Solutions: First Group

Moeller-Corporate Finance

1. The genetic research firm, Splice and Dice, has created a project that will generate annual
cash flows of $41 million in perpetuity with an estimated return on assets of 17%. The rival firm,
Replication, has created a project that will generate annual cash flows of $45 million in perpetuity with
an estimated return on assets of 19%.
a. Which firm has the better project? Why?
PVperpetuity = C/r

Splice and Dice = $41mil/.17 = $241,176,471

Replication = $45mil/.19 = $236,842,105

Both projects are good projects because the NPV is greater than 0. However, Splice and Dice
has a better project because its NPV is higher and it adds over $4 million more wealth to Splice and Dice
shareholders than Replications project. If you want to assume capital is constrained at these investment
levels you can also compare these projects using the profitability index (PI). Remember that the PI is
the NPV/Investment, without computing it is obvious that Splice and Dice still has the better project.

b. Replication has found a debtor who is willing to accept $2 million per year in interest
payments for consol bonds (bonds in perpetuity). Replication believes that the riskiness of the interest
tax shield is similar to its current cost of debt which is 10%.

You now need to re-estimate Replications value. If you attempt to use the FCF or FTE method,
you would somehow need to compute a whole firm r or the return on equity. Unfortunately, you do
not have enough information to calculate these measures. The simplest way to estimate Replications
new value is to use the APV method. In this case the value of the firm is the value from part (a) plus the
present value of the tax debt shield.
Replication = $236,842,105 + (2,000,000 * 0.34)/0.1 = 243,642,105

The tax shield of debt has made Replication the better project.

2. The clothing manufacturer, Twisted Pair, is considering introducing a line of cargo pants
made entirely from hemp. The project costs $4.6 million and will generate cash flows of $1 million for 5
years. What is the payback period? If the interest rate is 0.3% per month, what is the projects NPV?
Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

Payback Period:
The cash flows from the project will exceed the projects cost between year 4 and 5 ($4mil has
been accumulated at the end of year 4, $5mil by the end of year 5). To calculate the time needed to
generate $600,000 between year 4 and year 5:
4+ (4,600,000 4,000,000)/1,000,000 = 4.6 years

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 Therefore, the payback period is 4.6 years. Since your company requires being paid back in 5
years or less, you would accept this project based on this investment criteria.

NPV:
Net Present Value is the sum of the projects discounted cash flows:
T
CFt
NPV =
t 1 (1 r )
t

Note: The rate given is 0.3% or 0.003 per month. We need to calculate an effective annual rate
to match the cash flows.

n
APR
ER = 1 1 = [1+(.003)]12 1 = 0.0366
m

NPV = -4.6 million + (964692+930631+897773+866074+835495)

NPV = -$105,334 < 0 , therefore reject the project.

Discounted Payback:
In the NPV calculation we see the discounted cash flows never accumulate to the initial cost of
the project so it never pays back. Since the project doesnt payback in 4 years, this investment criteria
recommends that you reject the project.

Accept or Reject? The investment criteria leads to a split decision, 1 recommend accepting and 2
recommend rejecting. Though all of these measures have various advantages, since the ultimate goal is
to maximize shareholder wealth and when properly applied NPV is consistent with that goal,
recommend rejecting the project.

3. Hollow Truth Publishers is considering whether to launch a new e-magazine. The annual rate
of return on a similar risk project is 8%, the cash flows occur semi-annually (at the end of the 6 th and 12th
month), and the publishing company requires a payback period of 2 years. The finance department has
calculated that the required rate of return for all projects that it will consider is 14%.

The costs of the project are:

Advertising on various billboards and cable television stations $210,000
Hollow Truths accounting department set up charges $ 50,000
Production costs and employee bonuses $250,000
Last years purchase price for the e-magazine's offices $470,000
Potential rental income from the offices if rented to a 3rd party $200,000

a. What are the total relevant costs of the project?

Advertising $210,000
Production costs $250,000
Potential Rents $200,000
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Total $660,000

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 The accounting department charges are allocated overhead and last years purchase price is a
sunk cost.

b. Assume the semi-annual cash inflows are $150,000 and $200,000 in year 1, and $250,000
and $200,000 in year 2. Calculate the payback, discounted payback, BCR, IRR and MIRR of the
project. Based on each criterion, should you accept the project? Why?

The accumulated cash flows at the end of the third period are $600,000 and $800,000 at the end
of the fourth period. Payback for the project will occur between the third and fourth cash flows (the first
and last cash flow in year 2).
Total costs are $660,000
Payback = 1.5 yrs+[(660,000 600,000)/200,000]*0.5 yrs = 1.65 years
Accept because it is paid back in the pre-specified period, 2 years.

The discounted accumulated cash flows at the end of the third period are $551,391 and $722,352
at the end of the fourth period. Discounted Payback for the project will occur between the third and
fourth cash flows (the first and last cash flow in year 2).
Total costs are $660,000
Payback = 1.5 yrs+[(660,000 551,391)/170,961]*0.5 yrs = 1.82 years
Accept because it is paid back in the pre-specified period, 2 years.

Benefit to Cost Ratio (BCR) is the sum of the present value of the cash inflows divided by the present
value of the cash outflows.
BCR = (144,231+184,911+222,249+170,961)/660,000 = 1.09
Accept because the BCR is greater than 1.

IRR is that r which makes the NPV equal to 0. Remember IRR is solved by iteration. If you are
doing IRR by hand, you need to use trial and error to find IRR. Alternatively, your financial calculator
probably has an IRR function and Excel has an IRR function. Since these cash flows are semi-annual,
the computed r is semi-annual. So the annual IRR is 16.06% ((1.0773^2) 1).

0 = -$660,000 + (150,000)/(1+IRR)1 + (200,000)/(1+IRR)2 + (250,000)/(1+IRR)3 + (200,000)/

(1+IRR)4
Solve for IRR, IRR=0.0773
Since the finance department requires a 14% return, you would accept this project (16.06%>14%)

Since the IRR is 16% while the appropriate r is only 8%, IRR overstates the expected return due to the
re-investment rate assumption. In other words, IRR assumes that all the intermediate cash flows are re-
invested at 16%. MIRR solves that problem by assuming that the intermediate cash flows are re-
invested at an r that is closer to the appropriate r which is 8%. The semi-annual MIRR is 6.37% while
the annual rate is 13.15% ((1.0637^2)-1).
PV(outflows) = -660,000 (in period 0 dollars)
FV(inflows, period 4 dollars) = 150,000*(1.04^3) + 200,000*(1.04^2) + 250,000*(1.04^1) +
200,000*(1.04^0) = 845,050

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 MIRR = {[FV/PV] ^ (1/T)} -1 = {[845,050/660,000] ^ (1/4)} 1 = 0.0637
Since the finance department requires a 14% return, you would reject this project (13.15%<14%)

c. If the project is analyzed using the NPV (net present value) rule, should you accept the
project? Why?
What is the appropriate discount rate? Absent any other information, assume the compounding
period of the given rate is the same as the cash flows. So in this case, it is 8% compounded
semi-annually.
T
CFt
NPV = rsemi-annual = .04
t 1 (1 r )
t

NPV = -$660,000 + (150,000)/(1.04)1 + (200,000)/(1.04)2 + (250,000)/(1.04)3 + (200,000)/(1.04)4

NPV = $62,352 Therefore, accept the project because NPV > 0.

If there is a high degree of uncertainty about the semi-annual cash flows the first question that
needs to be addressed is did you pick the correct r. In this case, assume you have the correct r and
instead the uncertainty comes from whether you have the correct estimated cash flows. In that case you
should do a scenario analysis which includes assigning probabilities to each cash flow outcome and re-
estimate NPV.

d. If you were the CEO of the firm, would you accept or reject this project? Why?

All of the other methods have various advantages and disadvantages but in the end, you want to
focus on NPV because it is the only method that always is consistent with maximizing shareholder
wealth. Therefore you want to accept this project because the NPV>0. Note that IRR and MIRR should
be consistent with NPV in this case because the cash flows are conventional and the project is
independent. However, the finance department has established a hurdle rate (14%) that does not reflect
the riskiness of the cash flows so these two methods may lead to sub-optimal decisions.

4. A new coffee company, Blink Inc., can grow its crops in Latin America (project a) or Africa
(project b). Assume the projects are independent.

Project A costs $1.3 million and generates cash flows of $312,000 at the end of each of the next 5
years, $290,000 at the end of year 6, and $300,000 at the end of year 7. Project B costs $2.2 million and
generates cash flows of $480,000 at the end of each of the next 7 years.

a. Calculate the NPV for each project at the different costs of capital: 0.0%, 4.0%, 7.25%,
11.8651%, 14.5857% and 23%. Assume the cost of capital is given as an annual interest rate.
Rather than show each calculation, here are the final answers for each cost of capital. To
compute these numbers you take the sum of the present value of each of these cash flows. To
answer the remainder of the questions, Im going to assume that 0.118651 is the IRR for the
African project, in other words, NPV=0.

Latin Am. NPV Africa NPV Cost of Capital

850000 1160000 0
546135 680986 0.04

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 345094 364464 0.0725
113303 6 0.118651
0 -177928 0.145857
-271135 -603023 0.23
b. Using your answers from (a), graph the NPV profiles for each project on one graph.
Latin Am. NPV Africa NPV Cost of Capital

1400000
1200000
1000000
800000
c. Using the answers from parts (a) and (b), when should Blink Inc. grow crops in Latin
600000
America? Africa? Should the firm ever grow crops in both places? Neither place? When? How did you
400000
reach this conclusion?
200000
0 0 0.04 0.0725 0.118651 0.145857 0.23
Each of the following conclusions is drawn from an analysis of the projects NPV. A
-200000 1 2 3 4 5 6
positive NPV for a given cost of capital indicates the project should be undertaken. A
-400000
negative NPV for a given cost of capital indicates the project should be rejected.
-600000
The firm should grow crops in Latin America when the cost of capital is less than
-800000
14.5857%.
The firm should grow crops in Africa when the cost of capital is less than 11.8651%.
The firm should grow crops in neither Latin America nor Africa when the cost of capital
is 23% (in fact, when the cost of capital exceeds 14.5857%).
The firm should grow crops is both places if the cost of capital is less than 11.8651%
(assuming the projects are independent).

d. Assuming you can only grow coffee beans in one location and your goal is to maximize
shareholder wealth, when do you grow crops in Africa?
Grow crops in Africa when the NPV of Project B is greater than the NPV of Project A. The
crossover point of the projects is approximately 7.8572%. Therefore, when the cost of capital is less than
7.8572%, crops should be grown in Africa. Remember, the crossover rate is the IRR (NPV=0) of the
incremental cash flows of the two projects which are as follows in years 0 through 7: -$900,000,
$168,000, $168,000, $168,000, $168,000, $168,000, $190,000 and $180,000.

5. Answer the following questions comparing the IRR rule with the NPV rule:
a. What conditions must be satisfied for the IRR rule to result in the same decision as the
NPV rule? What is the pitfall of the IRR if these conditions are not met?

Two conditions must be met for the IRR to lead to the same decision as the NPV rule:
1. The cash flows must be conventional, that is, there can be no negative cash flows after a
positive cash flow.
2. The project must be independent. The decision to accept or reject one project does not impact
the decision to accept or reject another.

b. Given the following table relating two mutually exclusive projects having conventional cash
flows, identify:

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 1. The crossover rate
The crossover rate is NPV = 6% because that is where the two NPVs are equal.

2. When Project A should be selected, when Project B should be selected and why
Project A should be selected when the cost of capital is less than 6% because NPVA> NPVB.

Project B should be selected when the cost of capital is between 6% and 12% because NPV B >
NPVA.

6a. The payback period is the length of time until the accumulated cash flows from the investment
equal the original cost. The Payback Rule states that a project is accepted if its payback period is less than
or equal to some pre-specified number of years. In this problem, the accumulated cash flows for the first
two years are $1680 ($840+840), so we need to recover $820 ($2,500-1,680) in the third year in order to
recoup the entire investment. The third year cash flow is $840, so it will take 0.98 (820/840) of the year to
recover the last $820. The payback year is thus 2.98 years, or about three years. You would accept the
project because the payback is before the pre-specified four year period.

Year Cash Flow Accumulated Cash Flow

1 840 840
2 840 1,680
3 840 2,520

b. The accumulated discounted cash flows are as follows for the first 4 years: $750, 1,420, 2,018
and 2,551. Since the initial investment is $2,500 it takes just under 4 years to get paid back. You would
accept the project because the payback is before the pre-specified four year period.

c. The IRR of the project is that point where the NPV is zero. Solving via iteration, the IRR is
32.45%.
840 1
0 = - 2,500 1- 12
IRR (1 IRR)
IRR 0.3245

Since the IRR is very high relative to the appropriate r, 12%, IRR clearly overstates the expected
return because of the unrealistic reinvestment rate assumption. To correct for that issue we can solve for
MIRR. First you move all of the cash outflows to year 0 then you most all of the cash inflows to the final
year of the project (year 12). Finally you solve for the interest rate (MIRR) that makes the FV(inflows)
equal to the PV(outflows). The MIRR is 19.05% for this case.

PV(Cash Outflows) = -2,500

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 FV(Cash Inflows) =
C
r

(1 r) t - 1 =
840
0.12

(1.1212 1 = $20,271.83
1 / 12
20,271.83
MIRR 1 0.1905
2,500

For both IRR and MIRR, you would accept the project because the estimated return is greater than
the pre-specified 14%. Though they both give you the same decision, note the difference between IRR
and MIRR. If you are trying to represent what is the breakeven return and your are not able to re-invest at
the IRR, MIRR gives a more accurate estimate.

d. Net Present Value (NPV) is the difference between the discounted future cash flows of an
investment and its cost. According to the NPV Rule, a project with a positive NPV should be accepted
because the project will generate value for the shareholders. Because this project generates $840 per year
for 12 years, this stream of future cash flows is an annuity. The present value of these cash flows can be
calculated using the annuity formula.
C 1 840 1
PV(Cash Inflows) = 1- t
= 1- 12
= $5,203.27
r (1 + r) 0.12 (1.12)
NPV = $5,203.27 - 2,500 = $2,703.27

Since the NPV of this project is positive, we should accept this project under the NPV
Rule because it will increase shareholders' wealth.

7. Since both plants can not be built, these projects are mutually exclusive. That is, taking one
project prevents the firm from taking another. Since the oil-fired power plant and the coal-fired power
plant are mutually exclusive projects, the project with the highest IRR may not be the project with the
highest NPV.
Assuming the appropriate r is 8.5%, we should accept the project with the higher NPV. Thus, we
should build the oil-fired power plant because it has the higher NPV ($22,567 > $20,675). However, if the
appropriate r is not 8.5%, we do not have enough information to make this decision.

8. In evaluating a project, we must determine which cash flows are relevant (incremental cash
flows) and which costs should not be included in assessing the project.
The market research cost of $35,000 is a sunk cost. Because this research cost is paid regardless of
whether or not the project is undertaken, this cash flow is irrelevant to the cost of the project.
The promotional and advertising expenses of $60,000 that will accompany the proposed project
should be included as incremental cash flows.
In order to determine the payback period, we must calculate how many weeks it takes to recover
our initial cost of $60,000. The project is expected to generate after-tax cash flows of $8,000 per week.
Because the accumulated cash flows for the first seven weeks are $56,000 ($8,000 x 7), we need to recover
$4,000 (60,000 - 56,000) in the eighth week. The eighth week's cash flow is $8,000, so it will take 0.5
weeks (4,000/8,000) to recover the last $4,000. The payback period is thus 7.5 weeks. According to the
payback period rule, you should not undertake the project because the payback period of 7.5 weeks is
greater than the pre-specified 4 weeks.

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 Week Cash Flow Accumulated Cash Flow
1 $8,000 $8,000
2 8,000 16,000
3 8,000 24,000
4 8,000 32,000
5 8,000 40,000
6 8,000 48,000
7 8,000 56,000
8 8,000 64,000

If you want to determine if the proposed project will increase shareholders' value, you should calculate the
NPV of the project and accept the project if its NPV is positive. Because this project generates $8,000 per
week for eight weeks, this stream of future cash flows is an annuity. The present value of these cash flows
can be calculated using the annuity formula.

C 1 8,000 1
PV(Cash Flows) = 1 t
1 8
$63,285.96
r (1 r) 0.0025 (1.0025)
NPV = $63,285.96 - 60,000 = $3,285.96

Since the NPV is positive, the project should be accepted.

9. a. Relevant Cost. The market value of the site is the opportunity cost of owning the land. If
the firm decides to forego the project, the land could be sold for its market value.

b. Relevant Cost. The market value of the existing buildings is the opportunity cost of
owning the buildings. If the firm decides not to demolish the buildings, the buildings can be used for some
other purpose. For example, the firm could sell the buildings to another company.

c. Relevant Cost. If the project is undertaken, the firm must pay someone to demolish the
buildings and clear the site.

d. Irrelevant Cost. The cost of a new access road is a sunk cost because the cost has already
been incurred.

e. Relevant Cost. Erosion costs occur because the firm's other projects may suffer when the
executives devote their time to the new project. This cost may also be considered an opportunity cost
because the executives are devoting their time to one project rather than another

10. The solution is also in the solution spreadsheet.

Step 1: Forecast Revenues

Revenues are calculated using a price of $120 per game

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 Year Games Revenues
1 46,000 $ 5,520,000
2 57,000 6,840,000
3 32,000 3,840,000
4 24,000 2,880,000
5 20,000 2,400,000
6 20,000 2,400,000

Step 2: Forecast Variable Costs

Variable costs are calculated using a variable cost of $60 per game (yrs 1-2), $50 per game (yrs
3-6)

Year Games Costs

1 46,000 $ 2,760,000
2 57,000 3,420,000
3 32,000 1,600,000
4 24,000 1,200,000
5 20,000 1,000,000
6 20,000 1,000,000

Step 3: Depreciation
In MACRS, you do not include the projects salvage value when calculating the amount to
depreciate. The $470,000 equipment investment is depreciated using 5-yr MACRS.

Year ACRS% Depreciation Book Value

1 20.00 94,000 376,000
2 32.00 150,400 225,600
3 19.20 90,240 135,360
4 11.52 54,144 81,216
5 11.52 54,144 27,072
6 5.76 27,072 0

Step 4: Pro forma income statement

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

Revenues 5,520,000 6,840,000 3,840,000 2,880,000 2,400,000 2,400,000
Variable Costs 2,760,000 3,420,000 1,600,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
Fixed Costs 350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000
Depreciation 94,000 150,400 90,240 57,144 57,144 27,072
EBIT 2,316,000 2,919,600 1,799,760 1,275,856 996,856 1,022,928
Taxes (34%) 787,440 992,664 611,918 433,791 338,591 347,796
Net Income 1,528,560 1,926,936 1,187,842 842,065 657,265 675,132

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 Step 5: Forecast Increases in Net Working Capital

Year Net Working Capital Changes in NWC

0 -900,000 -900,000
1 -828,000 72,000
2 -1,026,000 -198,000
3 -576,000 450,000
4 -432,000 144,000
5 -360,000 72,000
6 -360,000 360,000
Net working capital in year 6 = NWCyear6 NWCyear5 + NWCyear6. All net working capital is
received at the end of the project.

Step 6: Forecast Operating Cash Flows

Year EBIT +Depreciation -Taxes =OCF

0
1 2,316,000 94,000 787,440 1,622,560
2 2,919,600 150,400 992,664 2,077,336
3 1,799,760 90,240 611,918 1,278,082
4 1,275,856 57,144 433,791 896,209
5 996,856 57,144 338,591 711,409
6 1,022,928 27,072 347,796 702,204

Step 7: Forecast Total Cash Flows

Year Operating CF changes in NWC Capital Spending = Total CF

0 -900,000 -470,000 (1,370,000)
1 1,622,560 72,000 0 1,694,560
2 2,077,336 -198,000 0 1,879,336
3 1,278,082 450,000 0 1,728,082
4 896,209 144,000 0 1,040,209
5 711,409 72,000 0 783,409
6 702,204 360,000 18,612 1,080,816
Note: In year 6, we receive the salvage value of $28,200 ($470,000 * 0.06), but we have to pay
taxes on this. Therefore, we receive $28,200 * (1-.34) = $18,612.

Step 8: Calculate Projects NPV

Year PV Factor Total CF PV Cash Flow

0 1 (1,370,000) (1,370,000)
1 .8333 1,694,560 1,412,133
2 .6944 1,879,336 1,305,094
3 .5787 1,728,082 1,000,047
4 .4823 1,040,209 501,644

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 5 .4019 783,409 314,834
6 .3349 1,080,816 361,963

NPV= $3,525,717 NPV > 0, therefore accept the project.

11. This problem is solved entirely in the spreadsheet

12. Also solved in spreadsheet solutions.

Step 1: Forecast Revenues

To determine revenues, multiply the number of pairs of in-line skates by $325 (the cost
per pair of skates).

Year Pairs of Skates Revenues

1 16,500 $5,362,500
2 22,500 7,312,500
3 19,500 6,337,500
4 18,500 6,012,500

Step 2: Forecast Variable Cost of the In-Line Skates

The total variable cost each period is $165 variable cost per pair of skates plus the $20
erosion cost times the number of pairs of skates sold (from Step 1). For example, in Year 1, the variable
cost of the in-line skates is $3,052,500 [(165 + 20) x 16,500].

Year In-Line Skates

1 $3,052,500
2 4,162,500
3 3,607,500
4 3,422,500

Step 3: Depreciation
The $295,000 initial capital investment in equipment is depreciated using 3-year
modified ACRS (MACRS).

Year MACRS % Depreciation Book Value

1 33.33 $98,323.50 $196,676.50
2 44.44 131,098.00 65,578.50
3 14.82 43,719.00 21,859.50
4 7.41 21,859.50 0.00

Step 4: Pro-forma Income Statement

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 Revenues are from Step 1. Variable costs are from Step 2. Fixed costs are $650,000 per
year. The $100,000 the firm paid in consulting fees for market research is a sunk costs, since this expense
would have been incurred regardless of whether or not the firm decides to undertake this project.
Depreciation is from Step 3. The tax rate is 34%.

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Revenues $5,362,500.00 $7,312,500.00 $6,337,500.00 $6,012,500.00
Var. Costs 3,052,500.00 4,162,500.00 3,607,500.00 3,422,500.00
Fixed Costs 650,000.00 650,000.00 650,000.00 650,000.00
Depreciation 98,323.50 131,098.00 43,719.00 21,859.50
EBIT 1,561,676.50 2,368,902.00 2,036,281.00 1,918,140.50
Taxes(34%) 530,970.01 805,426.68 692,335.54 652,167.77
Net Income $1,030,706.49 $1,563,475.32 $1,343,945.46 $1,265,972.73

Step 5: Forecast Increase in Net Working Capital

Net Working Capital requirements are $650,000 at the start. After that, annual NWC
requirements are 20% of revenues (from Step 1). Do not forget that all NWC is recovered at the end. This
means that the balance of NWC account is brought to zero.

Year Net Working Capital Increase in NWC

0 -650,000 -650,000
1 -1,072,500 -422,500
2 -1,462,500 -390,000
3 -1,267,500 195,000
4 -1,202,500 -65,000 -1,202,500 =
1,267,500

Step 6: Forecast Operating Cash Flows

EBIT, Depreciation, and Taxes can all be obtained from Step 4.

Year EBIT +Depreciation -Taxes =Operating Cash Flows

0 $0 $0 $0 $0
1 1,561,676.50 98,323.50 530,970.01 1,129,029.99
2 2,368,902.00 131,098.00 805,426.68 1,694,573.32
3 2,036,281.00 43,719.00 692,335.54 1,387,664.46
4 1,918,140.50 21,859.50 652,167.77 1,287,832.23
Step 7: Forecast Total Cash Flows

Operating Cash Flows are from Step 6. Changes in NWC is from Step 5.

Operating Cash Flows Changes in Capital Spending = Total Cash Flows

NWC
$0 $-650,000.00 $-295,000.00 $-945,000.00
1,129,029.99 -422,500.00 0 706,529.99

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 1,694,573.32 -390,000.00 0 1,304,573.32
1,387,664.46 195,000.00 0 1,582,664.46
1,287,832.23 1,267,500.00 38,940.00* 2,594,272.23
*The $295,000 in equipment has salvage value of 20% of the total cost, or $59,000. The
$59,000 is a capital gain, so it is taxed at 34%. Therefore, the after-tax value of the salvaged equipment is
$38,940 [($295,000 x .20)(1-.34)].

Step 8: NPV of the Project

The required rate of return on the investment is 20%.

Year PV Factor Total CashFlows PV(Cash Flows)
0 1.00 $-945,000.00 -$945,000.00
1 706,529.99 588,774.99

2 1,304,573.32 905,953.69

3 1,582,664.46 915,893.78

4 2,594,272.23 1,251,095.79

The NPV of the project equals the sum of the cost of the project and the present value of
the projects future cash flows. To calculate the NPV of the project, we just add the entries in the last
column of the table.
NPV = -945,000+588,774.99+905,953.69+915,893.78+1,251,095.79 = $2,716,718.25

Under the NPV Rule, a project is accepted if the NPV is greater than zero and rejected if
the PV of the project is less than zero. Since $2,716,718.25 is positive, we accept the project.

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