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1) The Pukie-Duke Company asked you to determine some of the after-tax cash flow

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Question

1) The Pukie-Duke Company asked you to determine some of the after-tax cash flows for equipment used for research and development that is being considered. PDC expects the experiment to operate for five years and to require the purchase of $300,000 worth of capital equipment. The capital equipment will have a resale value of $100,000 at the end of the five years. Pukie-Duke has found a company that will make them a $200,000 loan for the equipment at 10% and 4 years and they want to finance the equipment if possible. Pukie-Duke plans to use MACRS depreciation schedule (three year life) for income tax calculations. The income tax rate is 35%, capital gains are taxed at 21%, and Pukie-Duke uses an after tax MARR of 12%. It turns out that due to them being in the green energy program they can get a 10% tax credit for new investment in equipment. But it will require the purchase of an additional two acres of land for $60,000 and the building of an explosion proof room that will cost $220,000 to be constructed but can be sold back to the original landowner for the ending book value of the land and building at the end of the five years. Assume that the building and land are purchased in January of the first year and sold in December of the 5th year. PDC wants to be a good citizen and evaluate this total alternative of equipment, building and land. The new equipment results in an increase in Pukie-Duke's before-tax annual net income of $145,000, find if it is worth investing on this equipment. 2. If Pukie-Duke could not find outside funds for the capital investment and had to put the total $300,000 for the equipment up front under the same conditions as in problem 1 would it be a wise decision and how did you determine that i.e. did it make the MARR? 3. If Pukie-Duke could lease the machine under the same conditions as Problem 1 except the lease payments would be $65,000 for the equipment, would this make the MARR?

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Explanation / Answer

Net present value of project = Present value of cash Inflow - Present value of cash outflow

= [ 456058 + 60000* 0.567 + 220000*.567 ] - [ 197200 + 60000 + 220000 ]

= 137618

ANSWER = yes if it is worth investing on this equipment

Present value of cash outflow

Particulars

Equipment

PVF

PV (amount)

Initial investment

100000

1

100000

Repayment of loan (y=4)

200000

.636

127200

Less- 10% tax credit

30000

1

30000

Present value of cash outflow

197200

Present value of cash Inflow

Particulars

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Incremental net income

$145,000

$145,000

$145,000

$145,000

$145,000

Less- depreciation

99000

90450

16582.5

-

-

Annual savings of operating cost

$ 46000

54550

128417.5

145000

145000

Less- tax @35% (b)

$ 16100

19093

44946

50750

50750

Cash flow after tax (a-b)

$ 128900

125907

100054

94250

94250

Add- scrapped value (net of tax)

-

97733

Net annual cash flow

$128900

125907

100054

94250

192983

Present value factor

0.893

0.797

0.712

0.636

0.567

PV of cash inflow

115108

100348

71238

59943

109421

Total PV of cash inflow = 456058

                                                 

sale of equipment        100000    

WDV                               93967.5  

Net gain                         6032.5

Tax @21%                         1267

scrap value (net of tax) 98733

2. If Pukie-Duke could not find outside funds for the capital investment and had to put the total $300,000 for the equipment up front under the same conditions as in problem 1

Net present value of project = Present value of cash Inflow - Present value of cash outflow

= [ 456058 + 60000* 0.567 + 220000*.567 ] - [ 27000 + 60000 + 220000 ]

= 648188

ANSWER = yes if it is worth investing on this equipment

Present value of cash outflow

Particulars

Equipment

PVF

PV (amount)

Initial investment

300000

1

300000

Less- 10% tax credit

30000

1

30000

Present value of cash outflow

270000

Particulars

Equipment

PVF

PV (amount)

Initial investment

100000

1

100000

Repayment of loan (y=4)

200000

.636

127200

Less- 10% tax credit

30000

1

30000

Present value of cash outflow

197200