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C 4. CPC Corporation is an international plumbing equipment and supply company l

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 C 4. CPC Corporation is an international plumbing equipment and supply company located in southern California. The manager of the Pipe Division is considering the purchase of a computerized copper pipe machine that costs $120,000. The machine has a six-year life, and its expected residual value after six years of use will be 10 percent of its original cost. Cash revenue generated by the new machine is projected to be $50,000 in year 1 and will increase by $10,000 each year for the next five years. Variable cash operating costs will be materials and parts, 25 percent of revenue; machine labor, 5 percent of revenue; and overhead, 15 percent of revenue. First-year sales and marketing cash outflows are expected to be $10,500 and will decrease by 10 percent each year over the life of the new machine. Anticipated cash administrative expenses will be $2,500 per year. The company uses a 15 percent minimum rate of return for all capital investment analyses. 1.Prepare an Excel spreadsheet to compute the net present value of the anticipated cash flows for the life of the proposed new machine. Use the following format:  Should the company invest in the new machine? 2. After careful analysis, the controller has determined that the variable rate for materials and parts can be reduced to 22 percent of revenue. Will this reduction in cash outflow change the decision about investing in the new machine? Explain your answer. 3. The marketing manager has determined that the initial estimate of sales and marketing cash expenses was too high and has reduced that estimate by $1,000. The 10 percent annual reductions are still expected to occur. Together with the change in 2, will this reduction affect the initial investment decision? Explain your answer. 

Explanation / Answer

Particulars

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Total

Initial Investment

        (120,000)

Salvage value

             12,000

Cash revenue

             50,000

                   60,000

             70,000

             80,000

             90,000

          100,000

Variable Cost

          (12,500)

                 (15,000)

          (17,500)

          (20,000)

          (22,500)

          (25,000)

Machine Labor

             (2,500)

                   (3,000)

             (3,500)

             (4,000)

             (4,500)

             (5,000)

Overhead

             (7,500)

                   (9,000)

          (10,500)

          (12,000)

          (13,500)

          (15,000)

Sales and marketing cash outflows

          (10,500)

                   (9,450)

             (8,505)

             (7,655)

             (6,889)

             (6,200)

Administrative expenses

             (2,500)

                   (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

PV Factor @ 15%

                        1

             0.8696

                   0.7561

             0.6575

             0.5718

             0.4972

             0.4323

Present Value

        (120,000)

             14,500

                   21,050

             27,495

             33,846

             40,111

             58,300

Net Present Value

        (120,000)

             12,609

                   15,917

             18,078

             19,351

             19,942

             25,205

     (8,898)

1.As net present value is negative not advisable to invest

Particulars

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Total

Initial Investment

        (120,000)

Salvage value

             12,000

Cash revenue

             50,000

                   60,000

             70,000

             80,000

             90,000

          100,000

Variable Cost

          (11,000)

                 (13,200)

          (15,400)

          (17,600)

          (19,800)

          (22,000)

Machine Labor

             (2,500)

                   (3,000)

             (3,500)

             (4,000)

             (4,500)

             (5,000)

Overhead

             (7,500)

                   (9,000)

          (10,500)

          (12,000)

          (13,500)

          (15,000)

Sales and marketing cash outflows

          (10,500)

                   (9,450)

             (8,505)

             (7,655)

             (6,889)

             (6,200)

Administrative expenses

             (2,500)

                   (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

PV Factor @ 15%

                        1

             0.8696

                   0.7561

             0.6575

             0.5718

             0.4972

             0.4323

Present Value

        (120,000)

             16,000

                   22,850

             29,595

             36,246

             42,811

             61,300

Net Present Value

        (120,000)

             13,913

                   17,278

             19,459

             20,723

             21,285

             26,502

         (840)

2. NPV is still negative hence not advisable to invest

Particulars

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Total

Initial Investment

        (120,000)

Salvage value

             12,000

Cash revenue

             50,000

                   60,000

             70,000

             80,000

             90,000

          100,000

Variable Cost

          (11,000)

                 (13,200)

          (15,400)

          (17,600)

         (19,800)

          (22,000)

Machine Labor

             (2,500)

                   (3,000)

             (3,500)

             (4,000)

             (4,500)

             (5,000)

Overhead

             (7,500)

                   (9,000)

          (10,500)

          (12,000)

          (13,500)

          (15,000)

Sales and marketing cash outflows

             (9,500)

                   (8,550)

             (7,695)

             (6,926)

             (6,233)

             (5,610)

Administrative expenses

             (2,500)

                   (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

PV Factor @ 15%

                        1

             0.8696

                   0.7561

             0.6575

             0.5718

             0.4972

             0.4323

Present Value

        (120,000)

             17,000

                   23,750

             30,405

             36,975

             43,467

             61,890

Net Present Value

        (120,000)

             14,783

                   17,958

             19,992

             21,140

             21,611

             26,757

        2,241

3.yes ,because npv is positive we can take up the project

Particulars

Year 0

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Total

Initial Investment

        (120,000)

Salvage value

             12,000

Cash revenue

             50,000

                   60,000

             70,000

             80,000

             90,000

          100,000

Variable Cost

          (12,500)

                 (15,000)

          (17,500)

          (20,000)

          (22,500)

          (25,000)

Machine Labor

             (2,500)

                   (3,000)

             (3,500)

             (4,000)

             (4,500)

             (5,000)

Overhead

             (7,500)

                   (9,000)

          (10,500)

          (12,000)

          (13,500)

          (15,000)

Sales and marketing cash outflows

          (10,500)

                   (9,450)

             (8,505)

             (7,655)

             (6,889)

             (6,200)

Administrative expenses

             (2,500)

                   (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

             (2,500)

PV Factor @ 15%

                        1

             0.8696

                   0.7561

             0.6575

             0.5718

             0.4972

             0.4323

Present Value

        (120,000)

             14,500

                   21,050

             27,495

             33,846

             40,111

             58,300

Net Present Value

        (120,000)

             12,609

                   15,917

             18,078

             19,351

             19,942

             25,205

     (8,898)