Chapter 10: Homework

Nelson Manufacturing owns a manufacturing facility that is currently sitting idle and is debt-free. The facility is located on a piece of land that originally cost $159,000. The facility itself cost $1,390,000 to build. As of now, the book value of the land and the facility are $159,000 and $458,000, respectively. The firm received a bid of $1,700,000 for the land and facility last week. The firm's management rejected this bid even though they were told that it is a reasonable offer in today's market. If the firm was to consider using this land and facility in a new project, what cost, if any, should it include in the project analysis?

$1,700,000

Pinnacle purchased $139,700 of fixed assets that are classified as five-year MACRS property. The MACRS rates are .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, and .0576 for Years 1 to 6, respectively. What will the accumulated depreciation be at the end of Year 4 if the tax rate is 21 percent and no bonus depreciation is taken?

$115,559.84

Your employer just purchased $218,000 of equipment that is classified as five-year MACRS property. The MACRS rates are .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, and .0576 for Years 1 to 6, respectively. What will be the book value of this equipment at the end of three years assuming no bonus depreciation is taken?

$62,784

The annual annuity stream of payments that has the same present value as a project's costs is referred to as which one of the following?

Equivalent annual cost

A project will require $543,000 for fixed assets, $118,000 for inventory, and $142,000 for accounts receivable. Short-term debt is expected to increase by $65,000. The project has a six-year life. The fixed assets will be depreciated straight-line to a zero book value over the life of the project. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The project is expected to generate annual sales of $905,000 with costs of $730,000. What is the project's cash flow at Time 0?

−$738,000

Russell's is considering purchasing $697,400 of equipment for a four-year project. The equipment falls in the five-year MACRS class with annual percentages of .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, and .0576 for Years 1 to 6, respectively. At the end of the project the equipment can be sold for an estimated $135,000. The required return is 13.2 percent and the tax rate is 23 percent. Assuming no bonus depreciation is taken, what is the amount of the aftertax salvage value of the equipment?

$131,667.47

Phone Home, Incorporated, is considering a new five-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $6.089 million. The fixed asset will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's life, after which time it will be worthless. No bonus depreciation will be taken. The project is estimated to generate $4,389,000 in annual sales, with costs of $1,731,200. The tax rate is 24 percent. What is the annual operating cash flow for this project?

$2,312,200

Honor Computing just purchased new equipment that cost $213,000. The equipment is classified as MACRS five-year property. The MACRS rates are .2, .32, and .192 for Years 1 to 3, respectively. What is the proper methodology for computing the depreciation expense for Year 2 assuming the firm opts to forego any bonus depreciation?

$213,000(.32)

A project will produce operating cash inflows of $61,000 per year for 10 years in a row. The initial fixed asset investment in the project will be $94,000. The net aftertax salvage value is estimated at $7,000 and will be received during the last year of the project's life. What is the net present value of the project if the required rate of return is 14.5 percent?

$219,878

Patel Packaging Systems purchased a new computer system in 2021 at a cost of $328,000. This system is in the 5-year MACRS class, and has depreciation allowance percentages of 20, 32, 19.2, 11.52, 11.52, and 5.76. What is the maximum amount of depreciation the firm can claim on this system in the first year if it selects the bonus depreciation method?

$328,000 (we are able to depreciate entire amount technically)

Myers Storage purchased a parcel of land four years ago at a cost of $112,600. Today, the land has a market value of $136,600. At the time of the purchase, the company spent $8,400 to grade the land and another $11,500 to install electrical access. The company now wants to build a new facility on the site at an estimated cost of $522,700. What amount should be used as the initial cash flow for this project?

CFO= -136600 - 522700 = -659300

Watson Landscaping is considering a project that will require additional inventory of $12,000 and will increase accounts payable by $19,000. Accounts receivable is currently $302,000 and is expected to increase by 5 percent if this project is accepted. What is the project's initial cash flow for net working capital?

NWC requirement = −$12,000 + 19,000 − $302,000(.05)NWC requirement = −$8,100

The current book value of a fixed asset that was purchased two years ago is used in the computation of which one of the following?

Tax due on the current salvage value of that asset

our firm owns some equipment that it purchased four years ago at a cost of $287,000. The equipment is five-year property for MACRS. The MACRS rates are .2, .32, .192, .1152, .1152, .0576, for Years 1 to 6, respectively. The firm is considering selling the equipment today for $105,000. Which one of the following statements is correct if the tax rate is 24 percent and the firm claims no bonus depreciation?

The aftertax salvage value is $91,702.46.

The difference between a company's future cash flows if it accepts a project and the company's future cash flows if it does not accept the project is referred to as the project's:

incremental cash flows

You are considering the purchase of a new machine. Your analysis includes the evaluation of two machines that have differing purchase prices, annual maintenance costs, and life spans. Whichever machine is purchased will be replaced at the end of its useful life. You should select the machine that has the:

lowest equivalent annual cost.

Which one of the following types of costs was incurred in the past and cannot be recouped?

sunk

A company that utilizes the MACRS system of depreciation but does not use bonus depreciation:

will have a greater depreciation tax shield in Year 2 than in Year 1.