CF Exercise 2 - Group 8
CF Exercise 2 - Group 8
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Take-home Exercise No. 2
Your company has been doing well, reaching $1 million in earnings, and is
considering launching a new product. Designing the new product has already cost
$500,000. The company estimates that it will sell 770,000 units per year for $4.5 per
unit, and variable non-labor costs will be $1 per unit. Production will end after year 3.
New equipment costing $1 million will be required. The equipment will be put into
use in year 1 and depreciated to zero using the 7-year MACRS schedule. You plan to
sell the equipment for book value at the end of year 3. Your current level of working
capital is $350,000. The new product will require the working capital to increase to a
level of $500,000 immediately, then to $440,000 in year 1, in year 2 the level will be
$370,000, and finally in year 3 the level will return to $350,000. Your tax rate is 21%.
The discount rate for this project is 10%. Do the capital budgeting analysis for this
project and calculate its NPV.
Note
- Sell the equipment for book value at the end of year 3
- Use the 7-year MACRS depreciation
Given information
Number of units (per year) 770,000
Price per unit $4.5
Variable non-costs per unit $1
Projected life 3 years
Cost of new equipment $1,000,000
Current working capital $350,000
Tax rate 21%
Discount rate 10%
Calculation of Cash Flow
Year 0 1 2 3
Revenue (1) $3,465,000 $3,465,000 $3,465,000
Costs (2) $770,000 $770,000 $770,000
Depreciation $142,900 $244,900 $174,900
EBT (3) $2,552,100 $2,450,100 $2,520,100
Tax (4) $535,941 $514,521 $529,221
Net income (5) $2,016,159 $1,935,579 $1,990,879
Operating cash
flow (6) $2,159,059 $2,180,479 $2,165,779
Purchase of
equipment -$1,000,000
Sale of equipment
(7) $437,300
Net capital
spending -$1,000,000 0 0 $437,300
Explanation
(2) Non-labor cost = Number of units x Variable non-labor costs per unit
= 770,000 x $1 = $770,000
(8) CFFA = Operating cash flow (year 0) + net capital spending (0) + change in net
working capital (0) + opportunity cost
= $0 -$1,000,000 - $150,000 = -$1,150,000
CFFA = Operating cash flow (year 1) + net capital spending (1) + change in net
working capital (1) + opportunity cost
= $2,159,059 + $0 + $60,000 = $2,219,059
CFFA = Operating cash flow (year 2) + net capital spending (2) + change in net
working capital (2) + opportunity cost
= $2,180,479 + $0 + $70,000 = $2,250,479
CFFA = Operating cash flow (year 3) + net capital spending (3) + change in net
working capital (3) + opportunity cost
= $2,165,779 + $437,300 + $20,000 = $2,623,079
Change in Net working Capital
Current
Working
Year Capital 0 1 2 3
Net working
capital (NWC) $350,000 $500,000 $440,000 $370,000 $350,000
$350,000 - $500,000 - $440,000 - $370,000 -
Formula $500,000 $440,000 $370,000 $350,000
Change in
NWC -$150,000 $60,000 $70,000 $20,000
NPV = $4,697,984.44