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Aria Acoustics, Inc., (AAI) projects unit sales for a new seven-octave voice emu

ID: 2801156 • Letter: A

Question

Aria Acoustics, Inc., (AAI) projects unit sales for a new seven-octave voice emulation implant as follows: Year Unit Sales 1 116,000 2 135,000 3 123,000 4 106,000 5 92,000 Production of the implants will require $1,660,000 in net working capital to start and additional net working capital investments each year equal to 15 percent of the projected sales increase for the following year. Total fixed costs are $1,510,000 per year, variable production costs are $241 per unit, and the units are priced at $361 each. The equipment needed to begin production has an installed cost of $31,000,000. Because the implants are intended for professional singers, this equipment is considered industrial machinery and thus qualifies as seven-year MACRS (MACRS Table) property. In five years, this equipment can be sold for about 20 percent of its acquisition cost. AAI is in the 35 percent marginal tax bracket and has a required return on all its projects of 18 percent. What is the NPV and IRR of the project?

Explanation / Answer

Tax rate 35% Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Units              116,000            135,000               123,000             106,000                  92,000 Sale @ 361        41,876,000      48,735,000         44,403,000       38,266,000         33,212,000 Less: Operating Cost @241 per unit        27,956,000      32,535,000         29,643,000       25,546,000         22,172,000 Contribution        13,920,000      16,200,000         14,760,000       12,720,000         11,040,000 Less: Fixed Cost          1,510,000         1,510,000            1,510,000          1,510,000            1,510,000 Less: Depreciation as per table given below          4,429,900         7,591,900            5,421,900          3,871,900            2,768,300 Profit before tax          7,980,100         7,098,100            7,828,100          7,338,100            6,761,700 Tax          2,793,035         2,484,335            2,739,835          2,568,335            2,366,595 Profit After Tax          5,187,065         4,613,765            5,088,265          4,769,765            4,395,105 Add Depreciation          4,429,900         7,591,900            5,421,900          3,871,900            2,768,300 Cash Profit After tax          9,616,965      12,205,665         10,510,165          8,641,665            7,163,405 Sale Increase YoY         6,859,000         (4,332,000)       (6,137,000)         (5,054,000) Working capital @ 15% of Sale increase        (1,660,000)      (1,028,850)               649,800             920,550               758,100 Total working capital increamental          (360,400) Cost of macine      31,000,000 Depreciation for 5 years      24,083,900 WDV         6,916,100 Sale price-31,000,000*20%         6,200,000 Profit          (716,100) Tax          (250,635) Sale price after tax         6,450,635 Depreciation Year-1 Year-2 Year-3 Year-4 Year-5 Total Cost        31,000,000      31,000,000         31,000,000       31,000,000         31,000,000 Dep Rate 14.29% 24.49% 17.49% 12.49% 8.93% Deprecaition          4,429,900         7,591,900            5,421,900          3,871,900            2,768,300 24,083,900             Calculation of Annual Cash flow                       (1) Year Captial Working captial Operating cash Annual Cash flow 0     (31,000,000)      (1,660,000)     (32,660,000) 1      (1,028,850)            9,616,965          8,588,115 2            649,800         12,205,665       12,855,465 3            920,550         10,510,165       11,430,715 4            758,100            8,641,665          9,399,765 5          6,450,635            360,400            7,163,405       13,974,440 Calculation of NPV Year Annual Cash flow PV factor @ 18% Present values 0     (32,660,000) 1.000       (32,660,000) 1          8,588,115 0.847            7,278,064 2        12,855,465 0.718            9,232,595 3        11,430,715 0.609            6,957,086 4          9,399,765 0.516            4,848,294 5        13,974,440 0.437            6,108,357 Net Present Value            1,764,395 Calculation of IRR Year Total cash flow PV factor @ 20% Present values PV factor @ 25% Present values 0     (32,660,000) 1.000       (32,660,000) 1.000       (32,660,000) 1          8,588,115 0.833            7,156,763 0.800            6,870,492 2        12,855,465 0.694            8,927,406 0.640            8,227,498 3        11,430,715 0.579            6,614,997 0.512            5,852,526 4          9,399,765 0.482            4,533,066 0.410            3,850,144 5        13,974,440 0.402            5,616,014 0.328            4,579,144               188,246         (3,280,196) IRR =Lower rate + Difference in rates*(NPV at lower rate)/(Lower rate NPV-Higher rate NPV) IRR =20%+5%*(188246/(188246+3280196)) 20.271%

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