Reference no: EM132700768
Mainter Ltd. is seeking to replace a new machine with a total installed cost of $438 000. The cost of the machine will be reduced to zero using straight-line depreciation over a four-year expected life. At the end of the expected life, the machine is expected to be sold for $69 000. By switching to the new machine, the company is forecast to save $129 000 per year in pre-tax operating costs. In addition to the total installed cost, the company requires an initial investment in net working capital of $29 000 to support the machine project, which will be recouped in full at the end of the expected life of the new machine. The company has a tax rate is 35% and its before-tax cost of capital is 9%.
Required:
a) What is the amount of depreciation available to the company each year over the machine's expected life? (Show all workings).
b) What is the amount of the relevant annual cash flow resulting from the depreciation amount? (Show all workings).
c) What tax amount receivable / payable, if any, arises from the expected sale of the machine? (Show all workings).
d) What relevance, if any, arises from the discussion of net working capital in this question regarding capital budgeting. Does this net working capital amount have any tax consequences for the company?
e) Provide and briefly explain an example that could have created the net working capital referred to in this question?
f) What annual after-tax net cash flows arise for each period over the life of this project? (Show all workings).
g) What is the NPV of this project? (Show all workings).
h) Would you advise the company to accept / reject the project - Briefly explain?
i) What would be the minimum cost of capital the company would require in order to accept this project? (Show all workings).
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