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Garida Co. is considering an investment that will have the following sales, variable costs, and fixed operating costs:
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Unit sales 4,200 4,100 4,300 4,400
Sales price $29.82 $30.00 $30.31 $33.19
Variable cost per unit $12.15 $13.45 $14.02 $14.55
Fixed operating costs $41,000 $41,670 $41,890 $40,100
This project will require an investment of $10,000 in new equipment. Under the new tax law, the equipment is eligible for 100% bonus deprecation at t = 0, so it will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The equipment will have no salvage value at the end of the project’s four-year life. Garida pays a constant tax rate of 25%, and it has a weighted average cost of capital (WACC) of 11%. Determine what the project’s net present value (NPV) would be under the new tax law.
Determine what the project’s net present value (NPV) would be under the new tax law.
a) $80,438
b) $67,032
c) $77,087
d) $60,329

Sagot :

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Answer:

Garida Co.

The project's net present value (NPV) is:

= $57,787

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                           Year 1       Year 2      Year 3      Year 4

Unit sales                           4,200         4,100       4,300        4,400

Sales price                       $29.82     $30.00      $30.31       $33.19

Variable cost per unit       $12.15      $13.45      $14.02       $14.55

Fixed operating costs   $41,000    $41,670    $41,890    $40,100

                                          Year 1        Year 2      Year 3        Year 4

Sales Revenue              $125,244   $123,000  $130,333   $146,036

Variable costs                  $51,030     $55,145   $60,286    $64,020

Fixed operating costs     $41,000     $41,670     $41,890     $40,100

Total costs                      $92,030     $96,815   $102,176    $104,120

Income before tax          $23,214      $26,185    $28,157      $41,916

Income tax (25%)               5,804          6,546       7,039        10,479

Net income/cash inflow  $17,410      $19,639     $21,118      $31,437

PV factor                           0.901          0.812          0.731        0.659

Present value                $15,686      $15,947    $15,437      $20,717

Total present value of the cash inflows = $67,787

Less investment cost of equipment =         10,000

Project's net present value (NPV) =          $57,787

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