Faleye Consulting is deciding which of two computer systems to purchase. It can purchase state-of-the-art equipment (System A) for an after-tax cost of $22,000, which will generate after-tax cash flows of $8,000 at the end of each of the next 6 years. Alternatively, the company can purchase equipment with an after-tax cost of $13,000 that can be used for 3 years and will generate after-tax cash flows of $8,000 at the end of each year (System B). If the company's WACC is 10% and both "projects" can be repeated indefinitely, which system should be chosen, and what is its EAA? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Choose Project A whose EAA = $ Tannen Industries is considering an expansion. The necessary equipment would be purchased for $12 million and will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase, and the expansion would require an additional $2 million investment in net operating working capital. The tax rate is 25%. a. What is the initial investment outlay after bonus depreciation is considered? Write out your answer completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Enter your answer as a positive value. $ b. The company spent and expensed $10,000 on research related to the project last year. Would this change your answer? Explain. I. No, last year's expenditure is considered a sunk cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis. II. Yes, the cost of research is an incremental cash flow and should be included in the analysis. III. Yes, but only the tax effect of the research expenses should be included in the analysis. IV. No, last year's expenditure should be treated as a terminal cash flow and dealt with at the end of the project's life. Hence, it should not be included in the initial investment outlay. V. No, last year's expenditure is considered an opportunity cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis. -Select- c. Suppose the company plans to use a building that it owns to house the project. The building could be sold for $2 million after taxes and real estate commissions. How would that fact affect your answer? I. The potential sale of the building represents an opportunity cost of conducting the project in that building. Therefore, the possible after-tax sale price must be charged against the project as a cost. II. The potential sale of the building represents an opportunity cost of conducting the project in that building. Therefore, the possible before-tax sale price must be charged against the project as a cost. III. The potential sale of the building represents an externality and therefore should not be charged against the project. IV. The potential sale of the building represents a real option and therefore should be charged against the project. V. The potential sale of the building represents a real option and therefore should not be charged against the project. -Select- Huang Industries is considering a proposed project whose estimated NPV is $12 million. This estimate assumes that economic conditions will be "average." However, the CFO realizes that conditions could be better or worse, so she performed a scenario analysis and obtained these results: NPV Economic Scenario Probability of Outcome Recession 0.05 ($48 million) Below average 0.20 (24 million) Average 0.50 12 million 0.20 22 million Boom 0.05 40 million Above average Calculate the project's expected NPV, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation. Enter your answers for the project's expected NPV and standard deviation in millions. For example, an answer of $13,000,000 should be entered as 13. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. E(NPV): ONPV: CV: million million Crockett Graphic Designs Inc. is considering two mutually exclusive projects. Both projects require an initial after-tax investment of $9,000 and are typical average-risk projects for the firm. Project A has an expected life of 2 years with after-tax cash inflows of $6,000 and $10,000 at the end of Years 1 and 2, respectively. Project B has an expected life of 4 years with after-tax cash inflows of $5,000 at the end of each of the next 4 years. The firm's WACC is 13%. a. If the projects cannot be repeated, which project should be selected if Crockett uses NPV as its criterion for project selection? Project -Select- should be selected. b. Assume that the projects can be repeated and that there are no anticipated changes in the cash flows. Use the replacement chain analysis to determine the NPV of the project selected. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Since Project -Select- 's extended NPV = $ , it should be selected over Project -Select- with an NPV = $ c. Make the same assumptions as in part b. Using the equivalent annual annuity (EAA) method, what is the EAA of the project selected? Project -Select- should be selected. Karsted Air Services is now in the final year of a project. The equipment originally cost $30 million, of which 100% has been depreciated. Karsted can sell the used equipment today for $8 million, and its tax rate is 30%. What is the equipment's after-tax salvage value? Write out your answer completely. For example, 13 million should be entered as 13,000,000. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. The purchase price of the milling machine, including shipping and installation costs, is $162,000, and the equipment will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The machine would be sold after 3 years for $97,000. The machine would require a $7,000 increase in net operating working capital (increased inventory less increased accounts payable). There would be no effect on revenues, but pretax labor costs would decline by $39,000 per year. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and the WACC is 11%. Also, the firm spent $4,500 last year investigating the feasibility of using the machine. a. How should the $4,500 spent last year be handled? I. Last year's expenditure is considered a sunk cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis. II. The cost of research is an incremental cash flow and should be included in the analysis. III. Only the tax effect of the research expenses should be included in the analysis. IV. Last year's expenditure should be treated as a terminal cash flow and dealt with at the end of the project's life. Hence, it should not be included in the initial investment outlay. V. Last year's expenditure is considered an opportunity cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis. -Select- b. What is the initial investment outlay for the machine for capital budgeting purposes after the 100% bonus depreciation is considered, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash flow? Enter your answer as a positive value. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. $ c. What are the project's annual cash flows during Years 1, 2, and 3? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Year 1: $ Year 2: $ Year 3: $ d. Should the machine be purchased? -Select-