Reference no: EM132501181
Slick Company is considering a capital project involving a $225,000 investment in machinery and a $45,000 investment in working capital. The machine has an expected useful life of 10 years and no salvage value. The annual cash inflows (before taxes) are estimated at $90,000
with annual cash outflows (before taxes) of $30,000. The company uses straight-line depreciation.
Assume the federal income tax rate is 40%. The company's new accountant computed the net present value of the project using a minimum required rate of return of 16% (the company's cost of capital). The accountant's computations follow:
Cash inflows $ 90,000
Cash outflows 30,000
Net cash inflow $ 60,000
Present value factor at 16% X 4.833
Present value of net cash inflow $ 289,980
Initial cash outlay 225,000
Net present value $ 64,980
Question a. Are the accountant's computations correct? If not, compute the correct net present value.
Question b. Is this capital project acceptable to the company? Why or why not?