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Cranjet Industries is expanding its product line and its production capacity. Th

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Question

Cranjet Industries is expanding its product line and its production capacity. The costs and expected cash flows of the two independent projects are given in the following table. The firm uses a discount rate of 17.40 percent for such projects.


a. What are the NPVs of the two projects? (Enter negative amounts using negative sign e.g. -45.25. Round intermediate calculations and final answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)


b. Should both projects be accepted? or either? or neither?

Year    Product Line Expansion   Production Capacity Expansion 0 -$2,556,400 -$7,101,700 1 511,400 2,759,100 2 1,021,700 2,759,100 3 786,500 2,759,100 4 729,400 3,830,700 5 954,000 3,136,300

Explanation / Answer

Since NPV of of production line expansion is negative hence its should not be accepted where as NPV of Production capcity expansion is positive hence this should be accpted.

Year

   Product Line Expansion  

Dis factor @17.40%

PV of cash flows

0

-25,56,400

                            1.000

      -25,56,400.00

1

5,11,400

                            0.852

          4,35,604.77

2

10,21,700

                            0.726

          7,41,288.39

3

7,86,500

                            0.618

          4,86,065.10

4

7,29,400

                            0.526

          3,83,966.53

5

9,54,000

                            0.448

          4,27,767.60

NPV

            -81,707.61

Year

Production Capacity Expansion

Dis factor @17.40%

PV of cash flows

0

-71,01,700

                            1.000

      -71,01,700.00

1

27,59,100

                            0.852

        23,50,170.36

2

27,59,100

                            0.726

        20,01,848.69

3

27,59,100

                            0.618

        17,05,152.20

4

38,30,700

                            0.526

        20,16,534.95

5

31,36,300

                            0.448

        14,06,297.20

NPV

        23,78,303.40

Year

   Product Line Expansion  

Dis factor @17.40%

PV of cash flows

0

-25,56,400

                            1.000

      -25,56,400.00

1

5,11,400

                            0.852

          4,35,604.77

2

10,21,700

                            0.726

          7,41,288.39

3

7,86,500

                            0.618

          4,86,065.10

4

7,29,400

                            0.526

          3,83,966.53

5

9,54,000

                            0.448

          4,27,767.60

NPV

            -81,707.61

Year

Production Capacity Expansion

Dis factor @17.40%

PV of cash flows

0

-71,01,700

                            1.000

      -71,01,700.00

1

27,59,100

                            0.852

        23,50,170.36

2

27,59,100

                            0.726

        20,01,848.69

3

27,59,100

                            0.618

        17,05,152.20

4

38,30,700

                            0.526

        20,16,534.95

5

31,36,300

                            0.448

        14,06,297.20

NPV

        23,78,303.40