccxxi
x.Answer(C)iscorrect.Thepaybackperi
odisthetimer equi
redt orecovertheinit
ialcashoutl
ay.ThecostofAis$700,000,andthecumul
ati
vecashi
nfl
owatt he
endofthesecondy earis$700,
000($400,000+$300,000).
Answer(A)i
si ncor
rectbecauseapay backperi
odcannotbe0y ear sunlesstheprojectiscostfr
ee.Answer(B)isi
ncor
rectbecauseonl
y$400,
000hasbeenrecouped
aft
eroneyear.Answer( D)isi
ncor
rectbecausethei
niti
alcashoutlayisexpectedtober ecov
eredaft
ertwoyears.

ccxxx.Answer( A)iscorr
ect .Thenetpresentv alueofPr oj
ectAi scalculat
edbysubtracti
ngthei ni
ti
alcashinvestmentfrom t
hepr esentval
ueoft heexpectedcash
inf
lows.Itequal
s$362,340[ (
$400,
000x. 9091)+( $300,000x.8264)+( $600,
000x.7513)-$700,000].
Answer( B)isi
ncorr
ectbecause$1,062,340r esult
sfrom notsubtracti
ngtheini
ti
ali
nvestment.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecause$1,676,
670iscalcul
atedusi
ngpr esent
val
uefact or
sforannui
ties.Answer(D)isincorrectbecause$2,376,670iscal
cul
atedusingpresentval
uefactorsforannui
ti
eswithoutsubtr
act
ingtheini
ti
alinv
estment
of$700,000.

ccxxxi
.Answer( C)i
scorrect.Theapproxi
mat einternalrateofr etur
nisdef i
nedasthediscountr
ateatwhichthenetpresentval
uei szer
o.Usi
ngadi scountrat
eof24%,
thenetpresentval
ueofPr oj
ectBis-$4,675[(1.9813x$250, 000)-$500, 000].
Answer( A)i
sincor
rectbecause,atadiscountr ateof16%, thenetpr esentval
ueofProj
ectBis$61,
475.Answer( B)i
sincor
rectbecause,
atadiscountrat
eof20%,the
netpresentval
ueofPr oj
ectBis$26,625.Answer( D)isincorrectbecause,atadi
scountrat
eof28%,thenetpresentval
ueofProjectBis-
$32,
900.

ccxxxi
i. Answer( A)iscorrect.Wheni nvestmentpr oj
ect sarei ndependent,thecashflowsar eunrel
ated.Thecompanymaychooseanyoral lofthem,subj
ectt o
capitalavai
labil
ity.Proj
ectswi thposi
ti
venetpr esentvalueswi llbechosen.Pr ojectAhasanetpr esentvalueof$362,340[(
$400,
000x. 9091)+($300,000x.8264)+
($600,000x. 7513)-$700, 000].Thenetpr esentvalueofPr ojectBi s$121,825[(2.4873x$250,000)-$500,000].
Answer( B)isi ncorrectbecausebot hprojectshav eposi t
ivenetpr esentv al
uesandar etherefor
eundertakenbyt hecompany.Answer(C)isincorr
ectbecausebot h
projectshaveposi ti
venetpr esentval
uesandar ethereforeunder t
akenbyt hecompany .Answer(D)isi ncorr
ectbecausebothproj
ectshaveposi t
ivenetpresent
valuesandar et herefor
eunder takenbythecompany .

ccxxxi
i
i. Answer(C)i
scorrect
.Thecashi nf
lowoccur s5y earsafterthecashoutf
low,andtheNPVmet hodusesthefir
m'scostofcapi
talof18%.Thepr esentval
ue
of$1dueattheendof5yearsdiscountedat18%i s.4371.Thus,theNPVofpr oj
ectAi s$(265,
460)[
(.
4371x$7,400,
000cashinfl
ow)-$3,
500,000cashout fl
ow].
Answer(A)i
sincorr
ectbecause$316, 920discountst hecashi nfl
ow ov era4-
yearperi
od.Answer(B)isincorr
ectbecause$23,
140assumesa16%di scountrate.
Answer(D)i
sincorr
ectbecause$( 316,920)discountsthecashi nflow overa4-y
earperiodandalsosubtract
sthepresentval
ueofthecashi nf
low f
rom t hecash
outf
low.

ccxxxi
v. Answer(D)iscorr
ect.Theinter
nalrateofretur
nisthediscountrateatwhichtheNPViszer
o.Consequent
ly,
thecashout
fl
owequalsthepresentval
ueof
theinf
lowattheinter
nalrat
eofr et
urn.Thepr esentval
ueof$1f act
orf orpr
ojectB'
sinter
nalr
ateofr
etur
nisther
efor
e.4020($4,
000,
000cashoutf
low÷$9, 950,
000
cashinfl
ow).Thi
sfactori
sclosesttothepresentvalueof$1for5periodsat20%.
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Answer(A)isi
ncorr
ectbecause15%resul
tsi
naposit
iveNPVforproj
ectB.Answer(
B)i
sincor
rectbecause16%i
stheappr
oxi
mat
eint
ernalr
ateofr
etur
nforpr
oject
A.Answer(C)i
sincorr
ectbecause18%ist
hecompany'
scostofcapi
tal
.

ccxxxv. REQUI RED:Thenetpr esentvalueofeachpr oj


ect.
DISCUSSI ON:( B)TheNPVi st heexcessoft hepr esentval
ueofestimatedcashi nfl
owsov ert
henetcostoft heinvest
ment.Atazer ocostofcapi t
altheNPVi s
simplyt hesum ofapr oj
ect’
sundi scountedcashf l
ows.Thus, theNPVofPr ojectAis$50,000($40,
000+$40,000–$30, 000),andtheNPVofPr ojectBis$200,000
($700,000+$500, 000–$1,000,000) .
Answer( A)isincorrectbecause$30, 000and$1, 000,000aretheini
ti
ali
nv est
mentout laysforAandB,respectiv
ely.Answer( C)isi
ncor
rectbecause$80,000and
$1,200,000ar ethecashi nfl
owsf orAandB,r especti
vel
y.Answer( D)isincorrectbecause$110,
000forProjectAand$2, 200,000f
orProjectBar ecal
culat
edby
addingt heini
ti
al outl
aystothesum oft hecashi nfl
ows.

ccxxxvi. REQUIRED:Thei nt
ernal
rateofretur
nf orPr
ojectA.
DISCUSSION:( D)Theinternalr
ateofret
urnisthediscountrat
ethatset
saproj
ect’
sNPVequal
tozer
o.Thei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nmaybedet
ermi
nedasf
oll fI
owsi RR
istheint
ernal
rateofreturn,ti
stherimeperiod,andnisthenumberoftimeper
iods:

Subst
it
uti
ngi
nthef
oregoi
ngexpr
essi
ony
iel
dsani
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nof100%.

I
RR=100%
Answer(
A)i
sincor
rectbecauseapplyi
ngadiscountrat
eof10%result
sinaNPVof$69,421.Answer(
B)i
sincor
rectbecauseappl
yi
ngadi
scountr
ateof15%r
esul
ts
i
naNPVof$65,028.Answer( C)i
sincorr
ectbecauseappl
yi
ngadiscountr
ateof25%r
esult
sinaNPVof$57,
600.

ccxxxvi
i. REQUI RED:Thedi f
fer
encebetweenthenetpresentv alue(NPV)andi nt
ernalrat
eofr eturn(I
RR)
DISCUSSION:( A)NPVassumest hatcashinfl
owsf r
om theinv estmentpr ojectcanber ei
nvest edatthecostofcapi tal,whereasIRRassumest hatcashflowsfr
om
eachprojectcanber ei
nvest edattheIRRforthatparti
cul
arpr oject.Thisunder ly
ingassumpt ioni sconsi
deredt obeaweaknessoft heIRRt echni
que.Thecostof
capit
ali
st heappr opr i
atereinvestmentrat
ebecauseitrepresentst heoppor tuni
tycostforapr ojectatagivenlevelofrisk.Thepr obl
em withtheIRRmet hodisthati
t
assumesahi gherdiscountr ateeventhoughapr oj
ectmaynothav eagr eaterlevelofri
sk.
Answer( B)isi ncorrectbecauseNPVandI RRmakeconsi st
entaccept /
rejectdecisi
onsf orindependentprojects.WhenNPVi sposit
ive,I
RRexceedst hecostof
capit
alandt hepr ojectisaccept abl
e.Answer( C)isincorr
ectbecauset heNPVmet hodcanbeusedt orankmut ual
lyexclusiveproj
ects,whereasIRRcannot.The
rei
nvest
mentr ateassumpt i
oncausesI RRt omakef ault
ypr ojectr anki
ngsundersomeci rcumst ances. Answer( D)i sincorr
ectbecauseI RRi sexpressedasa
percent
ageandNPVi ndollarterms.
ccxxxv
ii
i
.Calcul
atetheafter
-t
axcomponentcostofdebtas10%(1-0.
3)=7%.I
fthecompanyhasearni
ngsof$100,
000andpaysout50%or$50,000i
ndivi
dends,t
henit
wi
llr
etai
nearningsof$50,
000.Ther
etai
nedearningsbr
eakpoi
nti
s$50,
000/0.
4=$125,000.Si
ncei
twil
lrequi
ref
inanci
ngi
nexcessof$125,
000toundert
akeanyof
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thealt
ernat
ives,
wecanconcl udethef
ir
m mustissuenewequit
y.Therefor
e,t
hepert
inentcomponentcostofequi
tyi
sthecostofnewequit
y.Cal
cul
atetheexpect
ed
divi
dendpershare(not
ethisisD1)as$50,
000/10,
000=$5.Thus,thecostofnewequityi
s$5/[(
$35(1-0.12)
]+6%=22. 23%.Jackson’
sWACCis7%(0.
6)+
22.23%(0.
4)=13.09%.Onlytheret
urnonProj
ectAexceedstheWACC, soonl
yProj
ectAwi l
lbeundert
aken.
ccxxxi
x
. Thesi zeofGi bson’scapital budgetwi l
lbedet er
mi nedbyt henumberofpr ojectsitcanpr ofi
tablyundertake,thatis,thoseprojectsforwhichIRR>appl i
cable
WACC.Fi r
st,f
indt hecostsofeacht ypeoff i
nancing:costofretainedear ni
ngs=ks=$4/ $42+0. 06=15. 52%andcostofdebt=kd=11%.Tocal culatet
hecostofnew
equity,kewesolvef orke=$4/ ( $42- $2)+0. 06=0. 16=16%.Gi vent hefirm’stargetcapi t
al str
uctureandi t
sr etai
nedear ni
ngsbalanceof$600, 000,thefi
rm canrai
se
$1,000,000withdebtandr etainedear ningsbef or
eitmustuseout sideequi t
y.Ther ef
or e,theWACCf or0-$1, 000,
000off i
nancing=0. 4(0.
11)(1-0.4)+0.6(
0.1552)=
11.95%.Abov e$1, 000,
000, t
hef i
rm musti ssuesomenewequi t
y,sot heWACC=0. 4(0.11) (
1-0.4)+0. 6(0.
16)=12. 24%.Obv iousl
y ,Proj
ectsAandBwi l
lbe
undertaken.Youmustt hendet er minewhet herProjectCwi l
lbepr ofi
table.Sincei ntakingAandBwewi llneedf inancingof$800, 000,t
he$400, 000neededf or
ProjectCwoul dinv ol
vef i
nancing$200, 000wi t
hdebtandr et
ainedear ningsand$200, 000wi t
hdebtandnewequi ty.Thus, t
heWACCf orProj
ectCi s
($200,000/$400,000) 0. 1195+( $200,000/ $400,
000) 0. 1224=12. 095%whi chi sgreatert hanPr oj
ectC’sIRR.Cl early
, onl
yProjectsAandBshoul dbeaccept ed,
and
thefirm’scapit
al budgetis$800, 000.
ccxl
.
Calculatether etai
nedearningsbreakpoint(BPRE)as$300,000/0.6=$500,000.CalculateksasD1/ P0+g=$2( 1.06)
/$30+6%=13. 07%.Cal cul
atekeasD1/ (P0-F)+g
=$2( 1.06)/($30-$5)+6%=14. 48%.FindWACCbel owBPREas: WACC=0. 6(13.07%)+0. 4(9%) (
1-0. 35)=10.18%.Thus,upt o$500,000canbef i
nancedat10. 18%.
FindWACCabov eBPREas: WACC=0. 6(14.48%)+0.4(9%)(1-0.35)=11.03%.Thus, financinginexcessof$500, 000costs11.03%.Project
s2, 3,and4al lhaveIRRs
exceedi ngeitherWACCandshoul dbeaccept ed.Theseproject
sr equi
re$450,000inf inancing.Project1isthenextmostpr ofit
ableproj
ect.Givenitscostof$100,000,
halfor$50, 000canbef i
nancedat10. 18%andt heotherhalfmustbef i
nancedat11. 03%.Ther elevantcostofcapital
forProject1isthen0. 5(
10.18%)+0. 5(11.
03%)=
10.61%.Si ncePr oj
ect1’
sI RRislessthanthecostofcapi t
al,i
tshouldnotbeaccept ed.Thef i
rm’sopt i
mal capit
albudgetis$450,000.
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i
.
Step1:
Cal
cul
atet
heretai
nedearni
ngsbreakpoi
nt:
BPRE=Ret
ainedearni
ngs/wc=($500,
0000.
6)/
0.6=$500,
000.

St
ep2:
Cal
cul
atet
heWACCs:
(Ther
ewillbetwo:
onewi
thr
etai
nedear
ningsandonewi
thnewequi
ty.
)
WACC1=[0.
48%( 1-0.
4)]+[0.
612%]=9.
12%.
WACC2=[0.
48%( 1-0.
4)]+[0.
613%]=9.
72%.

St
ep3:
Determinet heoptimalcapitalbudget:
Now, wor kthroughthepr oj
ect s,
starti
ngwi t
hthehighest
-r
etur
nprojectfir
st,todeter
minethefi
rm’sopt i
malcapitalbudget.I
nit
ial
l
y,theWACCi s9.12percent
forthefirst$500,000ofpr ojects,providi
ngtheyretur
nmor ethan9. 12percent.Onthebasisofthis,wewi l
ltakePr oj
ectsA,B,andC,f oratot
albudgetof
$400,000.Pr oj
ectDwi llbef undedhalfbyWACC1 andhal fbyWACC2;howev er,si
nceProj
ectDr et
ur ns9.85percent,weshouldstil
laccepti
tbecausethisis
greaterthanWACC2.Pr oj
ectEr et
urns9. 25per
cent,butitwi
llbef undedent i
rel
youtofWACC2 f undsat9. 72per cent
,sowewoul dnotacceptProj
ectE.
Therefore,Project
sA,B, C,andDshoul dbeacceptedandthetotal
capi t
albudgetis$600,
000.

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ii
.REQUI RED:Thechar
act
eri
sti
csofpr
oject
sonanI OS.
DISCUSSION:(D)AnIOSschedul
eisdr
awnf orasetofi
ndependentpr
oject
s.Thedeci
siont
obemadei
swhet
hert
oacceptorr
ejecteachpr
ojectwi
thoutr
egar
dto
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otherinvestmentopportuni
ti
es.Thus,thecashflowsofonei ndependentpr oj
ectar enotinf
luencedbyt hoseofanother.Independenceshoul
ddist
inguishedf r
om
mut ualexcl
usivi
ty.Proj
ectsaremutual
l
yexclusi
veifacceptanceofoner equiresrejecti
onoftheot her
.
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecauseIOSschedul
esdonotr equi
rethatallprojectshavet hesamei nvestmentcost.Thest epsoft heschedul
ecanbeofv aryi
ngl engt
hs.
Answer( B)isincorr
ectbecauseI
OSschedulescannotbedr awnf ormutual l
yexclusiveproj
ect
s.Answer( C)isincor
rectbecauseIOSschedulesdonotrequirethatal
l
proj
ectshav ethesameNPV.TheNPVofeachpr ojectdependsont hei nvestmentcostandont hepr esentvalueoftheexpectedcashflows.Bothcostsandcash
fl
owscanv aryforproj
ectsonanIOS.

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ii
i.REQUI RED:Thepr oject
(s)inwhi cht hecompanyshoul dinv estandi tsopti
mal capi tal
budget .
DISCUSSI ON:( B)Theintersectionoft heI OSandMCCschedul esdeter minest hecostofcapi talandt heopt
imalcapitalbudget.Thecompanyshouldbegi nwi
ththe
projecthav i
ngt hehighestreturnandcont inueacceptingpr ojectsasl ongast heI RRexceedst heMCC.Thehi ghestrankprojecti
sA,witha$50mi ll
i
oncostanda
14%I RR.TheMCCi sonly6%ov ert hi
sr angeoffinancing.Thenexthi ghestrankedpr oj
ecti sB, witha$75mi l
lioncostanda12%I RR.When$125mi lli
onhasbeen
i
nv ested,themar gi
nalcostoft henextdol l
arofcapitalis10%,soPr ojectBi sal soaccept able,bri
ngingtheoptimalcapi t
albudgetto$125mil
li
on.Pr ojectCisnot
accept ablebecauseithasan8%r eturn.TheMCCi s10%f orthef i
rst$50mi l
li
oni nv estedint hi
spr ojectand12%f ortheremaining$75mil
li
on.
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecausebot hAandBshoul dbeunder taken.Answer( C)i si ncorrectbecauseAi sacceptabl
e,butCi snot.Answer(D)i
sincorr
ectbecauseC
i
snotaccept able.I
tof f
ersanI RRl esst hanthemar gi
nal costoff i
nanci ngthispr oject.

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iv.REQUI RED:Themar ginalcostofcapit
alandtheappr
opriatediscountrate.
DISCUSSI ON:(C)Theappr opri
atediscountrat
e(thecostofcapi talusedi ncapit
albudget ing)t heor
eticall
yisdeterminedatt heintersect
ionoftheIOSandMCC
schedules.Thisi
nter
sectionisatanMCCof10%andanopt i
malcapi tal
budgetof$125mi l
li
on.Howev er
, i
ftheopti
malcapi talbudgetisassumedt obe$150mill
i
on,
thecompanyi ssti
l
linthesecondi nter
valoftheMCCschedul e.Themar ginalcostoff i
nancingi nthispartoftheschedul ei
s10%.
Answer( A)isi
ncorr
ectbecause6%appl i
esonlytothefi
rst$75mi ll
ionofnewf inancing.Gi vent hattheopt i
malcapitalbudgetexceeds$75mi l
li
on,6%cannotbethe
discountrat
e.Answer( B)isi
ncorrectbecause8%istheIRRofPr ojectC.Answer( D)i sincorrectbecause, ataninv
est mentlevelof$150mi ll
i
on,theMCCis10%.

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v .REQUI RED:Ther easonfortheincr
easesintheMCC.
DISCUSSI ON:( D)TheMCCi saweightedaverageofthecostsofthedif
fer
entf inanci
ngsour ces.Ifthecostofanysourceoffi
nanci
ngincreases,
theMCCcur vewil
l
ri
se.TheMCCcur v
ei supwar dsl
opingbecausethelowestcostfi
nanci
ngsour cesar eassumedt obeusedf ir
st.Thus,ascumulat
ivedebti
ncreases,
thecostofdebt
alsoincreases.
Answer s(A)and( B)ar eincorr
ectbecausefi
nancingcostsdonotdependonr atesofreturnoni nvestment
.Answer( C)isi
ncorr
ectbecause,asaddit
ionalf
undsare
raised,anincreaseinthecostofasour ceoffi
nancing,notadecr
ease,wil
lresultinanincreaseintheMCC.

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vi.REQUIRED:TheNPVoft henewmachi ne.
DISCUSSION:( C)The#300, 000ofannualsav ingsdiscountedat12%hasapr esentval
ueof$1, 083,
000($300,000x3.61PVofanor dinaryannuit
yforfiv
eperiodsat
12%).Thenetcostoft henewmachi neisthe$1,000,
000pur chasepricemi nusthe$60,000cashi nfl
owfrom thesaleoftheoldmachine,or$940,000.Theresulti
ng
NPVi s$143,000( $1,083,000presentv al
ueoffuturesavings-$940,000cashout l
ay).
Answer(A)isi ncorrectbecauset he$300,000savingsisanannualsav ings,whichshouldbedi scountedatthepresentval
ueofanannuityof$1f or5per i
odsat12%
or3.61($300,000x3. 61=$1, 083,000).The$300,000annualsav ingsshouldnotbedi scountedusingthepresentval
ueof$1f or5peri
odsat12%, or0.57($300,000x
0.
57=$171, 000) .Fur thermore,theproperlydi
scountedamount( $1,083,000)shouldber educedbythenetcashout l
ay($1,000,
000-$60,000)fort
henewequi pment .
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Answer(
B)isincor
rectbecausetheNPVi
sequalt
othepr
esentval
ueoffutur
ecashsavi
ngsminusnetini
ti
alcashout
lay
s,Answer(
D)isincorr
ectbecauset
hecash
i
nfl
owsgeneratedf
rom thesaleofol
dmachi
ner
yshoul
dbeaddedtothedif
fer
enceoft
hepresentv
alueofcashinf
lowsminust
hepur
chasepriceofnewmachiner
y.

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vii
.REQUI RED:TheI RRt ot
henearestper centforreplaci
ngt heoldmachi ne.
DISCUSSI ON:( D)TheI RRi
st hediscountr at
eatwhi chthepr esentv alueofthecashflowsequalstheori
ginali
nvestment .Thus, theNPVoft hepr oj
ectiszeroatthe
I
RR.TheI RRisal sothemaxi mum bor r
owi ngcostthef ir
m coul daf for
dt opayforaspecifi
cproj
ect.TheI RRissimi l
artot heyieldrat
e/ef
fecti
ver at
equot edinthe
businessmedi al.Thef ormul
af ort
heI RRi nvol
vinganannui tyequat estheannualcashf l
ow,ti
mesanunknownannui t
yf actorwiththeini
ti
alneti
nv estment:$940,000
=$300, 000xFact or.Thesolutionoftheequat iongivesaf actorof3. 1333,whichi
sfoundi nt
he18%col umnont hefive-peri
odline.
Answer s(A),(
B) ,and(C)areincorr
ectbecausedi v
idi
ngt heneti nvestmentbyt heannualsavi
ngsyiel
dsafactorof3.1333, whichcor r
espondstoan18%I RR.

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vii
i.
REQUI RED:Thepay backperiodfort
henewmachi ne.
DISCUSSI ON:( C)Thepay backmet hoddetermi
neshowl ongitt
akesfort
heinvestmentdoll
arstober ecoveredbytheannualnetcashi nfl
ows.Thet imei scomput
ed
bydividi
ngt henetinvestmentbyt heaverageperi
odicnetcashinf
low.Theinit
ialnetcashoutlaydividedbytheannualcashsav ingsequal s3.
13year s($940,
000÷
$300,000).
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecauset heini
ti
alcashoutl
aydivi
dedbytheannualcashsavingsequals3.13,not1.14.Answer(B)isincorrectbecausetheinit
ialcashout
lay
di
v i
dedbyt heannual cashsavingsequals3.13,
not2.78.Answer(D)isi
ncorr
ectbecausetheinit
ialcashoutlayi
s$940,000($1,000,000outlay-$60,
000i nfl
ow).

ccxl
ix.REQUI RED:Thepresentv alueofthedepr eci
ati
ontaxshiel
dforthesecondyearoft hemachine’
sli
fe.
DISCUSSION:( B)Theappl icabledepr eci
ati
onf or1997is$380,000.Atat axrateof40%,thesav i
ngsis$152,000($380,000x40%).I
tspresentvalueis$121,600
($152,000x0.80PCof$1f ort woper iodsat12%) .
Answer( A)isi
ncorr
ectbecauset hepresentvalueofthedepreci
ati
ontaxshiel
dequalst hepr
esentvalueoftheproductof1990depr
eci
ati
onmul t
ipl
i
edbyt hetaxr ate
of40%.Answer( C)isincor
r ectbecause$109, 440isthepresentval
ueofthetaxsavingdiscountedat18%,nottherequi
red12%.Answer(D)i
sincorrectbecauset he
presentvalueoft
hedepreciationt axshiel
disthePVof$1f or2per i
odsat12%t i
mest hesavingsof$152,
000($380,000x40%) .

ccl
.REQUI RED:Thepr esentval
ueoft heafter -
taxcashfl
owassoci atedwi t
hthesal vageoft heoldmachi ne.
DISCUSSION:( A)Theol dmachi newillbesol dfor$60,000,andt heenti
resel l
ingpr i
cerepresentsat axablegai nbecauset hebookv al
ueiszero.Ata40%t axrate,
thetaxis$24,000.Howev er,t
het axwi l
lnotbepai dunt i
ltheendoft hey ear.Di scounti
ngt hetaxpay mentsr esult
si napr esentval
ueof$21,360($24,
000x0. 89).
Thisamounti ssubtract
edfrom the$60, 000selli
ngprice(notdiscountedbecauser ecei
vedimmedi atel
y)toy i
eldanaf ter-
taxNPVof$38, 640.
Answer( B)isincorr
ectbecauset he$24, 000taxpaymentt obepai datyear-
endshoul dbediscount edusi ngthepr esentv aluefactorof0.89.Answer(C)i
sincorrect
becauset he$60,000pay mentreceivedf orthemachineryisreceivedimmedi atelyuponsale,andt hereforeshoul dnotbedi scounted.Answer(D)isi
ncorr
ectbecause
onlythediscountedamountofi ncomet axshoul dbesubt r
actedfrom the$60, 000receivedforthemachi nery.

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i
. REQUI RED:Thepr esentval
ueoftheannualaft
er-t
axcashsav i
ngst hatar
isefr
om t henewmachi newithoutconsider
ati
onofthedepreci
ati
ontaxshiel
d.
DISCUSSION:( D)Theannualsav i
ngsof$300,000mustber educedbyt he40%t ax,sot heneteffectofpurchasingthenewmachi neisanannualcashsavingsof
$180,
000[ (1–0.4)x$300, 000]
.Thepresentval
ueoft heaf
ter-
taxsav i
ngsisther
efore$649,800($180,000x3. 61PVofanor di
naryannuit
yforfi
veperi
odsat12%).
Answer( A)isincor
rectbecause$563,400isthepr esentv
alueoft heannualafter-t
axcashsav ingsdiscountedat18%,notthef i
rm’srequi
red12%.Answer( B)is
i
ncorrectbecausetheannualsav i
ngsmustber educedbythe40%t ax.Thisisachievedbymul t
iplyi
ngannualsavingsby1–0. 4,not1–0. 6.Answer(C)isi
ncorr
ect
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becauset
hepr
esentv
aluei
stheannual
aft
er-
taxsav
ingsdi
scount
edatt
hePVofanor
dinar
yannui
tyf
orf
iveper
iodsat12%.

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i
i. REQUI RED:Thepr esentval
ueoft headdi t
ionalaft
er-
taxcashf lowr esul
ti
ngf r
om af utur
esaleoft henewmachi ne.
DISCUSSI ON:( B)Atthetimeofsal e,
thenewmachi newi llbefull
ydepr eci
ated,andanysal eproceedswi l
lbeful
lytaxabl
easagain.Hence,t
he$80,000taxabl
egain
willr
esultin$32,000oftax($80,000x0. 40),andtheaf t
er-taxcashf l
owwi l
lbe$48, 000.I t
spresentv al
uewillbe$27,360($48,
000x0.57PVof$1forfiveperi
odsat
12%) .
Answer( A)isincorr
ectbecauset heaft
er-taxcashf l
owof$48, 000, notthe$32,0000oft ax,shouldbediscountedatthePVf act
orof$1for5per
iodsat12%.Answer
(C)isincorrectbecausethe$32,000oft axshouldbededuct edfrom t hesaleamountbef or
ediscountingtheafter-
taxcashfl
ow.Answer(D)isincorr
ectbecause
$48,000istheaf t
er-
taxcashinf
low, whichneedst obedi scountedtoi t
sPV.

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i
ii
.(3,
750+3,
750+11,
250+11,
250)
/4)
/(100,
000/
2)
ccl
i
v
. Accr
ual account
ingi
ncome =$103,
000-(
($250,
000-$10,
000)
/5)
=$103,000-$48,000
=$55,000

AARRwi
thi
nit
ial
inv
est
ment =$55,000/(
$250,
000+$25,
000)
=$55,
000/
$275,
000
=0.
20
ccl
v
.a.Cashflowfr
om sale:$116,
000 (
$120,000-40%t axonthe$10,000taxgai
n)
b.I
ncreaseinannual
cashoutfl
ows:$20,800 ($20,
000pretaxcostincr
ease+$800i
ncr
easei
nincomet
axes;
the$20,
000i
ncr
easei
ncashcost
sismor
ethanof
fset
bylosi
nga$22,000depreci
ati
ondeducti
on)
ccl
vi
.I
nv est
mentrequir
ed÷Netannual cashi
nflow=
Factoroft
heinternal
rat
eofr et
urn
$83,
150÷Netannual cashinfl
ow=3.326
$83,150÷3.326=Netannual cashi
nfl
ow
=$25,000
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vi
i
.
Unit NetPr etax
Year Est imatedUni
tSales Variabl
e Unit CashInf l
ows
Demandi n Pri
ce Cost Cont
ribut
ion From Sal es
Unit
s Margin
1 10,000 $15 $7 $8 $80,000
2 10,000 15 7 8 80,
000
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3 10,
000 15 7 8 80,
000
4 10,
000 15 7 8 80,
000
5 10,
000 15 7 8 80,
000

Totalnetpret
axcashi nf
lowsfrom sal
es $400,
000
I
niti
alcashoutfl
ow( costofasset) $250,000
Lesspretaxesti
matedsal v
agev al
ue (
50,000) 200,000
Excessofnetpretaxcashinfl
owsov ercost $200,
000
ccl
vi
ii
. a. Cashfl
owfrom sale:$90,
000 ( $70,
000+40%taxsavingsonthe$50,000taxloss)
b.Incr
easeinannual
cashout fl
ows:$27,600 ($30,
000pr
etaxcostincr
ease-$2,400decreasei
nincomet
axes;
the$30,
000i
ncr
easei
ncashcost
sispar
ti
all
yof
fset
bylosi
nga$24,000depreciat
iondeduction)
ccl
i
x
.
a.Netinvest
ment :$124,000[$300,
000-$160,
000-40%x( $200,
000-160,
000)
]
b.Incr
easeinincomet axes:$5,
000 [40%x($37,
500pret
axflow-$75,
000depreci
ati
on+$50,
000l
ostdepr
eci
ati
on)
]
c.I
ncr
easeincashf l
ows:$32,500 ($37,
500-$5,
000incr
easeinincometax
es)
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x
.a.Netinvest
ment :$74,000 [$150,000-$60,
000-40%(
$100,000-60,000)
]
b.Incr
easeinincomet axes:$16,000 [40%x($50,
000pret
axflow-$30,000depr
eci
ati
on+$20,
000l
ostdepr
eci
ati
on)
]
c. I
ncr
easeincashf l
ows:$34, 000 ($50,
000-$16,
000incr
easeinincometaxes)
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xi
.
Pr
edi
cted Year
(s) PV PVof
CashFl
ows Fact
or Cash
Flows
I
nit
ial
Inv
est
ment $(
160,
000) 0 1.000 $(
160,000
)
Sal
vageofold 20,
000 0 1.000 20,000
Annual
operat
ions 40,
000 1-
3 2.322 92,880
Annual
operat
ions 20,
000 4-
6 (
3.889- 31,340
2.
322)
Sav e by not 40,
000 1 0.877 35,080
rebuil
ding
Salvageofnew 24,
000 6 0.
456 10,
944
Netpresentv
alue $ 30,
244
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xi
i
.
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Descr
ipt
ion Year
s Amount 16% Present
Factor Value
Van&equi
pment 0 (
$125,00 1.000 (
$125,000)
0)
Wor
kingcapi
tal 0 (
$60,000 1.
000 (
$60,
000)
)
Bui
l
dingr
ent 1-
6 (
$35,000 3.
685 (
$128,
975)
)
Netannual cashinf
low 1-
6 $80,
000 3.
685 $294,800
Salvagev al
ue, 6 $5,000 0.
410 $2,050
equipment
Releaseofwor ki
ng 6 $60,
000 0.
410 $24,
600
capital
Netpr esentval
ue $7,
475
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xi
ii
.
Year Expl
anat
ion Amount 12% Present
Factor Value
0 I
nvestmenttoupdat
e $(500,00 1.000 $(500,000)
asset
s 0)
1-
9 Annualcashi
nfl
ows 1,
805,00 5.
328 9,
617,
040
0
9 Sell
ingpr i
cefort
he 600,000
0.
361 216,600
divi
sion.
Netpr esentv
alue $9,333,640
Thesal
espr
iceof$9,000,
000islesst
hant
hepr
esentval
ueoft
hecashf l
owsr
esul
ti
ngf
rom r
etai
ningt
hedi
vi
sion.Gener
alt
husshoul
dnotacceptt
heof
fer
.
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xi
v
.
Descr
ipt
ion Year
s Amount 10% Present
Factor Value
Equi
pment 0 (
$300,00 1.000 (
$300,000)
0)
Wor
kingcapi
tal 0 (
$50,000 1.
000 (
$50,
000)
)
Netannual
cashi
nfl
ow 1-
7 $70,
000 4.
868 $340,760
Sal
vageval
ue, 7 $5,000 0.
513 $2,565
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NG

equipment
Releaseofworking 7 $50,
000 0.
513 $25,
650
capital
Netpresentvalue $18,
975
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xv
.
Descr
ipt
ion Year
s Amount 16% Present
Factor Value
Equi
pment 0 (
$100,00 1.000 (
$100,000)
0)
Wor
kingcapi
tal 0 (
$40,000 1.
000 (
$40,
000)
)
Bui
l
dingr
ent 1-
6 (
$24,000 3.
685 (
$88,
440)
)
Netannual cashinf
low 1-
6 $60,
000 3.
685 $221,100
Salvagev al
ue, 6 $10,
000 0.
410 $4,100
equipment
Releaseofwor ki
ng 6 $40,
000 0.
410 $16,
400
capital
Netpr esentval
ue $13,
160
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xvi
. Pr
esent
Year
s Amount 14%Factor Val ue
Worki
ngcapitali
nvestment Now $(
100,
000) 1. 000 $(100,000)
Annualcashinf
lows...
..
. 1-
5 17,000 3.
433 58, 361
Worki
ngcapitalrel
eased 5 100,000 0.
519 51, 900
Netpresentv
alue...
..
..
. $10,261

Yes,
thedi
str
ibut
orshi
pshoul
dbeaccept
edsi
ncet
hepr
ojecthasaposi
ti
venetpr
esentv
alue.
ccl
xvi
i
. Present
I
tem Years Amount 14%Fact or Val ue
I
nvestment now ($16,000) 1.
000 ($16,000)
Annualcashi
nfl
ows...
..
..
..
..
..
.. 1-12 3,600 5.
660 20, 376
Worki
ngcapit
alrequi
red..
..
..
..
..
..
..now (4,500) 1.
000 (4,500)
Worki
ngcapit
alrel
eased..
..
..
..
..
..
..12 4,500 0.
208 936

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Sal
vagev al
ueequi
pment.
..
..
..
..
..
..12 2,
000 0.
208 416
Netpresentval
ue $1,
228
ccl
xvi
i
i
. Present
Proj
ectA: Amount12%Factor Value
Cashinvestmentnow...
..
..
..
..
..
. (
$15,
000) 1. 000 ($15,000)
Cashinfl
owatt heendof5y ears $21,
000 0.
567 $11,907
Cashinfl
owatt heendof8y ears $21,
000 0.
404 $8, 484
Netpresentval
ue..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. $5,391

Proj
ectB:
Cashinvestmentnow...
..
..
..
..
..
. ($11,000) 1. 000 (
$11,
000)
Annualcashoutfl
owf or5years.
. ($3,000) 3. 605 (
$10,
815)
Addi
tionalcashi
nfl
owatt heendof5y
ear
s..
...
..
..
..
..
.. $21,
000 0.
567 $11,
907
Netpresentval
ue..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ($9,
908)

Proj
ectC:
Cashinvestmentnow ($21,
000) 1.
000 (
$21,
000)
Annualcashinfl
owf or4y ear
s $11,
000 3.
037 $33,
407
Cashoutfl
owatt heendof3y ear
s ($5,
000) 0.
712 ($3,
560)
Addi
tionalcashinf
lowatt heendof4y
ear
s$15,000 0.
636 $9,540
Netpresentval
ue..
...
..
..
..
..
..
. $18,
387
ccl
xi
x
. a. I
nvest
mentr
equi
red÷Netannual
cashi
nfl
ow=Pay
backper
iod
$60,
000-$5,000)÷($18,000+$12,000)=1.
83year
s(rounded)
b.Increment
alnetincome÷I nvest
ment=Si mpl
erat
eofret
urn
$18,
000÷$55, 000=32.7%( r
ounded)
ccl
xx
.
a.Pay
backper
iod:3.
0year
s(30,
000+60,
000+90,
000)

b.Bookrateofr et
urn:20%
Aver
ager eturn:$54,
000( $270,
000tot
al/5y ear
s)
Depr
eciation: 36,000( $180,
000/5years)
Aver
ageincome $18, 000
Aver
ageinv estment:$180,000/2=$90,000
Bookrateofr et
urn=$18, 000/$90,
000=20%

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c. NPV:
$6,
930
Cash Fact
or PV
1 30,000 .
893 26,790
2 60,000 .
797 47,820
3 90,000 .
712 64,080
4 60,000 .
636 38,160
5 30,000 .
567 17,010
193, 860
I
nvest
ment 180, 000
NPV 13,860
ccl
xxi
. a. Pay
backper
iod:3.
15y
ear
s(75,
000+90,
000+115,
000+.
15x130,
000)

b.Bookrateofr et
urn: 33.3%
Aver
ager eturn: $100,000 ($600,
000tot
al/6year
s)
Depr
eciation: 50,
000 ($30,
000/6years)
Aver
ageincome $50, 000
Aver
ageinv estment:$300,000/2=$150,000
Bookrateofr et
urn= $50,000/150,
000=33.3%

c. NPV:
$130,
530
Cash Fact
or PV
1 75,000 .
909 68,175
2 90,000 .
826 74,340
3 115,000 .
751 86,365
4 130,000 .
683 88,790
5 100,000 .
621 62,100
90,000 .
564 50,760
430, 530
I
nvest
ment 300, 000
PV 130, 530
ccl
xxi
i
. ( 1) $100, 000/$16,000=6. 25year
spay backperiod
(2)[($160,000-$90,000)/10y r
s.]/[(
$100,000+$10,000)/2]=12.
73%account
ingrat
eofr et
urnonaver
ageinv
estment
(3)Netpr esentvalue=PVoft enannualcashinfl
owsof$16, 000+PVofinf
lowfrom sal
vageintent
hyear–Origi
nal
inv
est
ment
$2,180=( $16,000x6. 145+( $10,000x0.386)–($100,000)

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ccl
xxi
i
i
123.
a. Costsavi
ngspery
ear $5,
000
Maint
enancepery
ear (
700)
Netcashfl
owsperyear $4,
300

Cash Discountf
actor Presentv al
ue
$30,
000 1.0000 $(30,000.00)
4,
300 5.5348 23,799.64
Netpresentv
alueofinvestment $(6,200.36)

b. Pay
backequal
s$30,
000/
$4,
300=6.
976y
ear
s

ccl
xxi
v
120. (
a)
Cashf
low Year Amount Di
scount Pr
esentvalue
f
actor
I
nvest
ment 0 $(
100,
000) 1.00 $(100,
000)
Worki
ngcap. 0 $(
200,
000) 1.00 (
200,000)
Cashi
nfl
ow 1 100,
000 .8621 86,210
Cashi
nfl
ow 2 150,
000 .7432 111,480
Cashi
nfl
ow 3 200,
000 .6407 128,140
Cashi
nfl
ow 4 200,
000 .5523 110,460
Worki
ngcap. 4 200,
000 .5523 110,460
Netpr
esentv
alue $246,750

(
b) Af terthefi
rsttwoy ear
s,$250,
000oftheor
igi
nal$300,
000i
nvest
mentwoul
dber
ecouped.I
twoul
dtakeone-
quar
teroft
het
hir
dyear(
$50,
000/
$200,
000)t
o
r
ecoupt
helast$50,000.Thus,thepay
backperi
odis2.
25y ear
s.

ccl
xxv
. a. Annual
cashinf
low $60,
000
Pr
esentval
uef
act
orfor10y
ear
s x5.
650
I
nit
ial
inv
est
ment $339,
000

b.Pay
backper
iod=$339,
000/
$60,
000=5.
65y
ear
s

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c. I
nit
ial
inv
est ment $62,900
PVofsalvageval
ue($10,
000x0.275) (
2,750)
NetPVofannualnetcashi
nfl
ow $60,150

Annual
cashi
nfl
ow=$60,
150/
3.020=$19,
917.
22

d.Pay
back=$62,
900/
$19,
917.
22=3.
158

e. Annual
netcashi
nfl
ow=$226,
000/
5.650=$40,
000

f
. PVf
act
orf
or10y
ear
s=$226,
000/
$40,
000=5.
650

Lookupv
alue5.
650i
nPVofannui
tyt
abl
eunder10y
ear
sandt
hei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nis12%.
ccl
xxv
i
. a. Annualcashf
low:
60%x[ 125,
000x($200-$130)]–(60%x$6,000,
000)+(40%x$7,
200,
000/4)
=$2,370,
000
NPV:[(
$2,370,
000x3.037)-$7,
200,
000-500,
000+( $500,
000x.
636)
]=($184,310)

b.PI
:0.
976[
($2,
370,
000x3.
037+500,
000x.
636)
/($7,
200,
000+500,
000)
]
ccl
xxv
ii
.a.
Pr
edicted Year
(s) PVFact
or PVofCash
CashFlows Flows
I
nit
iali
nvestment $( 20,960) 0 1.
000 $(
20,960)
Annual 5,000 10 4.
833 24,165
operat
ions
Net pr esent $ 3, 205
val
ue

b.Pr
esentval
uefactorofanannui
tyof$1.
00=$20,960/
$5,
000=4.
192.
Fr
om annui
tyt
able,the4.
192factori
scl
osestt
othe10-y
earr
owatthe20%col
umn.Ther
efor
e,t
heI
RRi
s20%.
ccl
xxv
ii
i
.a.
Pr
edi
cted Year
(s) PV PVof

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CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

CashFl
ows Fact
or Cash
Flows
Ini
ti
alinv
est ment $(
95,
000) 0 1.
000 $(
95,000)
Annual oper ati
ons, 18,000 1-8 4.
639 83,502
net
Salvagev al
ue,wor k 14,
500 8 0.
351 5,
090
cap
Netpr esentval
ue $(
6,408)

b.Tri
alander rorisnecessar
y .Youknowi
tisbel
ow14%becausetheanswert
oPar
tAwasnegat
iveand,t
her
efor
e,l
esst
hant
hedi
scountr
ate.Ther
efor
e,l
et'
str
y
12%.
Predicted Year
(s) PVFactor PVOf
CashFl ows CashFl
ows
Ini
ti
alinv
est ment $(
95, 000) 0 1.000 $(
95,
000)
Annual oper at
ions, 18, 000 1-8 4.968 89,
424
net
Salvagev al
ue,wor k 14,500 8 0.404 5,
858
cap
Netpr esentvalue $ 282

The(
almost
)zer
onetpr
esentv
aluei
ndi
cat
esani
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nofappr
oxi
mat
ely12%.
ccl
xxi
x
. a. NPV: $78,
000 [ (5.
650x$120,000)-$600,
000]
b.Paybackper
iod: 5years ( $600,000/
$120,
000)
c. I
RR: 15% (5.
0isabouthalf
waybetween5.216and4.833)
ccl
xxx
. a. NPV: $36,
300 [
(3.
605x$60,000)-$180,
000]
b.Paybackperi
od: 3years(
$180,000/$60,
000)
c. I
RR:between18%and20% (3.
0isbetween3.127and2.991)
ccl
xxxi
. a.
Pr
edicted Year
(s) PV PVof
Cash Fact
or Cash
Flows Flows
I
nvest
ment $(
36,586) 0 1.
000 $(
36,586)
Worki
ng capi
tal (4,000) 0 1.
000 (
4,000)
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needed
Annualoperati
ons 10,
000 1-
5 3.
433 34,
330
Working capi
tal 4,
000 5 0.
519 2,
076
ret
urned
Salv
agev al
ue 4,
000 5 0.
519 2,
076
Netpresentval
ue $(
2,104)

b.Tr
ial
ander rorisrequir
ed.Becausenetpr
esentval
ueisnegat
iveinparta,
thei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nisl
esst
han14%.St
artbyt
ryi
ng12%.
Predict
ed Year (s) PV PVof
Cash Factor Cash
Fl
ows Flows
Investment $(36,
586) 0 1.
000 $( 36,586)
Wor king capital (4,
000) 0 1.
000 (4,000)
needed
Annual operati
ons 10,
000 1-5 3.
605 36,050
Wor king capital 4,
000 5 0.
567 2,268
ret
ur ned
Salvagev al
ue 4,
000 5 0.
567 2,268
Netpr esentval
ue $-0-

Wi
thazer
onetpr
esentv
alue,
thei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nis12%.

c. Pay
backper
iod=(
$36,
586+$4,
000)
/$10,
000=4.
06y
ear
s.
ccl
xxxi
i
.(
1) $100,
000/
$29,
129=3.
4year
spay
backper
iod

(
2)(
$29,
129x3.
605)-$100,
000=$5,
010netpr
esentv
alue

(
3)$100,000/
$29,
129=3.433discountf
actor
Presentval
ueof$1r
eceivedannuall
yfor5year
sat14%i
nter
esthasaf
act
orequal
to3.
433.Thei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nont
hepur
chasei
s14%.

(
4)Yes.Thenetpr
esentv
aluei
sposi
ti
veandt
hei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
n(14%)i
smor
ethant
hedi
scountr
ate(
12%)
.
ccl
xxxi
i
i
. a. Si
ncedepr
eci
ati
oni
stheonl
ynoncashi
tem ont
hei
ncomest
atement
,thenetannual
cashflowcanbecomput
edbyaddi
ngbackdepr
eci
ati
ont
oneti
ncome.
Netincome…..
..
..
..
.. $200,
000

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CES CAPI
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Depreci
ati
on…...
..
..
. 100,
000
Netannualcashfl
ow… $300,
000

Present
Years Amount 12%Factor Value
I
niti
ali
nvest ment Now $(
1,000,000) 1.
000 $(1,
000,000)
Netannual cashfl
ows 1-10 300,000 5.
650 1, 695,
000
Netpresentval
ue $ 695,
000

b.Theformulaforcomput
ingt
hefactoroftheint
ernal
rat
eof r
etur
n(I
RR)i
s:
I
nvestmentrequir
ed÷Netannualcashinfl
ow=Factoroft
heI
RR
$1,
000,000÷$300,000=3.333

26%fact
or…..
..
. 3.
465 3.
465
Truef
actor….
..
. 3.
333
28%fact
or ____
_ 3.
269
0.
132 0.
196

26%+2%(
0.132÷0.
196)=27.
3%

c. Theformulaf
orthepaybackper
iodis:
Inv
estmentrequi
red÷Netannualcashi
nfl
ow=Pay
backper
iod
$1,000,
000÷$300,000=3.33year
s

d.Theformulaf
orthesimplerat
eofr
etur
nis:
Netincome÷Ini
tiali
nvest
ment=Si
mplerat
eofr
etur
n
$200,000÷$1,
000,000=20.0%
ccl
xxxi
v
.(
1) $45,
000i
nit
ial
out
lay
/$12,
000annual
out
fl
ow=3.
75pay
backy
ear
s

(
2)Cashi
nfl
ow($12,
000x3.
791) $45,
492
I
nvest
ment 45,
000
Netpr
esentv
alue $ 492

(
3)$45,
000x.
621=$27,
945
ccl
xxxv
. a. Year Amount 10%Fact
orPr
esentVal
ue
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CES CAPI
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NG

I
nvestmentrequir
ed now (
$25,
000) 1.
000 (
$25,000)
Annualcostsavi
ngs 1-
15 3,
500 7.
606 26,621
Sal
vagev al
ue..
..
. 15 1,
000 0.
239 239
Netpresentval
ue $1,860

b.Year Amount 10%FactorPr


esentValue
Annualcashi
nfl
ows 1-8 $5,000 5.335 $26,
675
Si
ncethepresentv
alueoft
hecashinfl
owsis$26,675,thecompanyshoul
dbewi
l
li
ngt
opayupt
othi
samountt
oacqui
ret
hemachi
ne.

c. I
nvestmentr equir
ed÷Netannual cashf
low=Fact
oroft
hei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
n
$30,000÷%6, 000=5. 000
14%f actor..
...
..
..
..
.5.216 5. 216
Truef act
or...
...
..
..
.5.000
16%f actor..
...
..
..
..
. 4.833
0.216 0. 383

14%+2%(
0.216÷0.
383)=15.
1%

Themachi
neshoul
dbepur
chased,
sincet
hei
nter
nal
rat
eofr
etur
nisgr
eat
ert
hant
her
equi
redr
ateofr
etur
n.
ccl
xxxv
i
.a. Thepr esentvalueoft he$12, 000annuityi
sfoundbymul t
ipl
ying$12,000byt heannuit
ydi scountfact
orassociat
edwith6percentinterestforfoury
ears:
$12,000 3. 4651=$41, 581.20.
From thei nformationont heprofit
abili
tyindex,i
tisknownt hatthepresentv al
ueoft hecashi nflowsis1.03953t i
mestheinit
iali
nvestment .Thus,theini
ti
al
i
nv estmentis$41, 581.20/1.03953=$40, 000.
b.Bydi v
iding$40, 000byt heannual cashinfl
owof$12,000,i
tisdeterminedthatthediscountfact
orassoci at
edwiththeIRRis3.
3333.Thi
sdi scountfactoris
associatedwi thaninterestratethatli
esbet ween7and8per cent
.Usinginter
polati
on,theIRRiscomput edtobeappr oxi
matel
y7.72percent.

ccl
xxxv
ii
.a. Annualcashf
lows:$27,000 [
$35,000-40%x(
$35,
000-$15,
000)
]
b.Paybackperi
od:5.56year
s( $150,
000/$27,
000)
ccl
xxxv
ii
i
.a. Annualnetcashf
lows:$14,
800 [
$18,
000pretax-40%x(
$18,
000-$10,
000depr
eci
ati
on)
]
b.NPV:Negati
ve$16,380 [
($14,
800x5.
650)-$100,
000]
ccl
xxxi
x
. a.I
ncomebefor
etaxes,
250,
000x(
$60-$40)-$3,
000,
000-$5,
000,
000/4$750,
000
I
ncomet ax (
300,
000)
Netincome $450,000
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CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

Pl
usdepreci
ati
on 1,
250,
000
Netcashfl
ow $1,
700,
000

b.Pay
backper
iod:2.
94y
ear
s($5,
000,
000/
$1,
700,
000)

c.NPV:$389,
000 [
($1,
700,
000x3.
170)-$5,
000,
000]
ccxc
.
a.Annualcashfl
ows:$46,400 [$56,000-40%x($56,
000-32,
000)
]
b.Paybackperi
od:3.45years($160,000/
$46,
400)
c. NPV:
$7,272 [(
$46,400x3.605)-$160,
000]
ccxci
.
a.I
ncomebef oretax
es,
[200,
000x(
$40-$27)-$1,
500,
000-$3,
500,000/4] $225,
000
I
ncomet ax( 40%) (90,000)
Pl
usdepr eciati
on 875,000
Netcashf l
ow $1,010,000

b.Pay
backper
iod:3.
47y
ear
s($3,
500,
000/
$1,
010,
000)

c. NPV:
negat
ive$298,
300 [
($1,
010,
000x3.
170)-$3,
500,
000]
ccxci
i
. a. Incr
easeinannual
netcashfl
ow:$148,
000 [$200,
000-40%x(
$200,
000-$70,
000)
]
b.Pr
ofi
tabi
li
tyi
ndex:1.19 [
($148,
000x5.
65)/
$700,
000]
ccxci
i
i
. a. I
ncreaseinannualnetcashfl
ow:$22,000 [$30,000-(40%x($30,000-$10,
000)
]
b.Pr ofit
abil
it
yindex:1.24 [($22,
000x5.65)/
$100,
000]
c. Effectonprofit
abil
i
tyindex:Incr
ease (PIwoul
dincreasebecauset
het axshiel
dofdepr
eci
ati
onwoul
doccurear
li
erandsobemor
eval
uabl
ewhenconsi
der
ingt
he
ti
mev al
ueofmoney .)
ccxci
v
. a. Annualnetcashf
lows:$57,600 [$80,
000pret
ax-40%x($80,
000-$24,
000depr
eci
ati
on)
]
b.NPV:$17,640[ (
$57,
600x5.650)-$240,000-$100,
000+($100,
000x.322)
]
c. PI
:1.
052{[($57,
600x5.650)+($100,000x.322)
]/(
$240,
000+$100,
000)}
ccxcv
. a. Annualnetcashfl
ows:$550,000[$750,000-40%x($750,
000-$250,
000depr
eci
ati
on)
]
b.NPV:$434,400 [ (
$550,
000x4.968)-$2,
000,000-$500,
000+($500,
000x.404)
]
c. PI
:1.
17{[
($550,000x4.968)+(
$500,000x.404)]/(
$2,
000,
000+$500,
000)}
ccxcv
i
. a. Annual
netcashf
lows:$2,
325,
000

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CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
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[
$2,
875,
000pr
etax-40%x($2,875,
000-$1,
500,
000depr
eci
ati
on)
]
pr
etaxi
ncome=275,000x($60-$35)-$4,
000,
000=$2,
875,
000

b.NPV:$775,
050[
($2,
325,
000x2.
914)-$6,
000,
000]

c. Al
l
owabl
elossofX-
10sal
es,appr
oxi
mat
ely36,
941uni
ts[
($775,
050/
2.914)
/60%]
/12

d.Al
l
owableerr
ori
nper -
unitVC,$1.
61
{[
($775,
050/
2.914)/
60%]/275,
000uni
ts}
ccxcv
ii
a. Annualnetcashf
lows:$26, 200 [
$33,
000pretax-40%x($33,
000-$16,
000depreci
ati
on)
]
b.NPV:Negat i
ve$11,970 [
($26,200x5.650)-$160,
000]
c. IRR:
bet
ween10%and12% [ factorof6.
107(160,
000/26,
200)i
sbetween6.
145and5.650]
ccxcv
ii
i
126.
a. Revenue $100,000
-cashexpenses (60,
000)
Annuali
nfl
ow $40,000

b. PVi
nfl
ow$40,
000 4.
4941= $179,764
PVout
fl
ow$160,
000 1.
0= (160,
000)
NPV= $19,764

c. I
RRf
act
or=$160,
000/
$40,
000=4.
0whi
chi
sappr
oxi
mat
ely23%

d Pay
back=$160,
000/
$40,
000=4y
rs.
.

e. $179,
764/
$160,
000=1.
123525

f
. Carwashexceedsmi
nimum onSRRandI
RR,
butnotpay
back.

ccx
cix
. Presentval
ueofkeepingcurrentsy
stem:
Predi
cted Year
(s) PV PVof
CashFlows Factor CashFlows
Overhaul $(40,
000) 0 1.000 $( 40,
000)
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CES CAPI
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NG

Annual
operat
ions (
70,
000) 1-
5 2.
991 (209,370)
Sal
vageval
ue 5,
000 5 0.
402 2,
010
Net present $(247,360)
val
ue

Pr
esentv al
ueofnewsystem:
Predicted Year
(s) PV PVof
CashFl ows Factor CashFlows
Inv
est ment $(100,000) 0 1.000 $(100,
000)
Salvage v al
ue, 20, 000 0 1.000 20,
000
old
Annual (40,000) 1-
5 2.
991 (
119,
640)
operati
ons
Salvagevalue 20,000 5 0.
402 8,
040
Net pr esent $(
191,600)
val
ue

Buy
ingt
henewequi
pmenti
sthemostdesi
rabl
eby$55,
760(
$247,
360-$191,
600)
.
ccc
.a.Pay
backMet
hod
ProposalA ProposalB ProposalC
Year1 $80,000 $45,000 $90,000
Year2 10,000 45,000 .
$90,000 $90,000 $90,000
Pay
back 2y ears 2y ears 1year

NetPr
esentVal
ue
Pr
edi
cted Year
(s) PV PVof
Pr
oposalA: CashFl
ows Fact
or CashFl
ows

Inv
estment $(
90,
000) 0 1.
000 $(
90,
000)
Annual
operat
ions:
Year1 80,
000 1 0.
877 70,
160
Year2 10,
000 2 0.
769 7,
690
Year3 45,
000 3 0.
675 30,
375
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SORYSERVI
CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

Net pr
esent $18,
225
v
alue

Pr
edi
cted Year
(s) PV PVof
Pr
oposalB: CashFl
ows Fact
or CashFl
ows

I
nvestment $(
90,
000) 0 1.
000 $(
90,
000)
Annual
operat
ions:
Year1 45,
000 1 0.
877 39,
465
Year2 45,
000 2 0.
769 34,
605
Year3 45,
000 3 0.
675 30,
375
Netpresentval
ue $14,445

Pr
edi
cted Year
(s) PV PVof
Pr
oposalC: CashFl
ows Fact
or CashFl
ows

I
nvestment $(
90,
000) 0 1.
000 $(
90,
000)
Annualoper
ati
ons:
Year1 90,
000 1 0.
877 78,
930
Net pr
esent $ 11,
070
val
ue

AccrualAccounti
ngRat
eofRet
urn:
ProposalA:[80,
000+10,
000+45,000)
/3-(
90,
000/
3)]
/90,
000=0.
167

Pr
oposalB:(
45,
000-
30,
000)
/90,
000=0.
167

Pr
oposalC:(
90,
000-90,
000)
/90,
000=0.
0

b. Summar y:
Met hod Pr
oposal
A Pr
oposal
B Pr
oposal
C
Payback met
hod 2.
5 2.
5 1.
0
ranks
Netpr esentv
alue 1.
0 2.
0 3.
0
AARR 1.
5 1.
5 3.
0
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SORYSERVI
CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

Event
houghProposalCi
sNumber1forpayback,i
tcomesi nlastwiththeot
hert
womethods.Becausethenetpr
esentv
aluemet
hodt
akesi
ntoaccountt
het
ime
val
ueofmoneyandtheot
herpr
oposal
sar
elesscompr ehensi
ve,ProposalAwoul
dbet
hebestalt
ernati
ve.
ccci
125.
a. Ol dl
oss$(2,000)
Newrecei
pts$20,000 5%= $1,
000
Depr
.$12,000/10yr
s.= (1,
200)
New(Loss) $(200)

b. Changeinannualcashinf
lowi
s$3,000
Payback=$12,000/$3,
000=4yrs.

c. 1. PVofi
nfl
ow $3,
000 4.1925= $12,
577.
50
PVofout
fl
ow$12,000 1.0= (12,
000.
00)
NPV $ 577.
50

2. I
RRi
sappr
oxi
mat
ely23%

d. Changeininf
low=$2,700
PVinf
low$2,700 4.1925= $11,
319.
75
PVoutfl
ow$12,000 1.0= (12,
000.
00)
NPV $(680.
25)

e. $12,
000/4.
1925=$2,862.
25
Recei
pts=($2,
862.
25-$2,000)
/.05=$17,
245

ccci
i
.
. a. Year Cashflow Discountf actor Pr
esentv
alue
1 $150,000 1.0000 $(150,000.00)
1 32,000 .9009 28,828.80
2 57,000 .8116 46,261.20
3 5,000 .7312 3,656.00
4 28,000 .6587 8,443.60
5 16,000 .5935 9,496.00
6 3,000 .5346 1,603.80
7 15,000 .4817 7,225.50
7 70,000 .4817 33,719.00
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CES CAPI
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Netpr
esentv
alue $(
766.
10)

b.Pr
ofi
tabi
l
ityi
ndexequal
spr
esentv
alueofcashf
lowsdi
vi
dedbyi
nvest
ment
:$149,
233.
90/
$150,
000=.
995

c. Pay
backper
iodi
s6.
11y
ear
s,comput
edasf
oll
ows:

Year CashFl
ow Cumul
ati
veCashFl
ow
1 $32,
000 $32,000
2 57,
000 89,
000
3 5,
000 94,
000
4 28,
000 122,
000
5 16,
000 138,
000
6 3,
000 141,
000
7 85,
000 226,
000

$150,
000-$141,
000=$9,
000/
$85,
000=.
11

d.Theprojectisquant
it
ati
vel
yunacceptabl
ebecausei thasanegati
veNPV,aless-
than-onePI ,andapay backperiodofoversixyears.Howev er,
theNPVandPIar e
extr
emelyclosetobeingaccept
able.Becausethenewmachi newillpr
ovi
deXYZzer o-defectproduct
ion,theinvest
mentmaybedesi rableifaddi
ti
onalqual
it
ati
ve
fact
orsareconsider
edsuchasi mprovedcompet i
ti
veposi
ti
on,customersat
isf
acti
on, goodwi l
lgener
ated,improvedproductquali
tyandr el
iabi
li
ty,
andadesireto
beintheforefr
ontofmanufact
uri
ngcapabili
ty.XYZmaywantt oatt
empttoquanti
fythesebenef it
sandr eeval
uatethemachine'
saccept abil
i
tyasani nv
estment.
ccci
i
i
118. Nomat t
erwhathappens, t
het axr
ateforthenexttwoy earsis30percent
.Usi ngthedi f
fer
encesi ndepreci
ationamount s,
onecandet erminethedi
ff
erence
inpresentvaluesbet weent hetwomethodsattheendofy ear2whent het
axrateisexpect edtochange.
Presentvaluecalculati
onsfory ears1and2:
Year1( $20,000) .30 . 9091= $(5,
455)
Year2( $25,000) .30 . 8265= $(6,
199)
Totalpresentv al
uediff
erenceatend $(11,
654)
So,aftert
hef ir
sttwoy ears,Met hod1hasgenerated$11,654mor epresentval
uet hanMethod2.Thi ssimplymeanst hatatt hepointofindi
ffer
ence,Method2woul dbe
requir
edt ogener ate$11,654mor epresentvaluethanMet hod1i nthelastthreeyears.Fort helastthreeyearsoft hepr oj
ect'
sli
fe,thediff
erenceindepr
eciati
on
amount sis$15,000.This$15, 000amountcanbeusedi nthef ol
l
owingequationtosolvef orthetaxratethatyi
eldsapresentv al
ueof$11, 654:

$11,
654=$15,000 taxrat
e (
.7513+.
6830+.
6209)
$11,
654=$30,828 taxrat
e
Taxrat
e=$11,654/
$30,828
Taxrat
e=37.8%

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CES CAPI
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NG

Thus,
ani
ncr
easei
nthet
axr
atet
oabout37.
8per
centwoul
dcausemanagementt
obei
ndi
ff
erentbet
weent
het
wodepr
eci
ati
onmet
hods.

ccci
v
. Divi
ding$200,
000/
$60,
000,gi
vestheannui
tydiscountfact
or(3.
3333)for11per centassoci
atedwit
ht heminimalrequi
redt
imef
ort
hispr
ojectt
obe
successf
ul.Accordi
ngtothet
abl
esinAppendi
xA,t
heproj
ectwillhaveaposi
ti
venetpresentv
alueifthecashfl
owslastt
hroughyear5.

cccv
.
(1)
Unadjusted Infl
ati
on I
nfl
ati
onAdj ust
ed
Year Esti
mat eof Adjust
ment Est
imateofCash
CashI nfl
ows I
nfl
ows
1 $50,000 1.
100 $55,000
2 40,
000 1.
210 48,
400
3 30,
000 1.
331 39,
930
$120,000 $143,330

(
2)
Unadjusted Adjusted PVof$1@ PVof PVof
Yea CashFl owsCashFl ows 16% Unadjusted Adj usted
r CashFl ows CashFl ows
0 $( 100,000)$(100,000) 1.000 $(100,000) $(100,000)
1 50,
000 55,000 .
862 43,100 47,410
2 40,
000 48,400 .
743 29,720 35,961
3 30,
000 39,930 .
641 19,230 25,595
Netpr
esentv al
ueofinvestment $( 7,
950) $ 8,966
cccv
i
.
Est
imatedNetPr
etax 4%AnnualPri
ce- Price-level
Yea CashInf
lows l
evel
Adjust
ment AdjustedNet
r CashI nf l
ows
1
1 $10, 000 (
1+.
04)=1.
040 $10, 400
2
2 15,000 (
1+.
04)=1.
082 16,230
3
3 15,000 (
1+.
04)=1.
125 16,875
4
4 15,000 (
1+.
04)=1.
170 17,550
5
5 10,000 (
1+.
04)=1.
217 12,170
6
6 5,000 (
1+.
04)=1.
265 6,325
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SORYSERVI
CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

Tot al
priceleveladjustednetpret
axcashinf
lowsfr
om operati
ons$79,
550
Pluscashi nfl
owf rom salvage $2,
500
Priceleveladjustment 1.
265 3,
163
Tot al
price-l
eveladjustednetpret
axcashinf
lowsoverini
ti
alcashoutf
low$82,
713
Lessi ni
tial
cashout flow 50,
000
Excessofnetpr etaxcashinfl
owsoverini
ti
alcashoutfl
ow $32, 713
cccv
ii
.
(
1) (2) (1)x( 2)=(3)
Per
iodi
c 4%Price-
lev
el I
nfl
ationAdjusted
Year CashInfl
ows Adj
ustment Esti
mat eofCash
Infl
ows
1
1 $25,000 (
1+.
04)=1.
040 $26,000
2
2 27,
000 (
1+.
04)=1.
082 29,
214
3
3 29,
000 (
1+.
04)=1.
125 32,
625
4
4 23,
000 (
1+.
04)=1.
170 26,
910
5
5 20,
000 (
1+.
04)=1.
217 24,
340
6
6 15,
000 (
1+.
04)=1.
265 18,
975
$139,000 $158, 064

(
1) (
2) (
1)x(
2) =(
3)
Depreciable 5-
YearPropert
y
Year Basisof Recovery TaxDepr
eci
ati
on
Proper t
y Percent
age
1 $100,000 0.200 $20, 000
2 100,000 0.320 32,000
3 100,000 0.192 19,200
4 100,000 0.115 11,500
5 100,000 0.115 11,500
6 100,000 0.058 5,800
$100, 000

(
1) (
2) (
1)-(
2) (
3)x (
1)-(5) (
4)
=(
3) (4) (
6)
(5)
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ONS Page173of173
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SORYSERVI
CES CAPI
TALBUDGETI
NG

Year Adjusted Taxable Feder


al
Esti
mat eof Tax Income IncomeNetAf ter
-andState
NetCash Depr eci
ati( Loss) Tax t axCash I ncome
I
nflows on Inf
lows TaxRat e
1 $26, 000 $20,000 $ 6, 00 $2,40 $23,600 40%
0 0
2 29,214 32,000 ( 2,786) (1,11 30,328 40%
4)
3 32,625 19,200 13, 425 5,370 27,255 40%
4 26,910 11,500 15, 410 6,164 20,746 40%
5 24,340 11,500 12, 840 5,136 19,204 40%
6 18,975 5,800 13, 175 5,270 13,705 40%

Totalesti
mat ednetaft
er-
taxcashinf
lowsfrom project $134,
838
Lessinit
ialcashoutf
lowformachinery 100,
000
Excessofaf ter
-t
axcashinfl
owsfrom proj
ectoveriniti
alcashoutfl
ow$34,
838
cccv
ii
i
.
Proport
ion Af
ter-
tax Wei
ghted
Funds—Sour ce ofFunds Cost Cost
Bonds .25 .071 .018
Preferredst
ock .25 .152 .
0375
Common st ock and r
etai
ned .50 .143 .070
earnings
1.
00 .
1255 or12.
55%

Comput
ati
ons:
1
.
12-( .12x.4)
2
$15/$100=. 15
3
$105,000/25,
000=$4.
20;
$4.
20/
$30=.
14

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ONS Page174of174

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