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BFA107 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, University of Tasmania, Australia
Assessment : Written assignment
Description:
Your assignment involves preparing a written report where you will present an analysis of financial information relating to a capital investment project described in the attached case study and provide recommendations that will assist the firm in its decision making.
Your tasks:
Based on the information in the case study, Catherine has asked you to write a report to HFC’s management advising them as to the best course of action regarding this project. Your report should address the following specific questions asked by HFC’s management:
1. Discuss which costs are relevant for the evaluation of this project and which costs are not. Your discussion should be justified by a valid argument and supported by references to appropriate sources
2. Determine the initial investment cash flow.
3. Estimate all operating cash flows associated with the project over 5 years.
4. Calculate the project’s payback period. Assuming the business could be sold at the end of the five years for $1 million. Briefly comment on your results
5. Calculate the Net present value (NPV) of the project, assuming that the initial investment could be sold at the end of the five years for $1 million. Briefly comment on your results and make appropriate remarks on the assumptions made for these calculations if necessary.
6. Estimate the Internal rate of return (IRR) of the project. Briefly comment on your results
7. Using sensitivity analysis, recalculate NPV using the scenario of
a. A decrease in project sales by 10% annually.
b. An increase of the sale price by 5% annually
c. An increase of material costs change from 3.5% to 8%
Briefly comment on your results.
8. In view of your answer to Point 4 to point 7 above, advise HFC’s management as to whether they should go ahead with the investment project. In your recommendations, you may wish to suggest possible refinements in the method used for evaluating this project.