1.

2.

3.

Hanmi Group, a consumer electronics conglomerate, is reviewing its annual budget in wireless technology. It is considering investments in three different technologies to develop wireless communication devices. Consider the following cash flows of the three independent projects available to the company. Assume the discount rate for all projects is 9 percent. Further, the company has only $29 million to invest in new projects this year. a. Calculate the profitability index for each investment. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. Calculate the NPV for each investment. (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g.. 1,234,567.89) Rust Industrial Systems Company is trying to decide between two different conveyor belt systems. System A costs $325,000, has a 4 -year life, and requires $121,000 in pretax annual operating costs. System B costs $405,000, has a 6 -year life, and requires $115,000 in pretax annual operating costs. Both systems are to be depreciated straightline to zero over their lives and will have zero salvage value. Whichever project is chosen, it will not be replaced when it wears out. The tax rate is 22 percent and the discount rate is 11 percent. Calculate the NPV for both conveyor belt systems. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Esfandairi Enterprises is considering a new 3 -year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.29 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over its 3-year tax life. The project is estimated to generate $1,715,000 in annual sales, with costs of $625,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $260,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $195,000 at the end of the project. a. If the tax rate is 21 percent, what is the project's Year 0 net cash flow? Year 1 ? Year 2? Year 3 ? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answers in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g., 1,234,567. A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign.) b. If the required return is 9 percent, what is the project's NPV? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 1,234,567.89.)