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Quad Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires

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Question

Quad Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.97 million. The fixed asset falls into the three-year MACRS class. The project is estimated to generate $2,170,000 in annual sales, with costs of $847,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $390,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $255,000 at the end of the project.

  

If the required return is 9 percent, what is the project's NPV? (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g. 1,234,567. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your final answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

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Quad Enterprises is considering a new three-year expansion project that requires an initial fixed asset investment of $2.97 million. The fixed asset falls into the three-year MACRS class. The project is estimated to generate $2,170,000 in annual sales, with costs of $847,000. The project requires an initial investment in net working capital of $390,000, and the fixed asset will have a market value of $255,000 at the end of the project.

Explanation / Answer

Net Cash Flows

Cash Flow($ in Millions)

Year 0

Year 1

$ 859,950

Year 2

$ 859,950

Year 3

$ 859,950

Net Present Value = - $ 986,287.09

Working

Initial Fixed Investment = $2,970,000

Fixed Asset Falls in 3 year MACRS class.

Estimated Annual Sales = $ 2,170,000

Estimated Costs              = $    847,000

Initial Net Working Capital = $ 390,000

Market Value at the end of project = $ 255,000

Year 0

Initial Investment in Fixed Assets

2,970,000

Initial Investment in net WC

390,000

Year 12170

Estimated Annual Sales

2,170,000

Less Estimated Costs

847,000

Less Depreciation (MACRS -33.33%) D

989,901

Pre Tax Flow

333,099

Post Tax Flow (Pretax * (1-0.35))

216,514.35

Add back of Depreciation (D * (1-Tax)

643,435.65

Net Operating Cash Flows

859,950

Year 1

Estimated Annual Sales

2,170,000

Less Estimated Costs

847,000

Less Depreciation (MACRS -44.45%)

1,320,165

Pre Tax Flow

2,835

Post Tax Flow (Pretax * (1-0.35)

1,842.75

Add back of Depreciation (D * (1-Tax)

858,107.25

Net Operating Cash Flows

859,950

Year 2

Estimated Annual Sales

2,170,000

Less Estimated Costs

847,000

Less Depreciation (MACRS -14.81%)

439,857

Pre Tax Flow

883,143

Post Tax Flow (Pretax * (1-0.35)

574,042.95

Add back of Depreciation (D * (1-Tax)

285,907.05

Net Operating Cash Flows

859,950

Require Rate of return r = 9% or 0.09

NPV = - 3,360,000 + 859,950/1.09 + 859,950/1.09^2 + 859,950/1.09^3 + 255,000/1.09^3

         = -3,360,000 + 788,944.95 + 723,802.71 + 664,054.05 + 196,911.20

         = - $ 986,287.09

Cash Flow($ in Millions)

Year 0

  • $3,360,000

Year 1

$ 859,950

Year 2

$ 859,950

Year 3

$ 859,950