SUNTIDE LIMITEDS PLANS FOR WORKING CAPITAL AND CAPITAL BUDGETING Suntide Limited is a secondary sector entity that commenced operations during 2021 manufacturing Product Zap.

Some important information pertaining to 2021 is as follows:

The total sales for the year amounted to R6 624 000, of which 50% was on credit. Credit purchases for the year totalled R2 376 000.

The statement of financial position as at 31 December 2021 reflected balances of R64 800, R360 000 and R100 800 for inventories, debtors and creditors respectively.

The average age of inventories was calculated to be 18 days.

During the first quarter of 2022 Suntide Limited commenced with its planning process for 2023.

The following budgeted information was obtained: Suntide Limited intends purchasing 25 000 components per month at R10 per unit to produce Product Zap.

The cost of placing an order is R20 and the annual carrying cost per component is R0.75.

The lead time for the delivery of an order is 12 days. It is estimated that the number of workdays for 2023 will be 240.

The credit terms of the supplier for the components are 30 days but a discount of R7 500 will be granted if the monthly account is settled within 12 days.

Suntide Limited intends investing in a project during 2023.

The project is expected to cost R2 000 000 with a four-year useful life, and no residual value.

Depreciation is estimated at R500 000 per year.

The project is expected to generate net cash flows of R700 000 for 2023.

The net cash flows are expected to increase by 10% each year thereafter.

The desired rate of return by the company is 15%.

QUESTION 3 Calculate the following in respect of the project (2023). Ignore taxes.

3.1 Net Present Value (with amounts expressed to the nearest Rand) (4 marks)