Check my work Perit Industries has $130,000 to invest. The company is trying to decide between two alternative uses of the funds. The alternatives are: 10 points Cost of equipment required Working capital investment required Annual cash inflows Salvage value of equipment in six years Life of the project Project A Project B $130,000 $ 0 $ 0 $130,000 $ 22,000 $ 33,000 $ 8,300 $ 0 6 years 6 years eBook Hint Print The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries' discount rate is 14%. References Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the net present value of Project A. (Enter negative value with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 2. Compute the net present value of Project B. (Enter negative value with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept? 1. Net present value project A 2. Net present value project B Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept? Check my work Nick's Novelties, Inc., is considering the purchase of new electronic games to place in its amusement houses. The games would cost a total of $392,000, have a fifteen-year useful life, and have a total salvage value of $39,200. The company estimates that annual revenues and expenses associated with the games would be as follows: Part 1 of 2 $300,000 Revenues Less operating expenses: Commissions to amusement houses Insurance Depreciation Maintenance Net operating income $90,000 72,000 23,520 40,000 points 225,520 $ 74,480 eBook Hint Print References Required: 1a. Compute the payback period associated with the new electronic games. 1b. Assume that Nick's Novelties, Inc., will not purchase new games unless they provide a payback period of five years or less. Would the company purchase the new games? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 1A Req 1B Compute the payback period associated with the new electronic games. Payback Period years Check my work Nick's Novelties, Inc., is considering the purchase of new electronic games to place in its amusement houses. The games would cost a total of $392,000, have a fifteen-year useful life, and have a total salvage value of $39,200. The company estimates that annual revenues and expenses associated with the games would be as follows: Part 2 of 2 $300,000 10 Revenues Less operating expenses: Commissions to amusement houses Insurance Depreciation Maintenance Net operating income $90,000 72,000 23,520 40,000 points 225,520 $ 74,480 eBook Hint Print 2a. Compute the simple rate of return promised by the games. 2b. If the company requires a simple rate of return of at least 12%, will the games be purchased? References Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Req 2A Req 2B Compute the simple rate of return promised by the games. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place. i.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%.) Simple rate of return Check my work Derrick Iverson is a divisional manager for Holston Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has been above 25% each of the last three years. Derrick is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $5,150,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Holston Company's discount rate is 17%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: points eBook $4,300,000 1,900,000 2,400,000 Hint Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income $ Print 765,000 1,030,000 References 1,795,000 $ 605,000 Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the project's net present value. 2. Compute the project's simple rate of return. 3a. Would the company want Derrick to pursue this investment opportunity? 3b. Would Derrick be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2 Req 3A Req 3B Check my work Casey Nelson is a divisional manager for Pigeon Company. His annual pay raises are largely determined by his division's return on investment (ROI), which has been above 23% each of the last three years. Casey is considering a capital budgeting project that would require a $5,510,000 investment in equipment with a useful life of five years and no salvage value. Pigeon Company's discount rate is 19%. The project would provide net operating income each year for five years as follows: points eBook $ 4,900,000 2,200,000 2,700,000 Print Sales Variable expenses Contribution margin Fixed expenses: Advertising, salaries, and other fixed out-of-pocket costs Depreciation Total fixed expenses Net operating income References $ 850,000 1,102,000 1,952,000 748,000 $ Click here to view Exhibit 128-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. What is the project's net present value? 2. What is the project's internal rate of return? 3. What is the project's simple rate of return? 4-a. Would the company want Casey to pursue this investment opportunity? 4-b. Would Casey be inclined to pursue this investment opportunity? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4A L Reg 4B Check my work Bilboa Freightlines, S.A., of Panama, has a small truck that it uses for intracity deliveries. The truck is worn out and must be either overhauled or replaced with a new truck. The company has assembled the following information: New Truck $ 36,000 points Purchase cost (new) Remaining book value Overhaul needed now Annual cash operating costs Salvage value-now Salvage value-five years from now Present Truck $ 31,000 $ 24,000 $ 23,000 $ 22,000 $ 5,000 $ 20,000 $ 19,500 eBook $ 12,000 Print References If the company keeps and overhauls its present delivery truck, then the truck will be usable for five more years. If a new truck is purchased, it will be used for five years, after which it will be traded in on another truck. The new truck would be diesel-operated, resulting in a substantial reduction in annual operating costs, as shown above. The company computes depreciation on a straight-line basis. All investment projects are evaluated using a 7% discount rate. Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. What is the net present value of the "keep the old truck" alternative? 2. What is the net present value of the "purchase the new truck" alternative? 3. Should Bilboa Freightlines keep the old truck or purchase the new one? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3