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5. 14.28 points You did not receive full credit for this question in a previous attempt Chapter 9-Assignment Your firm is contemplating the purchase of a new S794,500 computer-based order entry system. The system will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its seven-year life. It will be worth $59,000 at the end of that time. You will be able to reduce working capital by $54,000 at the beginning of the project. Working capital will revert back to normal at the end of the project. Assume the tax rate is 30 percent. Suppose your required return on the project is 9 percent and your pretax cost savings are $209,000 per year. What is the NPV of the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) NPV 35,751.74 Suppose your required return on the project is 9 percent and your pretax cost savings are $149,000 per year. What is the NPV of the project? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) NPV S 199,117.09

Explanation / Answer

Q1.

Net present value (NPV) is the difference of present value of all future cash flows and the initial investment.

Steps of calculation:

Initial investment = Purchase price + Working capital

                             = 794,500 + 54,000

                             = 848,500

Depreciation (year 1 to 7 each) = Purchase price / Life year

                                                    = 794,500 / 7

                                                    = 113,500

After-tax cash flow (ATCF) of year 0 = -848,500

ATCF (year 1 to 6 each) = (Savings – Depreciation) × (1 – tax rate) + Depreciation

                                        = (209,000 – 113,500) × (1 – 0.30) + 113,500

                                        = 66,850 + 113,500

                                      = 180,350

ATCF of year 7 = (Savings – Depreciation + Salvage value) × (1 – tax rate) + Depreciation + Working capital

                               = (209,000 – 113,500 + 59,000) × (1 – 0.30) + 113,500 + 54,000

                               = 275,650

NPV table

Year

ATCF

9% factor (F) = 1 / (1 + 0.09) ^n [where n = years]

ATCF × F

0

-848,500

1

-848,500

1

180,350

0.9174

165,453.09

2

180,350

0.8417

151,800.59

3

180,350

0.7722

139,266.27

4

180,350

0.7084

127,759.94

5

180,350

0.6499

117,209.47

6

180,350

0.5963

107,542.71

7

275,650

0.5470

150,780.55

NPV

111,312.62

Answer: NPV = 111,312.62.

Q2.

Initial investment = Purchase price + Working capital

                             = 794,500 + 54,000

                             = 848,500

Depreciation (year 1 to 7 each) = Purchase price / Life year

                                                    = 794,500 / 7

                                                    = 113,500

After-tax cash flow (ATCF) of year 0 = -848,500

ATCF (year 1 to 6 each) = (Savings – Depreciation) × (1 – tax rate) + Depreciation

                                        = (149,000 – 113,500) × (1 – 0.30) + 113,500

                                        = 66,850 + 113,500

                                      = 138,350

ATCF of year 7 = (Savings – Depreciation + Salvage value) × (1 – tax rate) + Depreciation + Working capital

                               = (149,000 – 113,500 + 59,000) × (1 – 0.30) + 113,500 + 54,000

                               = 233,650

NPV table

Year

ATCF

9% factor (F) = 1 / (1 + 0.09) ^n [where n = years]

ATCF × F

0

-848,500

1

-848,500

1

138,350

0.9174

126,922.29

2

138,350

0.8417

116,449.19

3

138,350

0.7722

106,833.87

4

138,350

0.7084

98,007.14

5

138,350

0.6499

89,913.67

6

138,350

0.5963

82,498.11

7

233,650

0.5470

127,806.55

NPV

-100,069.18

Answer: NPV = -100,069.18.

Year

ATCF

9% factor (F) = 1 / (1 + 0.09) ^n [where n = years]

ATCF × F

0

-848,500

1

-848,500

1

180,350

0.9174

165,453.09

2

180,350

0.8417

151,800.59

3

180,350

0.7722

139,266.27

4

180,350

0.7084

127,759.94

5

180,350

0.6499

117,209.47

6

180,350

0.5963

107,542.71

7

275,650

0.5470

150,780.55

NPV

111,312.62

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