Net present value calculation Dowling Sportswear, Accounting Assignment Homework Help

Question 1: (10 points). (Net
present value calculation) Dowling Sportswear is considering building a new
factory to produce aluminum baseball bats. This project would require an
initial cash outlay of $4,000,000 and would generate annual net cash inflows of
$900,000 per year for 7 years. Calculate the project’s NPV using a discount
rate of 5 percent. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

Question 2: (30 points). (Net present value calculation)
Big Steve’s, makers of swizzle sticks, is considering the purchase of a new
plastic stamping machine. This investment requires an initial outlay of $90,000
and will generate net cash inflows of $19,000 per year for 11 years. To answer Choose an item questions, click on the orange text
and use the pull down menu to select the best answer. 

a. What is the project’s NPV using a discount
rate of 7 percent? (Round to the nearest dollar.)

Should the project be
accepted?

The project
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NPV is
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b. What is the project’s NPV using a discount
rate of 16 percent?

Should the project be accepted?

The project
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NPV is
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If the project’s required discount rate is 16%,
then the project
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IRR is
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c. What is this project’s internal rate of
return? (Round
to two decimal places.)  

Should the project be accepted? Why or why
not?

If the project’s required discount rate is
7%, then the project
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IRR is
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If the project’s required discount rate is 16%,
then the project
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IRR is
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Question 3: (15 points). (Related
to Checkpoint 11.2) (Equivalent annual cost calculation) Barry Boswell is a
financial analyst for Dossman Metal Works, Inc. and he is analyzing two
alternative configurations for the firm’s new plasma cutter shop. The two
alternatives that are denoted A and B below perform the same task and although
they each cost to purchase and install they offer very different cash flows.
Alternative A has a useful life of 7 years whereas Alternative B will only last
for 3 years. The after-tax cash flows from the two projects are as follows:

a.
Calculate each project’s equivalent annual cost (EAC) given a discount rate of
10 percent. (Round to the nearest cent.)

b.
Which of the alternatives do you think Barry should select? Why? (Select the
best choice below.)

a. 
This
cannot be determined from the information provided.

b. 
Alternative
B should be selected because its equivalent annual cost is less per year than
the annual equivalent cost for Alternative A.

c. 
Alternative
A should be selected because its equivalent annual cost is less per year than
the annual equivalent cost for Alternative B.

d. 
Alternative
A should be selected because it has the highest NPV.  

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Question 4: (10 points). (IRR
calculation) What is the internal rate of return for the following project: An
initial outlay of $9,000 resulting in a single cash inflow of $15,424 in 7
years. (Round
to the nearest whole percent.)

Question 5: (10 points). (IRR calculation)
Jella Cosmetics is considering a project that costs $750,000 and is expected to
last for 9 years and produce future cash flows of $180,000 per year. If the
appropriate discount rate for this project is 17 percent, what is the project’s
IRR? (Round
to two decimal places.)

Question 6: (10 points) (IRR,
payback, and calculating a missing cash flow) Mode Publishing is considering a
new printing facility that will involve a large initial outlay and then result
in a series of positive cash flows for four years. The estimated cash flows
associated with this project are:

If
you know that the project has a regular payback of 2.9 years, what is the project’s
internal rate of return?

Question 7: (15 points) (Mutually
exclusive projects and NPV) You have been assigned the task of evaluating two
mutually exclusive projects with the following projected cash flows:

If
the appropriate discount rate on these projects is 11 percent, which would be
chosen and why? (Round to the nearest cent.)

 Which project would be chosen and why? (Select
the best choice below.)

a. 
Cannor
choose without comparing their IRRs.

b. 
Choose
A because its NPV is higher.

c. 
Choose
both because they both have positive NPVs.

d. 
Choose
B because its NPV is higher.

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