a. Calculate the initial investment associated with each of Clark Upholstery’s a
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a. Calculate the initial investment associated with each of Clark Upholstery’s alternatives.
b. Calculate the incremental operating cash inflows associated with each of Clark’s alternatives.
c. Calculate the terminal cash flow at the end of year 5 associated with each of Clark’s alternatives.
d. Use your findings in parts a, b, and c to depict on a time line the relevant cash flows associated with each of Clark Upholstery’s alternatives.
e. Solely on the basis of your comparison of their relevant cash flows, which alternative appears to be better? Why?
Bo Humphries, chief financial officer of Clark Upholstery Company, expects the firm’s net operating profit after taxes for the next 5 years to be as shown in the following table.
1…………………………… $100,000
2…………………………… 150,000
3…………………………… 200,000
4…………………………… 250,000
5………………………….. 320,000
Bo is beginning to develop the relevant cash flows needed to analyze whether to renew or replace Clark’s only depreciable asset, a machine that originally cost $30,000, has a current book value of zero, and can now be sold for $20,000. (Because the firm’s only depreciable asset is fully depreciated—its book value is zero— its expected operating cash inflows equal its net operating profit after taxes.) He estimates that at the end of 5 years, the existing machine can be sold to net $2,000 before taxes. Bo plans to use the following information to develop the relevant cash flows for each of the alternatives.
Alternative 1 Renew the existing machine at a total depreciable cost of $90,000. The renewed machine would have a 5-year usable life and would be depreciated under MACRS using a 5-year recovery period. Renewing the machine would result in the following projected revenues and expenses (excluding depreciation and interest):
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The renewed machine would result in art increased investment in net working capital of $15,000. At the end of 5 years, the machine could be sold to net $8,000 before taxes.
Alternative 2. Replace the existing machine with a new machine that costs $100,000 and requires installation costs of $10,000. The new machine would have a 5-year usable life and would be depreciated under MACRS using a 5-year recovery periods. The firm’s projected revenues and expenses (excluding depreciation and interest), if it acquires the machine, would be as follows:
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The new machine would result in an increased investment in net working capital of $22,000. At the end of 5 years, the new machine could be sold to net $25,000 before taxes. The firm is subject to a 40% tax rate. As noted, the company uses MACRS depreciation.
Initial Investment:
Alternative 1 Alternative 2
Installed cost of new asset
Cost of asset
+Installation costs 0
Total proceeds, sale of new asset
- After-tax proceeds from sale of old asset
Proceeds from sale of old asset 0
+Tax on sale of old asset* 0
Total proceeds, sale of old asset 0
+Change in working capital
Initial investment $
Calculation of Operating Cash Inflows
Year
Profits before
Depreciation
and Taxes
Depreciation
NetProfits
before Taxes
Taxes
NetProfits
after Taxes
Operating
Cash
Inflows
Alternative 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Alternative 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
C.
Terminal Cash Flow:
Alternative 1 Alternative 2
After-tax proceeds from
sale of new asset =
Proceeds from sale of new asset
-Tax on sale of new assetl
Total proceeds, sale of new asset
- After-tax proceeds from sale of old asset =
Proceeds from sale of old asset
+Tax on sale of old asset2
Total proceeds, sale of old asset
+Change in working capital
Terminal cash flow
Book value of Alternative 1 at end of Year 5: =
Book value of old asset at end of Year 5: =
Alternative 1
Year 5 relevant cash flow: Operating cash flow:
Terminal cash flow Total cash inflow
Alternative 2
Year 5 relevant cash flow: Operating cash flow:
Terminal cash flow Total cash inflow
Calculation of Operating Cash Inflows
Year
Profits before
Depreciation
and Taxes
Depreciation
NetProfits
before Taxes
Taxes
NetProfits
after Taxes
Operating
Cash
Inflows
Alternative 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Alternative 2
1
2
3
4
5
6
Explanation / Answer
A. Calculation of Initial Investment:
c) Calculation of Terminal Cash Flow:
Alternate A Alternate B Cost of Machine 90,000 100,000 Add: Installation Cost 0 10,000 Total Cost of Machine 90,000 110,000 Proceeds from Sale of Old Machine 0 20,000 Less: Tax 0 8,000 After Tax Proceeds 0 12,000 Add: Investment in Working Capital 15,000 22,000 Total 105,000 120,000Related Questions
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