Explain project acceptance or rejection decision and reasons

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Explain Project acceptance or rejection Decision and reasons there of

We are considering the introduction of a new product. Currently we are in the 34 percent marginal tax bracket with a 15 percent required rate of return or cost of capital. This project is expected to last 5 years and them, because this is somewhat of a fad product, be terminated. The following information describes the new project:

Cost of new plant and equipment	$7,900,000
Shipping and installation costs	$100,000
Unit sales
	YEAR	UNITS SOLD
	1	70,000
	2	120,000
	3	140,000
	4	80,000
	5	60,000
Sales price per unit	$300/unit in years 1 through 4, $260/unit in year 5
Variable cost per unit	$480/unit
Annual fixed costs	$200,000
Working-capital requirements	There\' will be an initial working-capital requirement of $1000, 000 just to get production started. For each year, the total investment in net working capital will be equal to 10 percent of the dollar value of sales for that year. Thus, the investment in working capital will increase during year 1 through 3, then decrease in year 4. Finally, all working capital is liquidated at the termination of the project at the end of year 5.
The depreciation method	Use the simplified straight-line method over 5 years. Assume that the plant and equipment will have no salvage value after 5 years.

a. Should Caledonia focus on cash flow or accounting profits in making its capital-budgeting decisions? Should the company be interested in incremental cash flows, incremental profits, total free cash flows, or total profiles?

b. How does depreciation affect free cash flows?

c. How do sunk costs affect the determination of cash flows?

d. What is the project's initial outlay?

e. What are the differential cash flows over the project's life?

f. What is the terminal cash flow?

g. Draw a cash flow diagram for this project.

h. What is its net present value?

i. What is its internal rate of return?

j. Should the project be accepted? Why or why not?

k. In capital budgeting, risk can be measured from three perspectives. What are those three?

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