CH 12 SM Assig
CH 12 SM Assig
CH 12 SM Assig
Problems
12-1. Assume a corporation has earnings before depreciation and taxes of $100,000,
and depreciation of $50,000, and that it has a 30 percent tax bracket. Compute
its cash flow using the format below.
Solution:
12-3. Assume a $50,000 investment and the following cash flows for two alternatives.
Solution:
Payback for Investment A Payback for Investment B
$50,000 – $10,000 1 year $50,000 – $20,000 1 year
40,000 – 11,000 2 years 30,000 – 25,000 2 years
29,000 – 13,000 3 years 5,000/15,000 .33 years
16,000 – 16,000 4 years
12-7. You buy a new piece of equipment for $11,778, and you receive a cash inflow
of $2,000 per year for 10 years. What is the internal rate of return?
Solution:
Appendix D
$11,778
PVIFA = = 5.889
$2, 000
IRR = 11%
12-11. Hamilton Control Systems will invest $90,000 in a temporary project that will
generate the following cash inflows for the next three years.
The firm will be required to spend $15,000 to close down the project at the end
of the three years. If the cost of capital is 10 percent, should the investment be
undertaken? Use the net present value method.
undertaken? Use the net present value method.
Solution:
Hamilton Control Systems
12-22. The Summit Petroleum Corporation will purchase an asset that qualifies for
three-year MACRS depreciation. The cost is $80,000 and the asset will provide
the following stream of earnings before depreciation and taxes for the next four
years:
The firm is in a 35 percent tax bracket and has an 11 percent cost of capital.
Should it purchase the asset? Use the net present value method.
Solution:
Summit Petroleum Corporation
First determine annual depreciation.
Percentage
Depreciation Depreciation Annual
Year Base (Table 12-9) Depreciation
1 $80,000 .333 $26,640
2 80,000 .445 35,600
3 80,000 .148 11,840
4 80,000 .074 5,920
$80,000
1 2 3 4
EBDT $36,000 $40,000 $31,000 $19,000
–D 26,640 35,600 11,840 5,920
EBT 9,360 4,400 19,160 13,080
T (35%) 3,276 1,540 6,706 4,578
EAT 6,084 2,860 12,454 8,502
+D 26,640 35,600 11,840 5,920
Cash
Flow $32,724 $38,460 $24,294 $14,422
Cash Flow
Year (inflows) PVIF at 11% Present Value
1 $32,724 .901 $29,484
2 38,460 .812 31,230
3 24,294 .731 17,759
4 14,422 .659 9,504