1. When a firm maximizes profits it will simultaneously minimize opportunity costs. Answer: True Terms to Learn: opportunity cost 2. The usual starting point in budgeting is to forecast net income. Answer: False Terms to Learn: operating budget The usual starting point in budgeting is to forecast sales demand and revenues. 3. If the $17‚000 spent to purchase inventory could be invested and earn interest of $1‚000‚ then the opportunity cost of holding inventory
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I PV= FV / (1+i)^y PV= present value‚ FV= future value‚ i= discount rate‚ and y= time. 1a) If the discount rate is 0%‚ what is the projects net present value? Year Cash Flow Discount Rate Discounted Cash Flow 0 -$400‚000 0% -$400‚000 1 $100‚000 0% $100‚000 2 $120‚000 0% $120‚000 3 $850‚000 0% $850‚000 Answer: The projects net present value is $670‚000 If the discount rate is 2%‚ what is the projects net present value? Year Cash Flow Discount
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determine the net financial benefit (or loss) to an agency rather than the net benefit (or loss) to the economy or society. Financial evaluations are only concerned with cash flows in and out of the organisation.” (Commonwealth of Australia 2006‚ p. 28) Assessing the financial benefit of a project may be achieved through a consideration of the following: (a) net present value; (b) financial internal rate of return. Page 1 ARCH1260 Net present value Net present value is calculated by
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Return Calculation Machine A $ Machine B $ Net Return 155‚000 205‚000 Total Return-Investment 155‚000 – 65‚000 = 90‚000 205‚000 – 85‚000 = 120‚000 Average Return 90‚000 / 5 years = 18‚000 120‚000 / 5 years = 24‚000 ARR = (Average / Investment) (18‚000 / 65‚000) x 100 = 28% (24‚000 / 85‚000) x 100 = 28% Net Present Value Calculation Year Discount Factor Machine A $ Machine B $ Cash Flow Present Value Cash Flow Present Value 0 1 (65‚000) (65‚000) (85‚000) (85‚000)
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making and financing major long-term projects. long- CAPITAL BUDGETING 1. Identify potential investments. 2. Choose an investment. 3. Follow-up or “post audit.” Follow“post audit.” Net present value model Net present value model The net-present-value (NPV) method net-presentcomputes the present value of all expected future cash flows using a minimum desired rate of return. The minimum desired rate of return depends on the risk of a proposed project – the higher the risk‚ the higher
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security 3. Compare the internal rate of return and net present value methods of project evaluation. Do these methods always lead to comparable recommendations? If not‚ why not? Soln: The net present value of a project is found by discounting the expected future net cash flows at the required rate of return and deducting‚ from the resulting present value‚ the project’s initial cash outlay. If the project has a positive net present value‚ it is acceptable. The internal rate of return of a
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| Bonus (tax free) | / | 20000 | 18000 | Average Tax rate | 26% | 31% | 29% | Discount rate | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | Based on the information above‚ we can find a timing that gong to the Business School is not a good deal because the net present value of future cash flows would be lower than that of staying at the current job. In addition‚ we assume Ben will retire at the end of 68 years old; and after T years‚ it will be worse for Ben to get MBA compared with continuing his current job. We
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Hart Venture Capital Case Problem 3 After performing an analysis of HVC’s investment problem‚ I found that the company’s objective was to maximize the net present value of the total investment in Security Systems and Market Analysis. To find the maximum net present value and analyze the numbers‚ I set up the model shown below. Max 1‚800‚000*SS + 1‚600‚000*MA s.t. 600‚000*SS + 500‚000*MA ≤ 800‚000 600‚000*SS + 350‚000*MA ≤ 700‚000 250‚000*SS + 400‚000*MA ≤ 500‚000 SS‚MA ≥ 0 After
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the drop in value. Depreciation moves the cost of an asset to depreciation expense during the asset ’s useful life. Depreciation expense results when the purchase price of a fixed asset is reduced over time‚ or its useful life (Keown‚ Martin‚ & Petty‚ 2014). In Corporation A‚ the Depreciation expense is $5‚000 a year. We deducted the $5‚000 year depreciation from the profit to obtain the profit before tax. The tax rate of 25% was deducted from the profit before tax to find the net income. The
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Risk Factors of ABC Company Risk Factors of ABC Company ABC Company is a manufacturing firm that specializes in making cedar roofing and siding shingles. The current annual sales of the company are roughly $1.2 million. This is a 25% increase from the previous year. The goal of this company is to reach $3 million in annual sales within the next 3 years. The CEO has decided to expand the product line to include an additional product. The product expansion consists of manufacturing cedar
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