BUSN 5200 Week 8 Homework Assignment

Question # 00034526 Posted By: manchester_united Updated on: 12/03/2014 01:31 PM Due on: 01/21/2015
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For Week 8, please turn in the answers to the following questions:
1. List the three steps that make up the general approach to capital budgeting.
2. Define an Incremental cash flow as the term is used in capital budgeting
3. Your firm is considering buying a new machine that costs $200,000, is expected to
generate $110,000 in new revenue each year and will cost $45,000 a year to operate.
If your firm's marginal income tax rate is 35% what is the Net Cash Flow your firm
will realize from the new machine during the first year? Assume the MACRS
depreciation rate for the machine for year 1 is 20%. Note - do not include the cost of
the machine in your answer.
4. Define the payback period method in capital budgeting and state the payback period
decision rule.
5. What is the payback period of the following project?
Initial Investment:
$50,000
Projected life:
8 years
Net cash flows each year: $10,000
6. Consider the following income statement and answer the questions that follow:
Sales (100 units)
$200
Variable costs ($.80 ea) 80
Fixed Costs
20
EBIT
100
Interest Expense
30
EBT
70
Income tax
24
Net Income
46
a. What is the firms Breakeven Point in units?

b. Draw a breakeven chart for this firm.
7. Define the Net present Value (NPV) method in capital budgeting and state the NPV
decision rule. In economic terms, what does the NPV amount represent?
8. Your firm is looking at a new investment opportunity, Project Alpha, with net cash
flows as follows:
---- Net Cash Flows ---Project Alpha
Initial Cost at T-0 (Now)
cash inflow at the end of year 1
cash inflow at the end of year 2
cash inflow at the end of year 3

($10,000)
6,000
4,000
2,000

Calculate project Alpha's Net Present Value (NPV), assuming your firms required
rate of return is 10%.
9. Define the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) method in capital budgeting and state the
IRR Decision rule.
10. Calculate the IRR of the following project:
Year
0
1

Cash Flow
-$30,000
$40,000

Case Study Tasks:
1. Refer to the Case Study topic lecture on the Week 7 Content page. Using that
information as a guide, complete the Summary and Conclusion section of your report.
Then review your entire report, polishing it for final submission as required. At the
end of the week submit your final, formal report along with your regular homework
(use a separate file for the report).

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