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The Blue Lagoon is considering a project with a five-year life. The project requires $110,000 of fixed assets that are classified as five-year property for MACRS. Variable costs equal 71 percent of sales, fixed costs are $9,600, and the tax rate is 35 percent. What is the operating cash flow for year 4 given the following sales estimates and MACRS depreciation allowance percentages?

A) -$1,806
B) $640
C) $1,809
D) $2,342
E) $2,811

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Newton Industries is considering a project and has developed the following estimates: unit sales = 7,300, price per unit = $149, variable cost per unit = $91, fixed costs = $216,400. The depreciation is $94,700 a year and the tax rate is 35 percent. What effect would an increase of $1 in the selling price have on the operating cash flow?

A) $4,745
B) $4,823
C) $5,316
D) $5,448
E) $5,565

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The tax shield approach to computing the operating cash flow, given a tax-paying firm:

The managers of H.R Construction are considering remodeling plans for an old building the firm currently owns. The building was purchased 8 years ago for $689,000. Over the past 8 years, the firm rented out the building and used the rent to pay off the mortgage. The building is now owned free and clear and has a current market value of $898,000. The firm is considering remodeling the building into a conference centre and sandwich bar at an estimated cost of $1.7 million. The estimated present value of the future income from this centre is $2.9 million. Which one of the following defines the opportunity cost of the remodeling project?

Which of the following should be included when compiling pro forma statements for a proposed investment? I. forecasted sales II) start-up costs III) aftertax salvage value of any assets sold IV) anticipated changes in net working capital

The Blackwell Group is unable to obtain financing for any new projects under any circumstances. Which term best applies to this situation?

Marcos Enterprises has three separate divisions. The firm allocates each division $1.5 million per year for capital purchases. Which one of the following terms applies to this allocation process?

You are analyzing a project and have developed the following estimates. The depreciation is $7,600 a year and the tax rate is 34 percent. What is the worst case operating cash flow?

Your local athletic center is planning a $1.23 million expansion to its current facility. This cost will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over a 20-year period. The expanded area is expected to generate $524,000 in additional annual sales. Variable costs are 48 percent of sales, the annual fixed costs are $79,400, and the tax rate is 35 percent. What is the operating cash flow for the first year of this project?

Weston Steel purchased a new coal furnace six years ago at a cost of $2.2 million. Last year, the government changed the emission requirements and this furnace cannot meet those standards. Thus, Weston's can no longer use the furnace nor have they been able to locate anyone willing to purchase the furnace. Given the current situation, the furnace is best described as which type of cost?

Travel Coaches currently sells 14,000 motor homes per year at $94,000 each, and 1,500 luxury motor coaches per year at $159,000 each. The company wants to introduce a low-range camper to fill out its product line; it hopes to sell 6,000 of these campers per year at $14,500 each. An independent consultant has determined that if Travel Coaches introduces the new campers, it should boost the sales of its existing motor homes by 1,100 units per year, and reduce the sales of its luxury motor coaches by 450 units per year. What amount should be used as the annual sales figure when evaluating this project?

Rock Haven has a proposed project that will generate sales of 1,680 units annually at a selling price of $22 each. The fixed costs are $12,700 and the variable costs per unit are $5.95. The project requires $28,000 of fixed assets that will be depreciated on a straight-line basis to a zero book value over the 4-year life of the project. The salvage value of the fixed assets is $6,900 and the tax rate is 34 percent. What is the operating cash flow for year four?

Bruce Moneybags owns several restaurants and hotels near a local interstate. One restaurant, Beef and More, needs modernized. He is trying to decide whether to accept an offer and sell Beef and More as is for the offer price of $1.1 million or renovate the restaurant himself. The projected renovation cost is $1.3 million. The restaurant would need to be shut down completely during the renovation which would cause a net operating cash flow loss of $210,000 in today's dollars. The estimated present value of the cash inflows from the renovated restaurant are $3.2 million. When analyzing the renovation project, what opportunity cost, if any should be included for the current restaurant? Assume the restaurant is totally paid for and any future costs will be paid in cash.

Boyertown Industrial Tools is considering a 3-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $611,000 is estimated to result in $193,000 in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the MACRS five-year class, and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $162,000. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $19,000, along with an additional $2,000 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. If the tax rate is 35 percent and the discount rate is 12 percent, should the company buy and install the machine press? Why or why not? Table 9.7 Modified ACRS depreciation allowances

Which one of the following refers to the option to expand into related businesses in the future?

The Sausage Hut is looking at a new sausage system with an installed cost of $438,000. This cost will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's 4-year life, at the end of which the sausage system can be scrapped for $69,000. The sausage system will save the firm $129,000 per year in pretax operating costs, and the system requires an initial investment in net working capital of $29,000, which will be recouped at project end. If the tax rate is 35 percent and the discount rate is 9 percent, what is the NPV of this project?

Steve owns a store that caters primarily to men and their hobbies. He is contemplating greatly expanding the hunting and fishing section of the store. If he does this, he expects his fishing and hunting sales will increase, his camping gear sales will increase, and his model train sales will decrease. Which of the following should Steve include in his revenue projection for the expansion project? I. increase in fishing and hunting sales II) increase in camping gear sales III) decrease in model train sales

Which one of the following principles refers to the assumption that a project will be evaluated based on its incremental cash flows?

The Outpost currently sells short leather jackets for $349 each. The firm is considering selling long coats also. The coats would sell for $689 each and the company expects to sell 900 a year. If the firm decides to carry the long coat, management feels that the sales of the short jacket will decline from 1,420 to 1,265 units. Variable costs on the jacket are $210 and $445 on the long coat. The fixed costs for this project are $42,000, depreciation is $11,000 a year, and the tax rate is 33 percent. What is the projected operating cash flow for this project?

Hunter's Paradise purchased $568,000 of equipment 4 years ago. The equipment is 7-year MACRS property. The firm is selling this equipment today for $199,500. What is the aftertax cash flow from this sale if the tax rate is 35 percent? The MACRS allowance percentages are as follows, commencing with year one: 14.29, 24.49, 17.49, 12.49, 8.93, 8.92, 8.93, and 4.46 percent.