Winthrop Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a five-year period. To

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Winthrop Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a five-year period. To pursue this opportunity, the company would need to purchase a piece of equipment for $ 130,000. The equipment would have a useful life of five years and zero salvage value. It would be depreciated for financial reporting and tax purposes using the straight-line method. After careful study, Winthrop estimated the following annual costs and revenues for the new product:
Annual revenues and costs:
Sales revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
Variable expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 120,000
Fixed out-of-pocket operating costs . . . . . . . . . . .$ 70,000
The company’s tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 15%.

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Calculate the net present value of this investment opportunity.

Net Present Value
What is NPV? The net present value is an important tool for capital budgeting decision to assess that an investment in a project is worthwhile or not? The net present value of a project is calculated before taking up the investment decision at...
Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
Cost Of Capital
Cost of capital refers to the opportunity cost of making a specific investment . Cost of capital (COC) is the rate of return that a firm must earn on its project investments to maintain its market value and attract funds. COC is the required rate of...
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Managerial Accounting

ISBN: 978-0077522940

15th edition

Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer

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