Reference no: EM13953960
VIP Chemical Industries is looking to set up a new plant and expand its operations. The company currently has an option to buy an existing building for £480,000, with the necessary equipments to operate the plant costing £320,000. The initial working capital investment is £240,000.
The plant’s estimated economic life is four years. At the end of four years, the building is expected to have a market value of £300,000 and book value of £436,320. The equipment is expected to have market value of £80,000 and book value of £54,400.
The other available information is as follows:
Annual sales £1,600,000
Fixed costs (excluding depreciation) £200,000
Depreciation on building and equipment (Year 1 £70,240; Year 2 £114,880;
Year 3 £73,280; Year 4 £50,880)
Variable costs 60% of sales
Marginal tax rate 40%
Cost of capital 12%
Assume that operating cash flows occur at the end of each year.
The operations will begin immediately after the investment is made, and the first operating cash flows will happen exactly one year later.
Evaluate whether the project should be accepted or not using the net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR).
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