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All projects require the same initial investment, $2,000,000. Moreover, all are

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Question

All projects require the same initial investment, $2,000,000. Moreover, all are believed to be of the same risk class. The weighted average cost of capital for the first part is 10%. To simulate your analysis, consider the following questions:

What is the ranking you found by using quantitative methods? Does this ranking differ from the ranking obtained by simple inspection of the cash flows?

What kinds of real investment projects have cash flows similar to those in the exhibit?

The company has the following capital structure:

Account

$

Costs before tax

Long-term Debt

1,500,000

10%

Preferred Stock

500,000

12%

Common Stock

3,000,000

20%

Calculate the weighted average cost of capital (tax is 40%)

Using the same cash flows in exhibit I find the NPV, PI, IRR and MIRR (Use your answer on part one as cost of capital). Which project(s) would you recommend and why?

Project1 Project2 Project3 Project4 Project5 Project6 Project7 Project8 Initial Investment $        2,000.00 $           2,000.00 $             2,000.00 $         2,000.00 $     2,000.00 $    2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 $            2,000.00 Year 1 $            330.00 $           1,666.00 $             160.00 $         280.00 $    2,200.00 $ 1,200.00 $              (350.00) 2 $            330.00 $              334.00 $             200.00 $         280.00 $     900.00 $                (60.00) 3 $            330.00 $               165.00 $             350.00 $         280.00 $     300.00 $                  60.00 4 $            330.00 $             395.00 $         280.00 $        90.00 $                350.00 5 $            330.00 $             432.00 $         280.00 $        70.00 $                700.00 6 $            330.00 $            440.00 $         280.00 $    4,000.00 $            1,200.00 7 $           330.00 $             442.00 $         280.00 $            2,250.00 8 $        1,000.00 $             444.00 $        280.00 9 $             446.00 $         280.00 $ 2,000.00 10 $           5,000.00 $             448.00 $         280.00 11 $             450.00 $         280.00 12 $             451.00 $         280.00 13 $             451.00 $         280.00 14 $             452.00 $         280.00 15 $            9,000.00 $       (2,000.00) $         280.00 Sum of cash flow benefits $        3,310.00 $           7,165.00 $             9,000.00 $         3,561.00 $     4,200.00 $    6,200.00 $ 4,560.00 $            4,150.00 Excess of cash flow Over investment $        1,310.00 $           5,165.00 $             7,000.00 $         1,562.00 $     2,200.00 $    4,200.00 $ 2,560.00 $            2,150.00

Explanation / Answer

The weighted average cost of Capital is 15%

Based on the above calculation Project 3 has the highest net cash flow of $ 5,830. hence project3 is most viable project.

The company has the following capital structure: Account $ Costs before tax Weights Post Tax cost Long-term Debt 15,00,000 10% 0.300 6.00% 0.018 Preferred Stock 5,00,000 12% 0.100 12% 0.012 Common Stock 30,00,000 20% 0.600 20% 0.12 50,00,000 1.000 15%

The weighted average cost of Capital is 15%

Project1 Project2 Project3 Project4 Project5 Project6 Project7 Project8 Project1 Project2 Project3 Project4 Project5 Project6 Project7 Project8 Initial Investment 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 PV factor -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 -2000 Year 1 330 1,666.00 160 280 2200 1200 -350 0.87             287         1,449                -                139             244         1,914         1,044           -305 2 330 334 200 280 900 -60 0.756             287             291                -                174             244                -               783             -52 3 330 165 350 280 300 -60 0.656             287             144                -                305             244                -               261             -52 4 330 395 280 90 350 0.572             287                -                  -                344             244                -                 78             305 5 330 432 280 70 700 0.497             287                -                  -                376             244                -                 61             609 6 330 440 280 4000 1200 0.432             287                -                  -                383             244         3,480                -           1,044 7 330 442 280 2250 0.376             287                -                  -                385             244                -                  -           1,958 8 1000 444 280 0.327             870                -                  -                386             244                -                  -                  -   9 446 280 2000 0.284                -                  -                  -                388             244                -           1,740                -   10 5000 448 280 0.247                -           4,350                -                390             244                -                  -                  -   11 450 280 0.215                -                  -                  -                392             244                -                  -                  -   12 451 280 0.187                -                  -                  -                392             244                -                  -                  -   13 451 280 0.165                -                  -                  -                392             244                -                  -                  -   14 452 280 0.141                -                  -                  -                393             244                -                  -                  -   15 9000 -2000 280 0.123                -                  -           7,830        -1,740             244                -                  -                  -   Sum of cash flow NET CASH FLOW             880         4,234         5,830          1,098         1,654         3,394         1,967         1,506