Chapter 9: Capital budgeting process and techniques
Quiz
CJ Nickel Co. is evaluating a 5-year project that has a €250,000 net present value. If the cost of capital is 15%, what is the equivalent annual annuity for the project?
€167,608
€74,579
€50,000
€24,579
To a financial analyst the relevant measure of inflows and outflows is:
accrual based.
cash based.
calendar year based.
fiscal year based.
Financing costs are ignored in the calculation of cash flows in capital budgeting analysis because:
in effect, those costs are included in the opportunity costs imbedded in the cost of capital calculations.
capital is treated as a non- cash item for capital budgeting analysis.
it is more important to measure the risk inherent in a project.
all of the above.
Noble Products is considering buying a dough machine to help out in its bread products line. The machine will cost €100,000 and will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation over 5 years to a zero ending book value. The machine will increase revenues by €30,000 per year with no change in expense levels. At the end of the fifth year, Noble expects to sell the dough machine for €10,000. Noble is subject to the 34% marginal tax rate. Assume a 10% cost of capital.
What is the annual increase in cash flow due to increased revenue?
€30,000
€19,800
€10,200
€6,800
Noble Products is considering buying a dough machine to help out in its bread products line. The machine will cost €100,000 and will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation over 5 years to a zero ending book value. The machine will increase revenues by €30,000 per year with no change in expense levels. At the end of the fifth year, Noble expects to sell the dough machine for €10,000. Noble is subject to the 34% marginal tax rate. Assume a 10% cost of capital.
What is the present value of the cash flow from the sale of the dough machine at the end of the 5 year period? Round to the nearest euro.
€6,209
€4,098
€2,111
none of the above
The Dinosaur Company purchased €200,000 worth of equipment 5 years ago. The equipment is expected to have a depreciable life of 10 years and the firm planned on using straight-line depreciation on the asset. The equipment is being depreciated to an ending book value of €20,000.
If Dinosaur sells the equipment at the end of year 6 for €100,000 then what is the gain or loss on the sale?
€8,000 loss
€8,000 gain
€20,000 gain
none of the above
Two firms have identical EBITDA but Firm A has €80 more cash flow than Firm B. Both firms are subject to the same 32% marginal tax rate. If the difference between the two cash flows is related to differing depreciation expense levels, which of the following is a possibility for the difference?
Firm B has depreciation expense of €250 and Firm A has depreciation expense of €0.
Firm A has depreciation expense of €250 and Firm B has depreciation expense of €0.
Firm A has depreciation expense of €300 and Firm B has depreciation expense of €50.
both b and c are possibilities
The Dinosaur Company purchased €200,000 worth of equipment 5-years ago. The equipment is expected to have a depreciable life of 10-years and the firm planned on using straight-line depreciation on the asset. The equipment is being depreciated to an ending book value of €20,000.
€2,800 effectual tax rebate
€2,800 taxes owed
€7,500 taxes owed
none of the above
Noble Products is considering buying a dough machine to help out in its bread products line. The machine will cost €100,000 and will be depreciated using straight-line depreciation over 5 years to a zero ending book value. The machine will increase revenues by €30,000 per year with no change in expense levels. At the end of the fifth year, Noble expects to sell the dough machine for €10,000. Noble is subject to the 34% marginal tax rate. Assume a 10% cost of capital. What is the present value of all of the cash flows from the end of the 5 year period? Round to the nearest euro.
€32,809
€20,615
€28,711
none of the above
ShowLow Co. is evaluating a 4-year project that has a €1,000,000 net present value. If the cost of capital is 13%, what is the equivalent annual annuity for the project?