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FIN309 Finance Assignment 1 - Individual Assignment/TMA01 January 2016 Presentation FIN309 Assignment 1 Individual Assignment This assignment is worth 25% of the final mark for FIN309 Finance. The cut-off date for this assignment is 06 April 2016, 2359hrs. __________________________________________________________________________ Question 1 Capitol Company is considering whether to replace an existing machine or spend money on overhauling it. The replacement machine would cost $18,000 and would require maintenance of $1,500 at the end of every year. At the end of 10 years, it would have a scrap value of $2,000 and no maintenance costs will be incurred in the terminal year. The existing machine requires increasing amounts of maintenance at the beginning of each year, and its salvage value (at the end of the respective year) is falling as shown below: Year Maintenance Cost Salvage Value 1 2 3 4 5 $3,500 $4,500 $5,500 $6,500 $7,500 $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,000 0 If Capitol Company faces an opportunity cost of capital of 15%, calculate the future cashflows and evaluate when it should replace the machine. Assume no tax on disposal of machine. (10 marks) Question 2 Kenny's Pizza is a new company that is setting up in Singapore. It is a pizza maker and deliverer. The capacity of the proposed operation is 1,500 pizzas per day 365 days a year. It has conducted a feasibility study into the idea. The decision to proceed was then taken. Equipment and set-up costs of $4 million will be incurred immediately. Of these costs $2.4 million is for the special pizza equipment. This equipment will be depreciated on a straight line basis to zero value over 8 years. Working capital of $1 million will be needed to start the operation. It is assumed that no extra working capital will be required during the project. The life of the project will be 8 years. The average sale price of the pizzas is fixed at $7 per pizza. This includes delivery within the city. Because of the strong competition it is not expected that there will be any price rises over the project life. However, the city is very prosperous, there is a tight labour market and the expectation is that labour costs will rise by 4% per annum. The wage cost for the first year of operations is SIM UNIVERSITY Assignment 1 - Page 2 of 4 FIN309 Assignment 1 estimated to be $300,000. The variable cost element of the operation is incurred at a rate of 50% of sales revenues and this is expected to remain constant. The premises that will be used are rented at a rate of $150 000 per annum, which has been fixed for the project life. The rent is payable at the end of each year. Tax is payable in the year it is incurred and is charged at a rate of 17%. The project will be funded entirely by equity. As Super Pizza is a private company, estimating the cost of capital will have to be done by taking a proxy company. The closest company on the stock market is Pizza Spezia, a pizza maker and deliverer. It has an unlevered beta of 0.96, the risk free rate is 5.5% and the market risk premium is 7%. (a) Calculate the cost of capital for Super Pizza. (5 marks) (b) Calculate the future cash flow for this project and calculate the NPV of the project. (15 marks) For capital budgeting purposes (in general) how are the following treated in project cash flow analysis? (c) (i) Replacement decisions for machines with different lives (ii) Investment inter-relatedness (iii) Company overheads (iv) Creditors (5 marks) (5 marks) (5 marks) (5 marks) Question 3 Union Met Manufacturing is considering a project, which requires an investment of $2 million. The project is expected to generate sales revenue of $1m in the first year and grow at an additional $1 million per year until the 3rd when it remained constant until the 5th year. The project is sold at the end of the 5th year with a salvage value of $300,000. The tax rate for the company is 17%. UnionMet Manufacturing has an opportunity cost of capital at 12%. To support this project, Union Met Manufacturing must purchase a new equipment and received two proposals: Equipment from Company A: Initial cost of $34,000, annual operating costs of $6,000 and an operating life of 4 years. Comparable Equipment from Company B: Initial costs of $24,000, annual operating costs of $8,000 and an operating life of 3 years. The cost of goods sold is expected to be 75% of sales revenue. Other operating costs are expected to be 7% of the sales in the first year and 5% of sales thereafter. The project will need an initial working capital of $200,000 and will increase by $100,000 in the next year. SIM UNIVERSITY Assignment 1 - Page 3 of 4 FIN309 Assignment 1 After which, no incremental working capital is required. This will be fully recovered in the terminal year. The investment plant is depreciated to zero using a straight line method over 5 years. Assume the equipment purchased will operate for 5 years and expected to be disposed off for $300,000, which is subject to tax. (a) Compute the net present value of the new project and advice whether Union Met Manufacturing should proceed with this investment. (20 marks) (b) Compute the equivalent annual cost for each proposal and advice which one management should select. (10 marks) Question 4 Cradle Print Ltd is a Singapore listed company. Currently, its target debt-equity ratio is 1. It is considering building a new $500,000 plant in Kallang Industrial Park. This new plant is expected to generate after-tax cash flows of $73,150 per year perpetually. The tax rate is 17%. There are 2 financing options: A $600,000 new issue of common stock. The issuance costs of the new common stock would be about 10% of the amount raised. The cost of equity is 20%. A $600,000 issue of 20-year bonds. The issuance costs of the new debt would be 2% of the proceeds. The Company can raise new debt at 10%. (a) Compute the Weighted Average Cost of Capital for Cradle Print Ltd. (5 marks) (b) Compute the Net Present Value (NPV) of the new printing plant: (i) (ii) without flotation costs and with flotation costs? Will Cradle Print Ltd accept the new printing plant project in either cases? (15 marks) ---- END OF ASSIGNMENT ---- SIM UNIVERSITY Assignment 1 - Page 4 of 4 (a) Beta Risk free rate Market risk premium Cost of Capital 0.96 5.50% 7% 0.1222 (b) Number of pizzas/day 1500 0 Unit Sold Unit Price Total Revenue Total Variable Cost Rental Cost Labour Cost Operating Profit 2 547500 $7.00 3 547500 $7.00 4 547500 $7.00 5 547500 $7.00 6 547500 $7.00 7 547500 $7.00 8 547500 $7.00 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) (300,000.00) (312,000.00) (324,480.00) (337,459.20) (350,957.57) (364,995.87) (379,595.71) (394,779.53) $1,466,250.00 $1,454,250.00 $1,441,770.00 $1,428,790.80 $1,415,292.43 $1,401,254.13 $1,386,654.29 $1,371,470.47 Depreciation (=2400K/8) ($300,000) EBIT (NOI) Tax (0.17) EAT (NI) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) $1,166,250.00 $1,154,250.00 $1,141,770.00 $1,128,790.80 $1,115,292.43 $1,101,254.13 $1,086,654.29 $1,071,470.47 ($198,262.50) ($196,222.50) ($194,100.90) ($191,894.44) ($189,599.71) ($187,213.20) ($184,731.23) ($182,149.98) $967,987.50 $958,027.50 $947,669.10 $936,896.36 $925,692.72 $914,040.93 $901,923.06 $889,320.49 Add: Depreciation $300,000 Operating Cash Flow $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $1,267,987.50 $1,258,027.50 $1,247,669.10 $1,236,896.36 $1,225,692.72 $1,214,040.93 $1,201,923.06 $1,189,320.49 Costs Change in Working Capital ($4,000,000) ($1,000,000) Future Cash Flow ($5,000,000) NPV (0.1222) (c) 1 547500 $7.00 $1,494,953.30 $1,000,000 $1,267,987.50 $1,258,027.50 $1,247,669.10 $1,236,896.36 $1,225,692.72 $1,214,040.93 $1,201,923.06 $2,189,320.49 (a) Beta Risk free rate Market risk premium Cost of Capital 0.96 5.50% 7% 0.1222 (b) Number of pizzas/day 1500 0 Unit Sold Unit Price Total Revenue Total Variable Cost Rental Cost Labour Cost Operating Profit 2 547500 $7.00 3 547500 $7.00 4 547500 $7.00 5 547500 $7.00 6 547500 $7.00 7 547500 $7.00 8 547500 $7.00 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 $3,832,500 ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($1,916,250) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) ($150,000) (300,000.00) (312,000.00) (324,480.00) (337,459.20) (350,957.57) (364,995.87) (379,595.71) (394,779.53) $1,466,250.00 $1,454,250.00 $1,441,770.00 $1,428,790.80 $1,415,292.43 $1,401,254.13 $1,386,654.29 $1,371,470.47 Depreciation (=2400K/8) ($300,000) EBIT (NOI) Tax (0.17) EAT (NI) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) ($300,000) $1,166,250.00 $1,154,250.00 $1,141,770.00 $1,128,790.80 $1,115,292.43 $1,101,254.13 $1,086,654.29 $1,071,470.47 ($198,262.50) ($196,222.50) ($194,100.90) ($191,894.44) ($189,599.71) ($187,213.20) ($184,731.23) ($182,149.98) $967,987.50 $958,027.50 $947,669.10 $936,896.36 $925,692.72 $914,040.93 $901,923.06 $889,320.49 Add: Depreciation $300,000 Operating Cash Flow $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $300,000 $1,267,987.50 $1,258,027.50 $1,247,669.10 $1,236,896.36 $1,225,692.72 $1,214,040.93 $1,201,923.06 $1,189,320.49 Costs Change in Working Capital ($4,000,000) ($1,000,000) Future Cash Flow ($5,000,000) NPV (0.1222) (c) 1 547500 $7.00 $1,494,953.30 $1,000,000 $1,267,987.50 $1,258,027.50 $1,247,669.10 $1,236,896.36 $1,225,692.72 $1,214,040.93 $1,201,923.06 $2,189,320.49