*Please answer each question -- they're all part of 1 question*

1.

Primera Banco is evaluating two capital investment proposals for a drive-up ATM kiosk, each requiring an investment of $160,000 and each with an eight-year life and expected total net cash flows of $320,000. Location 1 is expected to provide equal annual net cash flows of $40,000, and Location 2 is expected to have the following unequal annual net cash flows:

Year 1	$51,000
Year 2	38,000
Year 3	26,000
Year 4	21,000
Year 5	13,000
Year 6	11,000
Year 7	93,000
Year 8	67,000

Determine the cash payback period for both location proposals.

Location 1

Select(1-8) years

Location 2

Select (1-8) years

2.

The following data are accumulated by Reynolds Company in evaluating the purchase of $126,900 of equipment, having a four-year useful life:

	Net Income		Net Cash Flow
Year 1	$29,000		$49,000
Year 2	18,000		38,000
Year 3	8,000		28,000
Year 4	(1,000)		19,000

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

a. Assuming that the desired rate of return is 6%, determine the net present value for the proposal. Use the table of the present value of $1 presented above. If required, round to the nearest dollar.

Present value of net cash flow	$
Less amount to be invested	$
Net present value	$

3.

MVP Sports Equipment Company is considering an investment in one of two machines. The sewing machine will increase productivity from sewing 190 baseballs per hour to sewing 340 per hour. The contribution margin is $0.36 per baseball. Assume that any increased production of baseballs can be sold. The second machine is an automatic packing machine for the golf ball line. The packing machine will reduce packing labor cost. The labor cost saved is equivalent to $23 per hour. The sewing machine will cost $267,300, have a six-year life, and will operate for 1,400 hours per year. The packing machine will cost $96,400, have a six-year life, and will operate for 1,200 hours per year. MVP seeks a minimum rate of return of 12% on its investments.

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.352	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.784	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

a. Determine the net present value for the two machines. Use the table of present values of an annuity of $1 above. Round to the nearest dollar.

	Sewing Machine	Packing Machine
Present value of annual net cash flows	$	$
Less amount to be invested	$	$
Net present value	$	$

b. Determine the present value index for the two machines. If required, round your answers to two decimal places.

Sewing Machine

Packing Machine

Present value index

4.

Great Plains Transportation Inc. is considering acquiring equipment at a cost of $200,000. The equipment has an estimated life of 10 years and no residual value. It is expected to provide yearly net cash flows of $50,000. The company's minimum desired rate of return for net present value analysis is 10%.

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.352	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.784	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

Compute the following:

a. The average rate of return, giving effect to straight-line depreciation on the investment. If required, round your answer to one decimal place. %

b. The cash payback period. Select2345678Item 2 years

c. The net present value. Use the above table of the present value of an annuity of $1. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, use a minus sign to indicate negative net present value" for current grading purpose.

Present value of annual net cash flows	$
Less amount to be invested	$
Net present value	$

5.

Cousin's Salted Snack Company is considering two possible investments: a delivery truck or a bagging machine. The delivery truck would cost $56,129.85 and could be used to deliver an additional 50,000 bags of pretzels per year. Each bag of pretzels can be sold for a contribution margin of $0.58. The delivery truck operating expenses, excluding depreciation, are $0.79 per mile for 17,000 miles per year. The bagging machine would replace an old bagging machine, and its net investment cost would be $41,865.00. The new machine would require three fewer hours of direct labor per day. Direct labor is $10 per hour. There are 250 operating days in the year. Both the truck and the bagging machine are estimated to have seven-year lives. The minimum rate of return is 19%. However, Cousin's has funds to invest in only one of the projects.

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.352	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.784	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

a. Compute the internal rate of return for each investment. Use the above table of present value of an annuity of $1. If required, round your present value factor answers to three decimal places and internal rate of return to the nearest percent.

Delivery Truck

Bagging Machine

Present value factor

Internal rate of return

6.

Al a Mode, Inc., is considering one of two investment options. Option 1 is a $41,000 investment in new blending equipment that is expected to produce equal annual cash flows of $13,000 for each of seven years. Option 2 is a $49,000 investment in a new computer system that is expected to produce equal annual cash flows of $17,000 for each of five years. The residual value of the blending equipment at the end of the fifth year is estimated to be $9,000. The computer system has no expected residual value at the end of the fifth year.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.352	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.784	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

Assume there is sufficient capital to fund only one of the projects. Determine which project should be selected, comparing the (a) net present values and (b) present value indices of the two projects, assuming a minimum rate of return of 10%. Use the present value tables appearing above.

a. Determine the net present values of the two projects.

	Blending Equipment	Computer System
Total present value of cash flows	$	$
Less amount to be invested	$	$
Net present value	$	$

b. Determine the present value indices of the two projects. If required, round the present value index to two decimal places.

Present Value Index

Blending Equipment

Computer System

7.

The investment committee of Shield Insurance Co. is evaluating two projects, office expansion and upgrade to computer servers. The projects have different useful lives, but each requires an investment of $513,000. The estimated net cash flows from each project are as follows:

	Net Cash Flow
Year	Office Expansion				Server Upgrade
1	$143,000				$189,000
2	143,000				189,000
3	143,000				189,000
4	143,000				189,000
5	143,000
6	143,000

The committee has selected a rate of 15% for purposes of net present value analysis. It also estimates that the residual value at the end of each project's useful life is $0, but at the end of the fourth year, the office expansion's residual value would be $179,000.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.352	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.784	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

Required:

If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

1. For each project, compute the net present value. Use the present value of an annuity of $1 table above. Ignore the unequal lives of the projects. If required, round to the nearest dollar.

	Office Expansion	Server Upgrade
Present value of annual net cash flows	$	$
Less amount to be invested	$	$
Net present value	$	$

2. For each project, compute the net present value, assuming that the office expansion is adjusted to a four-year life for purposes of analysis. Use the present value of $1 table above.

	Office Expansion	Server Upgrade
Present value of net cash flow total	$	$
Less amount to be invested	$	$
Net present value	$	$