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value at the end of the project of $45,000. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of ory of $ 15,000, along with an additional $2,000 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. If the shop's tax rate is 22 percent and its discount rate is 11 percent, should the company buy and install the machine press? OrES = P LO 2 24. NPV and Bonus Depreciation In the previous problem, suppose the fixed asset actually qualifies for 100 percent bonus depreciation. All the other facts are the same. What is the new NPV? LO 2 25. NPV and Bonus Depreciation Eggz, Inc., is considering the purchase of new equipment that will allow the company to collect loose hen feathers for sale. The equipment will cost $425,000 and will be eligible for 100 percent bonus depreciation. The equipment can be sold for $45,000 at the end of the project in five years. Sales would be $275,000 per year, with annual fixed costs of $47,000 and variable costs equal to 35 percent of sales. The project would require an investment of $25,000 in NWC that would be returned at the end of the project. The tax rate is 22 percent, and the required return is 9 percent. What is the project's NPV? LO 2 26. Sensitivity Analysis Consider a three-year project with the following information: initial fixed asset investment = $665,000; straight-line depreciation to zero over the five-year life; zero salvage value; price = $39.20; variable costs = $29.85; fixed costs = $315,000; quantity sold = 85,000 units; tax rate = 23 percent. How sensitive is OCF to changes in quantity sold? LO 2 27. Project Analysis You are considering a new product launch. The project will cost $780,000, have a four-year life, and have no salvage value; depreciation is straight-line to zero. Sales are projected at 170 units per year, price per unit will be $16,300, variable cost per unit will be $11,100, and fixed costs will be $535,000 per year. The required return on the project is 11 percent, and the relevant tax rate is 21 percent. a. Based on your experience, you think the unit sales, variable cost, and fixed cost projections given here are probably accurate to within #10 percent. What are the best and worst cases for these projections? What is the base- case NPV? What are the best-case and worst-case scenarios? b. Evaluate the sensitivity of your base-case NPV to changes in fixed costs. LO 2 28. Project Analysis McGilla Golf has decided to sell a new line of golf clubs. The clubs will sell for $925 per set and have a variable cost of $480 per set. The company has spent $150,000 for a marketing study that determined the company will sell 75,000 sets per year for seven years. The marketing study also determined that the company will lose sales of 8,800 sets per year of its high-priced clubs. The high-priced chiba acls at $1,325 and have variable costs of $640. The company also will increase sales of its cheap clubs by 11,000 sets per year. The cheap clubs sell for $385 and have variable costs of $160 per set. The fixed costs each year will be $14.65 million. The company also has spent $1 million on research and development for the new clubs. The plant and equipment required will cost $30.1 million and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The new clubs also will require an increase in net working capital of $3.5 million that will be returned at the end of the project. The tax rate is 23 percent, and the cost of capital is 14 percent. Calculate the payback period, the NPV, and the IRR
