I don't anticipate that any of them will become involved with the business. So, this might be the right time to sell. As you know, the snowboard industry is cyclical, but it is at its peak right now I'm very proud to say that OTE has been named one of the "10 Best Small Businesses to Work for for the past three years. The award is based on financial performance, customer surveys, and employee satisfaction. I have a very dedicated and loyal staff. Many of the staff members are like family to me. In the past seven years, we have not had to lay off any of our employees Misty then jumps in OTE operates in a stable industry and the results for the company were relatively consistent over the past five years.There are a few outstanding accounting issues that may impact them, which I have included in Appendix II. I also put together a memo for you with some information on non-recurring or unusual items incurred by OTE. will email it to you (Appendix lll). Our weighted average capitalization rate is 8% In this case, I want you to assume that the present value of the tax shield associated with capital reinvestments is about 10% of the amount spent, which is projected to be $800,000 per year As FCI is public, it would not be able to claim a small business deduction for OTE I would say that FCI could expect to pay corporate tax at the rate of 42%. Wutang concludes: I'd like to make sure l understand what my company is worth before the offer is received analysis of the accounting issues described in Appendix . OTE reports its financial statements in accordance with IFRS. c) In Word, memo comparing the two valuation approaches. Summarize your results from the calculations and explain why there is a difference in the two valuations. Appendix II Accounting issue:s 1. Manufacturing equipment with a useful life of 10 years was purchased from a U.S. supplier for US$200,000 in November. At the time, the exchange rate in effect was US$2 C$5.22 and the equipment and associated payable were recorded at $450,000. At year end, the payable was still outstanding and both it and the equipment were still recorded at $244,000.The year-end exchange rate was US$1 - C$1.32. Misty is not sure if either the initial or year-end amounts were recorded correctly 2. In June, the exclusive rights to a customer list were acquired for $75,000 from a competitor. The price paid for the customer list was based on a valuation prepared by a Chartered Business Valuator. This amount was expensed in the financial statements consistent with the treatment for costs incurred to internally generate OTE's customer list. 126 Appendix Ill Additional valuation information Prepared by Misty Phung 1. The net realizable value of OTE's inventory and accounts receivable are approximately $1,100,210 and $1,972,727, respectively. Bad debt expense consists of actual accounts receivable written off during the year. OTE does not have arn allowance for doubtful accounts 2. OTE's prepaids will not have any value to the purchaser of the business but are needed for operations (not redundant) 3. The property, plant, and equipment, including the leased assets, have a fair value of 5,200,000. The present value of the forgone tax shield related to the increased fair value of assets is $35,200. There are no issues associated with transferring the lease to a purchaser, and the lease will be a finance lease for the purchaser. If the assets are sold, the latent taxes/selling costs are $18,000 4. For the existing capital assets, the present value of the tax shield is $41,000 5. In the prior year, OTE decided to expand its product mix to include skis. The product did not do well and, by the time OTE discontinued the product and liquidated the inventory in December, it had recorded a negative gross margin of $102,000. One of the customers for the skis who still owed OTE money at the end of the prior year went bankrupt in March of the current year, at that time, OTE wrote off the customer's remaining balance of $7,100. OTE had not previously set up an allowance for this receivable 6. Wutang takes a regular salary from the business and an annual bonus depending on OTE's financial results and the cash available. His salary was $523,000 in the current year and $400,000 in the prior year. Any other cash withdrawals in the year are treated as dividends. FCI normally pays the top executives of its subsidiaries $280,000 per year. 7. Included in interest and bank charges on the income statement is interest on all interest-bearing debt (including the finance lease) of $50,000 and $398,000 in the current year and prior year, respectively 8. $325,566 and $219,372 of amortization was included in cost of sales in the current year and prior year, respectively 9. Community support is very important to Wutang. OTE has an informal apprenticeship program where each summer it hires five local students to work around the shop. OTE doesn't need the extra manpower, but that's not the point. At a total cost of about $30,000 per year, it's more than worth it