Question

The Dante Manufacturing Company is considering a new investment. Financial projections for the investment are tabulated below. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent. Assume all sales revenue is received in cash, all operating costs and income taxes are paid in cash, and all cash flows occur at the end of the year. All net working capital is recovered at the end of the project.
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Investment $32,000
Sales revenue $16,500 $17,000 $17,500 $14,500
Operating costs 3,500 3,600 3,700 2,900
Depreciation 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000
Net working capital spending 380 430 480 380 ?

Required:
a. Compute the incremental net income of the investment for each year.
b. Compute the incremental cash flows of the investment for each year.
c. Suppose the appropriate discount rate is 13 percent. What is the NPV of the project?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) incremental net income

net income year 1 = ($16,500 - $3,500 - $8,000) x 0.65 = $3,250

net income year 2 = ($17,000 - $3,600 - $8,000) x 0.65 = $3,510

net income year 3 = ($17,500 - $3,700 - $8,000) x 0.65 = $3,770

net income year 4 = ($14,500 - $2,900 - $8,000) x 0.65 =$1,340

b) incremental net cash flow

cash flow year 1 = [($16,500 - $3,500 - $8,000) x 0.65] + $8,000 - $430 = $10,820

cash flow year 2 = [($17,000 - $3,600 - $8,000) x 0.65] + $8,000 - $480 = $11,030

cash flow year 3 = [($17,500 - $3,700 - $8,000) x 0.65] + $8,000 - $380 = $11,390

cash flow year 4 = [($14,500 - $2,900 - $8,000) x 0.65] + $8,000 + $1,670 = $12,010

c) project's NPV

NPV = -$32,380 + $10,820/1.13 + $11,030/1.13² + $11,390/1.13³ + $12,010/1.13⁴ = $1,093.13