Project B Manorang Hijau Plantation (MIHP) will run a parallel Plantation Optimization program, at their site. Scale of CPO mill at MIHP is significantly smaller than the capacity of the MRHP, having designed maximum daily capacity of only 270 tons of Palm Oil Fresh Fruit Branch (FFB). Productivity of the plantation is still below target but from results of the new palm oil tree replanting this will be significantly improved from the present harvest rate of 210 tons of FFB per day. Yield of the FFBs from these plants is expected to rise annually by 5 pct. The MIHP managers must evaluate the efficiency of maintaining existing machinery of their CPO mill had been purchased three years ago at a cost of IDR 18 billion and they are unsure meet future increases of the production budget. To assist in their evaluation, they have engaged the Technical Support team from Head Office to develop the proposal to replace the machinery. Latest report indicates that the existing machinery can only be a sold at an auction for a price of IDR 150 million. The current machine will have no market value at the end of its economic life. The same group of suppliers and contractors have been contacted by PT. GDAM procurement team received best quote through tender of IDR 28 billion as the base cost of the total replacement machinery and related hardware for PT. MIHP. Charge of 12 percent will be added on to this amount as part of the Turn-key project scope involving the technical design, construction, installation and commission services; until ready for handover and production run. After the project ended, the team expected the market value of the proposed machines null.

In order to complete the capital budgeting process, the local management at MIHP has provided the following operational and financial figures as well as planning baselines :

You are assigned to evaluate purely the aspects which are linked directly to PT. GDAM own internal investment funds of their Core Project Scope of their Plantation Optimization projects at either the Manorang Hijau Plantation (MRHP) or the Maniang Hijau Plantation (MIHP) Plantation based on the above parameters. PT. GDAM management brought in the marketing, production management, procurement, capital investment, and accounting department to formulate estimates of the initial cost of the expansion, as well as future cash flow that can be used to evaluate this expansion. a. Should PT. GDAM replace the machines? Explain your reasoning. Provide complete analysis showing : initial investment, operating cash flows, terminal cash flow, as well as depreciation schedules, and using set of capital budgeting techniques (10pts). b. If PT. GDAMs cost of capital increases by 5 percent, would your recommendation change? (10pts) c. At what cost of capital, would your recommendation change? Indicate your decision on a net present value profile of this investment decision (10pts).

No. Info Value 1. Current daily FFB processing capacity 205 ton using existing machinery 2. Proposed daily FFB processing 210 ton capacity using new machinery Number of production days per year 360 days 3. 4. Net CPO extraction rate 15% Remarks reducing of 2 % annually due to maintenance requirement Increase of 5 % annually Plant running 360 days per year 1000 kg FFB will produced 150 kg CPO Increase of 2 % annually Increase of 2% annually Increase of 5% annually Increase of 3% annually 5. Average CPO price per kg (loco plant) IDR 8900 6. 7. 8. Fixed operational cost using new IDR 20 billion machinery Fixed operational cost using existing IDR 21 billion machinery Variable operational cost per kg of IDR 6500 CPO same for existing & new machinery Corporate Tax rate 35% Cost of capital 15% Change in working capital IDR 16 billion Depreciation method MARCS Project period Economic life: Present machine 5 years Economic life: Proposed machine 9. 10. 10 years 12. 13 14. 15. 10 years No. Info Value 1. Current daily FFB processing capacity 205 ton using existing machinery 2. Proposed daily FFB processing 210 ton capacity using new machinery Number of production days per year 360 days 3. 4. Net CPO extraction rate 15% Remarks reducing of 2 % annually due to maintenance requirement Increase of 5 % annually Plant running 360 days per year 1000 kg FFB will produced 150 kg CPO Increase of 2 % annually Increase of 2% annually Increase of 5% annually Increase of 3% annually 5. Average CPO price per kg (loco plant) IDR 8900 6. 7. 8. Fixed operational cost using new IDR 20 billion machinery Fixed operational cost using existing IDR 21 billion machinery Variable operational cost per kg of IDR 6500 CPO same for existing & new machinery Corporate Tax rate 35% Cost of capital 15% Change in working capital IDR 16 billion Depreciation method MARCS Project period Economic life: Present machine 5 years Economic life: Proposed machine 9. 10. 10 years 12. 13 14. 15. 10 years