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TexMex Food Company is considering a new salsa whose data are shown below. The e

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Question

TexMex Food Company is considering a new salsa whose data are shown below. The equipment to be used would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life and would have a zero salvage value, and no new working capital would be required. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. However, this project would compete with other TexMex products and would reduce their pre-tax annual cash flows. What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash flows are constant in Years 1-3.)

10.0%

-$5,000

$80,000

33.333%

$64,000

-$25,000

35.0%

-$1,830

-$1,921

-$2,287

-$2,123

-$2,050

WACC

10.0%

Pre-tax cash flow reduction for other products (cannibalization)

-$5,000

Investment cost (depreciable basis)

$80,000

Straight-line depr. rate

33.333%

Sales revenues, each year for 3 years

$64,000

Annual operating costs (excl. depr.)

-$25,000

Tax rate

35.0%

Explanation / Answer

CALCULATION OF NET PRESENT VALUE

Out flow at the begining of the year = $80000

Annual Cash Flows :

Sales each year = $64000

Reduction in annual sales due to competition = -$5000

Annual Operating Cost = -$25000

Annual Depreciation expense = -$26666

Pre tax Operating income = $7334

Tax @35% = -$2567

After tax operating income = $4767

Add: Depreciation expense(Since it is not

actual cash outflow = $26666

Annual Cash inflows = $31433

Net Present value = -Outflow+Annual cash inflows *[PVIFA(10%,3years)

= - $80000 +($31433*2.4868)

= -$80000+$78170

= -$1830

Answer (a)

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