Answer:
What does the IRR rule say about whether you should accept this opportunity?
The IRR rule basically states that if the project's internal rate of return (IRR) is higher than the cost of capital (discount rate or WACC), then the project should be accepted. In this case, we are not given the company's WACC or any discount rate we can use, therefore there is nothing to compare the project's IRR against.
Based on prior experience, this project's IRR will not be very high and if we consider the cost of keeping the site clean forever, I really doubt that the project is profitable. If you calculate the project's IRR without including the perpetual cleaning cost, IRR = 11%.
If we assume any of the 3 WACCs I used as an example below, the project's IRR including cleaning costs:
- if WACC = 12%, then IRR = 9.26% REJECTED
- if WACC = 10%, then IRR = 8.98% REJECTED
- if WACC = 9%, then IRR = 8.79% REJECTED
- if WACC = 8%, then IRR = 8.54% ACCEPTED
In order for this project to be profitable, the WACC would need to be very low (around 8% or less).
Explanation:
cost of opening a new mine $120 million
annual cash flow $20 million
expected cleaning costs $2 per year in perpetuity
the cost of keeping the site clean forever = $2 million / discount rate or WACC:
- if WACC = 12%, then perpetual cost = $16.67 million
- if WACC = 10%, then perpetual cost = $20 million
- if WACC = 9%, then perpetual cost = $22.22 million
- if WACC = 8%, then perpetual cost = $25 million
<span>Diminishing marginal returns - By investing in hiring an additional worker, Michelle does not receive twice the productivity compared to when she had only 1 worker. Productivity only increased by roughly 50%. I would consider the worker to be more of an investment, and thus count as diminishing marginal returns, rather than decreasing returns to scale, which I consider to apply more to assets, such as machines for manufacturing or in the case of the scenario, an additional kiln.</span>
Answer and Explanation:
The Preparation of classified balance sheet for Volz Cleaning, Inc., at the end of March is shown below:-
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash $27,000
($45,000 - $8,000 - $2,000 - $7,000 + $3,000 - $4,000)
Investment (short term) $4,000
($7,000 - $3,000)
Notes receivables $2,000
Total Current Assets $33,000
Long Term Non Current Assets:
Computer equipment $4,000
Delivery Truck $35,000
Total long term $39,000
Total assets $72,000
Liabilities
Liabilities
Notes payable $27,000
Total liabilities $27,000
Stockholder equity
Common Stock $6,000
Additional Paid in Capital $39,000
Total Stockholder's equity $45,000
Total Liabilities & Stockholder's
equity $72,000
I think the answer is A let me know if I was right! <3
Answer:
$1,464,000
Explanation:
The computation of the depletion expense is shown below:
Purchase price plus additional cost = $5,640,000
Extracted tons during four year period = 940,000 tons
Current year tons extracted = 244,000 tons
So,
Depletion expense = Purchase price plus additional cost ÷ extracted tons during four year period × current year tons extracted
= $5,640,000 ÷ 940,000 tons × 244,000 tons
= $1,464,000
