Reference no: EM133633823
Finance mini-case analysis:
A company intends to invest in a capital budgeting project to manufacture a medical testing device and has projected the following sales:
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
50,000 66,400 81,200 68,500 54,500
The installed cost of the new assets will be $18,500,000 which will be depreciated using the 7-year MACRS schedule. The assets will have a salvage value of $3,700,000. Initial NWC requirements are $1,500,000 and additional working capital needs are estimated to be 15% of the projected sales increases for the following year. Total fixed costs are $2,000,000 per year. The medical device sells at $300 per unit and variable production costs are $175. The firm has a marginal tax rate of 35% and a required rate of return of 18%. Analyze this project and give your recommendation as to whether they should invest in it or abandon it.
Answer the following questions:
- Submit the 5-year cash flows for this project - do not forget to start off with the initial NWC requirements at time zero and include the changes year on year - till the final reversal in the terminal year.
- Include the ATSV in the terminal year.
- Do you recommend the firm invest in this project? Why or why not?