Reference no: EM132800011
Question - The management team of Ogopogo Ltd. has the following potential projects available to its production business.
PROJECT #1 - New feeder machine
Cost $180,000
Cost savings per year $55,000
Life of machine 5 years
Salvage $10,000
Project #2 - New packaging machine
Cost $100,000
Cost savings per year $32,000
Life of machine 5 years
Salvage $20,000
Project #3 - New processing line
Cost $200,000
Cost savings per year $60,000
Life of machine 5 years
Salvage $0
Ogopogo has alternate investments that earn 15%.
REQUIRED -
PART 1 - To help management decide on its capital budgeting planning for next year, you have been asked to provide guidance as to prioritizing the projects. Provide the following:
NPV for each project
Profitability index for each project
Order of priority for the projects
PART 2 - Calculate the simple payback in years for each project. Ignore salvage values.