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Heron Corporation is planning to add manufacturing capacity by installing new high-tech machines. The machines would increase revenues by $180,000 per year and increase costs by $50,000 per year. The new machines cost $560,000 and would be depreciated over 5 years using simplified straight line. Investment in net working capital of $30,000 would be required at the time of installation. The firm is planning to keep the machines for 7 years and then sell them for $80,000. The firm has a required rate of return on investment projects of 13% and a tax rate of 21%. What is the net present value of this project?
a) ($146,055) d) ($26,209)
b) ($13,457) e) ($18,015)
c) ($53,073)
Year0 | YEar1 | YEar2 | YEar3 | Year4 | YEar5 | YEar6 | YEar7 | ||
Initial Investment | -560000 | ||||||||
Investment in WC | -30000 | ||||||||
After tax net revenue | 102700 | 102700 | 102700 | 102700 | 102700 | 102700 | 102700 | ||
(180000-50000)*79% | |||||||||
After tax dep shield | 23520 | 23520 | 23520 | 23520 | 23520 | ||||
(560000/5)*21% | |||||||||
After tax Salvage | 63200 | ||||||||
(80000-21%) | |||||||||
Release in WC | 30000 | ||||||||
Cashflows | -590000 | 126220 | 126220 | 126220 | 126220 | 126220 | 102700 | 195900 | |
PVF at 13% | 1 | 0.884956 | 0.7831467 | 0.69305 | 0.6133187 | 0.54276 | 0.480319 | 0.425061 | |
Present value | -590000 | 111699.1 | 98848.774 | 87476.79 | 77413.09 | 68507.16 | 49328.71 | 83269.38 | |
NPV | -13457 | ||||||||
Answer is b. ($13457) |
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