Analysis of an expansion project

Garida Co. is considering an investment that will have the following sales, variable costs, and fixed operating costs:

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Unit Sales	3500	4000	4200	4250
Sales Price	$38.50	$39.88	$40.15	$41.55
Variable cost per unit	$22.34	$22.85	$23.67	$23.87
Fixed operating costs except depreciation	$37,000	$37,500	$38,120	$39,560
Accelerated depreciation rate	33%	45%	15%	7%

1. This project will require an investment of $20,000 in new equipment. The equipment will have no salvage value at the end of the project's four-year life. Garida pays a constant tax rate of 40%, and it has a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 11%. Determine what the project's net present value (NPV) would be when using accelerated depreciation.

a. $47,683 b. $45,696 c. $31,789 d. $39,736

2. Now determine what the project's NPV would be when using straight-line depreciation.

a. $49,243 b. $51,212 c. $45,303 d. $39,394

3. Using the _____________ (a. acclerated, b. straight-line) depreciation method will result in the highest NPV for the project.

4. No other firm would take on this project if Garida turns it down. How much should Garida reduce the NPV of this project if it discovered that this project would reduce one of its division's net after-tax cash flows by $500 for each year of the four-year project?

a. $1,551 b. $931 c. $1,163 d. $1,706

5. The project will require an initial investment of $20,000, but the project will also be using a company-owned truck that is not currently being used. This truck could be sold for $9,000, after taxes, if the project is rejected. What should Garida do to take this information into account?

a. Increase the amount of the initial investment by $9,000 b. Increase the NPV of the project by $9,000 c. The company does not need to do anything with the value of the truck because the truck is a sunk cost