Capital Budgeting Part 1 and 2
Capital Budgeting Part 1 and 2
Capital Budgeting Part 1 and 2
1. Whitney Company plans to replace an old unit of equipment with a new one:
I) The old unit was acquired three years ago; the old unit’s carrying value is now at P 60,000
while it can be sold for P 70,000. Tax rate is 25%.
II) The new unit can be acquired at a list price of P 400,000. A 10% cash discount is available if
the equipment is paid for within 30 days from acquisition date. Excluded from the list price are
shipping charges of P 15,000, installation charges of P 10,000 and testing charges of P 3,000.
III) Other assets with a book value of P 12,000 that are to be retired as a result of the
acquisition of the new machine can be salvaged and sold for P 10,000.
IV) Additional working capital of P 30,000 will be needed to support operations planned with the
new equipment.
V) The annual cash flow from the use of the new equipment is P 50,000. At the end of its useful
life of 5 years, the new equipment must be disposed of with a zero-book value but with an
expected salvage value of P 4,000.
REQUIRED:
A) What is the initial cost of net investments for decision-making purposes?
B) What is the terminal cash flow expected at the end of life of the project?
2. FREYA CORP. is planning to replace an old machine with the following related information:
Book value P300,000
Remaining useful life 5 years
Current market value 150,000
Additional information:
• The replacement machine can be acquired at a list price of P500,000. A 5% cash discount
is available if the said machine is paid within 30 days from acquisition date. Freight and
installation costs is estimated at P75,000.
• Should the company decide not to acquire the new machine, it needs to repair the old one
at a cost of P50,000. Otherwise, additional cost of removing the old unit is estimated at
P10,000.
• Additional gross working capital of P15,000 will be needed to support operation planned
with the new equipment.
• The new machine is estimated to reduce cash operating costs amounting to P150,000 per
year and is to be depreciated using the straight-line method over its useful life of 5 years.
• FREYA is subject to a 30% income tax rate.
REQUIRED:
(1) What is the net initial cost of investment to be used in decision making?
(2) What is the increase in annual net income?
(3) What is the increase in annual net cash flows if the company replaces the machine?
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CAPITAL BUDGETING REVIEW
6. Lady G Company plans to replace its old equipment. The cost of the new equipment is P
90,000, with a useful life estimate of 8 years and a salvage value of P 10,000. The annual pre-
tax cash savings from the use of the new equipment is P 40,000. The old equipment has zero
market value and is fully depreciated. The company uses a cost of capital of 25%.
8. A project costing P 180,000 will produce the following annual cash flows and year-end
salvage values:
Year Cash flows Salvage value
1 P 50,000 P 60,000
2 P 50,000 P 55,000
3 P 40,000 P 50,000
4 P 40,000 P 45,000
REQUIRED:
Bail-out payback period.
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CAPITAL BUDGETING REVIEW
The income tax rate is 30% and the cut-off rate is 10%.
REQUIREMENT: Determine the discounted payback period of PROJECT 1 and PROJECT 2.
The increase in working capital will be returned in full at the end of the five years. The tax rate is
30% and cost of capital is 12%.
REQUIREMENT:
1. How much is the project’s NPV?
2. What is the profitability index?
3. Compute ARR.
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Payback Reciprocal
12. Cocomelon Company is planning to buy an equipment costing P 640,000 with an estimated
life of 30 years and is expected to produce after-tax net cash inflows of P 128,000 per year.
REQUIRED:
Without using present value factors, what is the best estimate of the IRR?
CAPITAL RATIONING
13. Ismael Co. is contemplating four independent projects A, B, C and D. The company’s
desired aftertax opportunity costs is 12% and has P900,000 capital budget for the year. In
assisting the company in its decision making, the following information is provided:
Techniques
14. Buko Co. is considering buying a new machine, requiring an immediate P 400,000 cash
outlay. The new machine is expected to increase annual net after-tax cash receipts by P
160,000 in each of the next five years of its economic life. No salvage value is expected at the
end of 5 years. The company desires a minimum return of 14% on invested capital.