Hi there,

I need help with the finance cash study - Road King Trucks, Inc. Specifically I need excel capital budgeting analysis calculations for two engine options: Marcus and Detroit, to determin which one is better.

Below is a list of items I need to identify and quantify to complete the Road King Trucks case in Excel:

A. For Each Year 1. Revenue 2. Variable costs a. Labor cost per bus b. Parts cost per bus c. Engine costs per bus (2 options) 3. SG&A costs 4. Training costs 5. Warranty costs a. Bus b. Engine (2 options) 6. Depreciation 7. Working Capital needs B. Project Related 1. Investment costs C. Cost of Capital 1. Companys weighted average cost of capital (WACC) 2. Appropriate cost of capital for this project

Also, I need to calculate NPV, IRR, Profitability Index and Payback for each engine option. And, after doing this, you have to form a basis for a go/no go decision on the project, with appropriate support for your decision (think NPV and IRR).

Spreadsheet should show calculations for o Operating Cash Flows o Incremental Cash Flows, including investment and salvage o Warranty costs o WACC o NPV, IRR, Payback, and Profitability Index

INPUT DATA:

Exhibit 1: Sales and Cost Forecast

The sales forecast is based on projected levels of demand. All the numbers are expressed in todays dollars.

The forecasted average inflation per year is 3.5% .

Price per bus $220,000

Units sold per year 11,000

Labor cost per bus $50,000

Components & Parts per bus $95,000

Selling General & Administrative (fixed) $250,000,000

NOTE: Average warranty cost per year per bus for the first five years is $1,000. The present value of this cost will be used as a cost figure for each bus. Afterwards, the bus operator will become responsible the repairs on the buses. The buses can be produced for twenty years. Afterwards, the designs become obsolete. Engine choices:

Detroit engines

Price per engine including installation: $20,000

Average annual warranty cost per year for five years: 1,000

Marcus Engine:

Price per engine, including installation $18,000

Average annual warranty cost per year for five years: 1,500

Afterwards, the bus operator will become responsible for the repairs on the buses. The chosen engine will be installed in every bus and will become a cost figure for each bus. NOTE: The engine manufacturers are not providing Road King Trucks with any warranty. However, Road King Trucks will provide a warranty to its customers. After the initial five years, the bus operators may purchase an extended warranty from any insurance company that offers such packages.

Exhibit 2: Investment Needs

To implement the project, the firm has to invest funds as shown in the following table:

Year 0: $1 billion

Year 1: 100 million

Year 2: 100 million

Road King Trucks estimated that it would cost a total of $1 billion to build the factory and purchase the necessary equipment to produce the buses. The other $200 million investment, divided equally in years 1 and 2, is for non-depreciable labor training costs. Such investment is treated as regular business expenses. Straight line depreciation will be used for the sake of simplicity. To facilitate the operation of manufacturing the transit buses, the company will have to allocate funds to net working capital (NWC) equivalent to 10% of annual sales. The investment in NWC will be recovered at the end of the project. The equipment will be sold for salvage at about $15,000,000 at the end of the project.

Exhibit 3: Financing Assumptions

The following assumptions are used to determine the cost of capital.

Historically, the company has maintained a debt ratio is 40%. This ratio was used, because lowering the debt implies giving up the debt tax shield, and increasing it makes debt service a burden on the firms cash flow. In addition, increasing the debt level may cause a reduced rating of the companys bonds. The marginal tax rate is 40%. All the numbers are expressed in todays dollars. The forecasted average inflation per year is 3.5%. Cost of debt: The companys bond rating is roughly at the high end of the A range. Surveying the debt market yielded the following information about the cost of debt for different rating levels: Bond rating AA A BBB Interest cost range 5.5% ~ 6.5% 6.25% ~ 7.5% 7.5% ~ 9% The companys current bonds have a yield to maturity of about 6.5%. Cost of equity: The current 10-year Treasury notes have a yield to maturity of 2.25% and the forecast for the S&P 500 market premium is 8.75%. The companys overall is 1.15.