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LM Company is considering investing in a new project that will generate cash inf

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LM Company is considering investing in a new project that will generate cash inflows of $45,000 every year for the ten-year life of the project. Investing in this new project will require the purchase of a new machine, which will co st $200,000. The machine will have a salvage value of $15,000 at the end of ten years, but will require a repair costing $6,000 at the end of year four and a repair costing $10,000 at the end of year seven. In addition, this project wi 1l require an immediate investment of $40,000 in working capital which would be released for investment elsewhere at the end of the ten years. LM Company has a cost of capital of 8% and an income tax rate of 40% Calculate the net present value CNPV) of the new project.

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

Year

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Initial Investment

($200,000)

Working Capital Requirement

($40,000)

Annual Cash Inflow

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

Less: Repair Cost

($6,000)

($10,000)

Add: Salvage Value

$15,000

Less: Annual Depreciation (Refer Note 1 )

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

Net Income before Tax

$26,500

$26,500

$26,500

$20,500

$26,500

$26,500

$16,500

$26,500

$26,500

$41,500

Less: Tax @ 40%

($10,600)

($10,600)

($10,600)

($8,200)

($10,600)

($10,600)

($6,600)

($10,600)

($10,600)

($16,600)

Net Income after tax

$15,900

$15,900

$15,900

$12,300

$15,900

$15,900

$9,900

$15,900

$15,900

$24,900

Plus: Depreciation Expense

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

Net Cash Flows

($240,000)

$34,400

$34,400

$34,400

$30,800

$34,400

$34,400

$28,400

$34,400

$34,400

$43,400

Plus: Release of Working Capital

$40,000

Total Net Cash Flows

($240,000)

$34,400

$34,400

$34,400

$30,800

$34,400

$34,400

$28,400

$34,400

$34,400

$83,400

PV factor @ 8%

1

0.9259

0.8573

0.7938

0.735

0.6806

0.6312

0.5835

0.5403

0.5003

0.463

Present Value

($240,000)

$31,850.96

$29,491.12

$27,306.72

$22,638.00

$23,412.64

$21,713.28

$16,571.40

$18,586.32

$17,210.32

$38,614.20

Net Present Value

$7,395

Note 1 – Annual Depreciation

Annual Depreciation = (Cost of machine 200,000 – Salvage Value 15,000) / Estimated Useful Life 10

= $18,500

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Year

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Initial Investment

($200,000)

Working Capital Requirement

($40,000)

Annual Cash Inflow

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

$45,000

Less: Repair Cost

($6,000)

($10,000)

Add: Salvage Value

$15,000

Less: Annual Depreciation (Refer Note 1 )

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

($18,500)

Net Income before Tax

$26,500

$26,500

$26,500

$20,500

$26,500

$26,500

$16,500

$26,500

$26,500

$41,500

Less: Tax @ 40%

($10,600)

($10,600)

($10,600)

($8,200)

($10,600)

($10,600)

($6,600)

($10,600)

($10,600)

($16,600)

Net Income after tax

$15,900

$15,900

$15,900

$12,300

$15,900

$15,900

$9,900

$15,900

$15,900

$24,900

Plus: Depreciation Expense

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

$18,500

Net Cash Flows

($240,000)

$34,400

$34,400

$34,400

$30,800

$34,400

$34,400

$28,400

$34,400

$34,400

$43,400

Plus: Release of Working Capital

$40,000

Total Net Cash Flows

($240,000)

$34,400

$34,400

$34,400

$30,800

$34,400

$34,400

$28,400

$34,400

$34,400

$83,400

PV factor @ 8%

1

0.9259

0.8573

0.7938

0.735

0.6806

0.6312

0.5835

0.5403

0.5003

0.463

Present Value

($240,000)

$31,850.96

$29,491.12

$27,306.72

$22,638.00

$23,412.64

$21,713.28

$16,571.40

$18,586.32

$17,210.32

$38,614.20

Net Present Value

$7,395