Billingham Packaging is considering expanding its production capacity by purchasing a new machine, the XC-750. The cost of the XC-750 is

$ 2.77$2.77

million. Unfortunately, installing this machine will take several months and will partially disrupt production. The firm has just completed a

$ 49 comma 000$49,000

feasibility study to analyze the decision to buy the XC-750, resulting in the following estimates:

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Marketing: Once the XC-750 is operational next year, the extra capacity is expected to generate

$ 10.00$10.00

million per year in additional sales, which will continue for the 10-year life of the machine.

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Operations: The disruption caused by the installation will decrease sales by

$ 4.91$4.91

million this year. As with Billingham's existing products, the cost of goods for the products produced by the XC-750 is expected to be

74 %74%

of their sale price. Theincreased production will also require increased inventory on hand of

$ 1.19$1.19

million during the life of the project, including year 0.

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Human Resources: The expansion will require additional sales and administrative personnel at a cost of

$ 1.99$1.99

million per year.

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Accounting: The XC-750 will be depreciated via the straight-line method over the 10-year life of the machine. The firm expects receivables from the new sales to be

15 %15%

of revenues and payables to be

11 %11%

of the cost of goods sold. Billingham's marginal corporate tax rate is

35 %35%.

a. Determine the incremental earnings from the purchase of the XC-750.

b. Determine the free cash flow from the purchase of the XC-750.

c. If the appropriate cost of capital for the expansion is

9.6 %9.6%,

compute the NPV of the purchase.d. While the expected new sales will be

$ 10.00$10.00

million per year from the expansion, estimates range from

$ 8.05$8.05

million to

$ 11.95$11.95

million. What is the NPV in the worst case? In the best case?

e. What is the break-even level of new sales from the expansion? What is the breakeven level for the cost of goods sold?

f. Billingham could instead purchase the XC-900, which offers even greater capacity. The cost of the XC-900 is

$ 3.91$3.91

million. The extra capacity would not be useful in the first two years of operation, but would allow for additional sales in years 3 through 10. What level of additional sales (above the

$ 10.00$10.00

million expected for the XC-750) per year in those years would justify purchasing the larger machine?

a. Determine the incremental earnings from the purchase of the XC-750.

Calculate the incremental earnings from the purchase of the XC-750 below (with vs. without XC?750):(Round to the nearest dollar.)

Incremental Effects
Year		0
Sales Revenues	$
Cost of Goods Sold	$
S, G, and A Expenses	$
Depreciation	$
EBIT	$
Taxes at 35%	$
Unlevered Net Income	$