Capital Investment Decision Strayer University Graduate Accounting Capstone ACC-599 September 28‚ 2013 Professor: Dr. Mary Johnson Abstract The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act‚ signed into legislation in July of 2010‚ by President Barack Obama‚ as a result of the financial crisis that began in 2008‚ which resulted in massive failure of large financial institutions‚ threatening the financial stability of the U.S.‚ as well as the global economy (Dodd‚ C.
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returns relative to the amount invested and does not give a fixed dollar amount of return‚ unlike NPV which is prone to error. IRR also discounts the cash flows unlike the undiscounted payback period. IRR also proves to be accurate because accdg. To this method‚ among the investment alternatives of IEI‚ only (c) or the combined project is acceptable because IRR>cc. This is consistent with the payback and NPV method where only c is acceptable as well. 8. (a)The undiscounted payback method ranks the
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CASE 2 Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Analysis Robert Montoya‚ Inc. Robert Montoya‚ Inc.‚ is a leading producer of wine in the United States. The firm was founded in 1960 by Robert Montoya‚ an Air Force veteran who had spent several years in France both before and after World War II. This experience convinced him that California could produce wines that were as good as or better than the best France had to offer. Originally‚ Robert Montoya sold his wine to wholesalers for distribution
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the net present value (NPV) is the sum of the discounted cash flows minus the original investment. One of the major problems with Pan-Europa is their existing low stock price. In order to increase their value‚ they must take up projects that increase their stock values‚ including those that would allow them to increase gross sales that have been stagnant over the years. The values presented in Exhibit 3 allow us to compare these projects based on various factors. Considering NPV as a factor‚ it is suggested
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Uniform Annual Equivalent (UAE) - A Capital Budgeting Method. (The evaluation of two mutually exclusive projects with varying lives requires careful examination of the existence of the reinvestment opportunities at the end of the different economic lives of the projects. The current article deals with a method that may be adopted in situations wherein the level of investments‚ the life of the projects and cash inflows (or outflows) are unequal.) Risk is inherent in almost every business decisions
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capital as 9.87%. We then used the cash flows to calculate the company’s NPV. We first calculated the NPV by using the 15% discount rate; by using that number we calculated a negative NPV of $2‚162‚760. We determined that the discount rate of 15% was out dated and insufficient. To calculate a more accurate NPV for the project‚ we decided to use the rate of 9.87% that we computed. Using this number we got the NPV of $577‚069. With the NPV of $577‚069 our conclusion is to accept this project as long as everything
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Store Proforma Analysis FIN 571 July 23‚ 2012 Abstract To sustain further improvements to a company’s bottom line and profitability‚ Guillermo’s Furniture is completing a pro-forma cash flow analysis that includes net present value (NPV)‚ internal rate return (IRR)‚ and weighted average cost control (WACC) analysis’. The plan is to incorporate a merger of a high tech furniture business‚ a broker distributer business‚ or the status quo manufacturing. The issues driving these analysis
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NPV‚ IRR‚ Profitability‚ & Payback Method Financial ratios have strengths and weaknesses‚ and one should be aware of these ratios to determine which is best in calculating the company’s financial health as well as the viability of a project. A company’s financial position can be assessed using NPV‚ IRR‚ profitability‚ and payback method; each important in itself to calculating the company’s financial stance. By definition‚ NPV is the net result of an investment
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CHAPTER 6 Making Investment Decisions with the Net Present Value Rule Answers to Problem Sets 1. a‚ b‚ d‚ g‚ h; c is a sunk cost. e is an overhead cost. f is not an incremental cash flow because depreciation is not a cash flow. i is a sunk cost. Est. Time: 01 - 05 2. Real cash flow = 100‚000/1.04 = $96‚154. The real discount rate is calculated as 1 + nominal rate / 1+ inflation rate − 1. Therefore‚ 1.08/1.04 − 1 = .03846. PV = [pic] Est
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bankruptcy‚ should any number of variables prove unfavorable to HPL. Moreover‚ the project relies heavily on a contract with a single large customer. Given the high level of risk and relatively low return associated with the project‚ despite a positive NPV based on pro forma cash flows‚ I would strongly recommend the firm consider alternative investment opportunities. Problem Being Examined Tucker Hansson owns Hansson Private Label‚ a 15-year-old private company that manufactures personal care products
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