Monday, November 11, 2019

Keyser Mining is considering a project that will require the purchase of $875,000 in new equipment


Hollister & Hollister is considering a new project. The project will require $522,000 for new fixed assets, $218,000 for additional inventory, and $39,000 for additional accounts receivable. Short-term debt is expected to increase by $165,000. The project has a 6-year life. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the life of the project. At the end of the project, the fixed assets can be sold for 20 percent of their original cost. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $875,000 and costs of $640,000. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required rate of return is 14 percent. What is the amount of the earnings before interest and taxes for the first year of this project? 
 
A. 
$97,680

B. 
$130,000

C. 
$148,000

D. 
$217,320

E. 
$235,000
EBIT = $875,000 - $640,000 - ($522,000/6) = $148,000


85.
Hollister & Hollister is considering a new project. The project will require $535,000 for new fixed assets, $218,000 for additional inventory, and $39,000 for additional accounts receivable. Short-term debt is expected to increase by $165,000. The project has a 6-year life. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the life of the project. At the end of the project, the fixed assets can be sold for 20 percent of their original cost. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $875,000 and costs of $640,000. The tax rate is 31 percent and the required rate of return is 14 percent. What is the amount of the aftertax cash flow from the sale of the fixed assets at the end of this project? 
 
A. 
$35,496

B. 
$73,830

C. 
$104,400

D. 
$287,615

E. 
$344,520
Aftertax salvage value = $535,000 × 0.20 × (1 - 0.31) = $73,830


86.
Hollister & Hollister is considering a new project. The project will require $522,000 for new fixed assets, $218,000 for additional inventory, and $39,000 for additional accounts receivable. Short-term debt is expected to increase by $165,000. The project has a 6-year life. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the life of the project. At the end of the project, the fixed assets can be sold for 20 percent of their original cost. The net working capital returns to its original level at the end of the project. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $875,000 and costs of $640,000. The tax rate is 34 percent and the required rate of return is 14 percent. What is the cash flow recovery from net working capital at the end of this project? 
 
A. 
$14,000

B. 
$75,000

C. 
$92,000

D. 
$344,000

E. 
$422,000
Net working capital recovery = $218,000 + $39,000 - $165,000 = $92,000


87.
Keyser Mining is considering a project that will require the purchase of $875,000 in new equipment. The equipment will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the 7-year life of the project. The equipment can be scraped at the end of the project for 5 percent of its original cost. Annual sales from this project are estimated at $420,000. Net working capital equal to 20 percent of sales will be required to support the project. All of the net working capital will be recouped. The required return is 16 percent and the tax rate is 34 percent. What is the value of the depreciation tax shield in year 4 of the project? 
 
A. 
$42,500

B. 
$52,200

C. 
$68,600

D. 
$71,400

E. 
$76,500
Depreciation tax shield = $875,000/7 × 0.34 = $42,500

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