CHAPTER 8 MAKING CAPITAL INVESTMENT DECISIONS Answers to Concept Questions 1. In this context‚ an opportunity cost refers to the value of an asset or other input that will be used in a project. The relevant cost is what the asset or input is actually worth today‚ not‚ for example‚ what it cost to acquire. 2. a. Yes‚ the reduction in the sales of the company’s other products‚ referred to as erosion‚ should be treated as an incremental cash flow. These lost sales are included because
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Corporate Finance Capital Budgeting Course Outline CAPITAL BUDGETING Course outline Key Principles in Capital Budgeting: Criteria for Investment Projects Net Pesent Value Internal Rate of Return Payback Profitability Index Finding Cash Flows Maria Ruiz 1 Financial Management Financial management is largely concerned with financing‚ dividend and investment decisions of the firm with some overall goal in mind. Corporate finance theory has developed around the goal of shareholder
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CAPITAL BUDGETING ANALYSIS To achieve success over time‚ a firm’s managers must identify and invest in projects that provide positive net present values to maximize shareholder wealth. Capital Budgeting Is the process of identifying‚ evaluating‚ and implementing a firms investment opportunities. Involves long-term projects Requires large initial investment Constructing plant and equipment Time frame maybe as short as a year or as long as twenty to thirty years The profitability of a firm
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The production department has been investigating possible ways to trim total production costs. One possibility currently being examined is to make the paint cans instead of purchasing them. The equipment needed would cost $200‚000‚ with a disposal value of $40‚000‚ and it would be able to produce 5‚500‚000 cans over the life of the machinery. The production department estimates that approximately 1‚100‚000 cans would be needed for each of the next five years. The company would hire three new employees
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Approximately how much would that investment be wonh today: $1‚000‚ $10‚000‚ $100‚000‚ or $1‚000‚000 ’1 (b) Whm if the inlerest ratc were 669 ’0? 2. (The 72 nile) The number ot years II required for an investment 1.11 imerest rate I to double in value musl satisfy (1 + I yl = 2 Using In 2 = 69 and the approximation In( I + I ) ~ I valid ror small" show that /I ~ 69/i‚ where i is the interest rate percentage (that is. i = 100‚) Using the better approximation In( 1 +‚ ) ~ ‚ - !/2‚ show that lor‚ ~
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Uniform Annual Equivalent (UAE) - A Capital Budgeting Method. (The evaluation of two mutually exclusive projects with varying lives requires careful examination of the existence of the reinvestment opportunities at the end of the different economic lives of the projects. The current article deals with a method that may be adopted in situations wherein the level of investments‚ the life of the projects and cash inflows (or outflows) are unequal.) Risk is inherent in almost every business decisions
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situation‚ its new potential investment opportunity‚ and financing options. Our recommendations are as follows: 1. Pursue the suggested new product line. 2. Seek additional funding through equity financing and reinvestment of earnings. We proceed to present our findings‚ analyses‚ and rationales behind these recommendations. Current Business Environment FMI is a small private firm specializing in manufacturing “solid state drives” (SSDs)‚ a growing segment of the technology industry. Its product
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the benefits over time? What is an appropriate discount rate? Does the net present value (NPV) warrant the investment in the machine? Assume that with ordinary maintenance‚ the semi-automated equipment could be operated for two more years beyond its depreciable life. Given: Total Cost New Machine = 1‚010‚ 000 Euros Depreciated over 8 yrs; replace after 8yrs. Offer for (6) Old Machines = 130‚000 E each After-Tax Market Value for Old Machine. Original Cost of Old Machines = 415‚ 807 E Cumulative
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PETRA Group Companies • Located at Melaka and Terengganu • By 2001‚ the academy had 195 staff (89 administraton & 106 in training) VISION • a leader in the maritime education and training MISSION • to provide value added learning and provide excellent service to its clients; value added learning • a learning and development strategy that meets both the current and future needs of an organization Accounting System • Before 2001‚ relied on a customized single-user system • The academy’s desktop
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is the Net Present Value (NPV) of replacing its existing mechanical drying equipment with the more efficient equipment from Pressco‚ assuming (1) the rumored tax legislation is enacted; (2) Paperco fails to sign the contract in time to receive the investment tax credit; and (3) the equipment is installed in December 1986. II: General Framework for Financial Analysis: “Net Present Value (NPV) is a method of ranking investment proposals using the NPV‚ which is equal to the present value of the
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