Big Rock Brewery currently rents a bottling machine for $50,000 per year, including all maintenance expenses. The company is considering purchasing a machine instead and is comparing two alternate options: option a is to purchase the machine it is currently renting for $165,000, which will require $23,000 per year in ongoing maintenance expenses, or option b, which is to purchase a new, more advanced machine for $260,000, which will require $17,000 per year in ongoing maintenance expenses and will lower bottling costs by $15,000 per year. Also, $39,000 will be spent upfront in training the new operators of the machine. Suppose the appropriate discount rate is 9% per year and the machine is purchased today. Maintenance and bottling costs are paid at the end of each year, as is the rental of the machine. Assume also that the machines are subject to a CCA rate of 45% and there will be a negligible salvage value in 10 years' time (the end of each machine's life). The marginal corporate tax rate is 30%. Should Big Rock Brewery continue to rent, purchase its current machine, or purchase the advanced machine? To make this decision, calculate the NPV of the FCF associated with each alternative. (Note: the NPV will be negative, and represents the PV of the costs of the machine in each case.) The NPV (rent the machine) is $. (Round to the nearest dollar.) core: 0 of 1 pt 11 of 15 (13 complete) Score: 73.33%, 11 of 15 Problem 9-17a Question Help You are a manager at Northern Fibre, which is considering expanding its operations in synthetic fibre manufacturing. Your boss comes into your office, drops a consultant's report on your desk, and complains, "We owe these consultants $1.7 million for this report, and I am not sure their analysis makes sense. Before we spend the $15 million on new equipment needed for this project, look it over and give me your opinion." You open the report and find the following estimates (in millions of dollars): R. 1 2 10 Sales revenue 34.000 34.000 34.000 34.000 - Cost of goods sold 20.400 20.400 20.400 20.400 = Gross profit 13.600 13.600 13.600 13.600 - General, sales, and administrative expenses 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 - Depreciation 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 = Net operating income 10.900 10.900 10.900 10.900 a. Given the available information, what are the free cash flows in years through 10 that should be used to evaluate the proposed project? The free cash flow for year is $/million, (Round to three decimal places, and enter a decrease as a negative number.) You are a manager at Northern Fibre, which is considering expanding its operations in synthetic fibre manufacturing. Your boss comes into your office, drops a consultant's report on your desk, and complains, "We owe these consultants $1.4 million for this report, and I am not sure their analysis makes sense. Before we spend the $15 million on new equipment needed for this project, look it over and give me your opinion." You open the report and find the following estimates (in millions of dollars): 2 10 Sales revenue 30.000 30.000 30.000 30.000 -Cost of goods sold 18.000 18.000 18.000 18.000 =Gross profit 12.000 12.000 12.000 12.000 - General, sales, and administrative expenses 1.200 1.200 1.200 1.200 - Depreciation 1.500 1.500 1.500 1.500 = Net operating income 9.3000 9.3000 9.3000 9.3000 b. If the cost of capital for this project is 16%, what is your estimate of the value of the new project? Value of project million (Round to three decimal places.) Buhler Industries is a farm implement manufacturer. Management is currently evaluating a proposal to build a plant that will manufacture lightweight tractors. Buhler plans to use a cost of capital of 12% to evaluate this project. Based on extensive research, it has prepared the following incomplete incremental free cash flow projections (in millions of dollars): Free Cash Flow ($000,000s) Year 0 Years 1-9 Year 10 Revenues 110.00 110.00 - Manufacturing expenses (other than depreciation) - 38.00 - 38.00 - Marketing expenses - 11.00 11.00 - CCA ? = EBIT ? - Taxes (35%) 2 Unlevered net income ? ? Using the indirect method requires a separate calculation of the CCA tax shield. What is the present value of the CCA tax shield? The present value of the CCA tax shield is $ million. (Round to two decimal places.) ? ? 2