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Weston Clothing Company is considering manufacturing a new style of shirt, whose data are shown below

Finance Mar 03, 2021

Weston Clothing Company is considering manufacturing a new style of shirt, whose data are shown below. The equipment to be used would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life and would have a zero salvage value, and no new working capital would be required. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. However, this project would compete with other Weston's products and would reduce their pre-tax annual cash flows. What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash flows are constant in Years 1-3.)

 

 

Cost of capital 10.0%

Pre-tax cash flow reduction for other products (cannibalization) $5,000

Investment cost (depreciable basis) $80,000

Straight-line deprec. rate 33.333%

Sales revenues, each year for 3 years $67,500

Annual operating costs (excl. deprec.) $25,000

Tax rate 25.0%

 

 

a. $6,196

 

b.  $6,522

 

c. $6,848

 

d. $7,190

 

e.  $7,550

 

 

Expert Solution

  Initial cost = $80,000   
         
  Depreciation = Total cost/Useful life  
    = $80,000/3  
    = $26,666.67    
         
  Computation of Cashflows and Present Value of Cash Flows:      
         
a) Sales = $67,500    
b) Operating cost = $25,000    
c) Reduction in pretax Cas Flows = $5,000    
d) Depreciation = $26,666.67    
e) Profit(a-b-c-d) = $10,833.33    
f) Tax(e*25%) = $2,708.33    
g) Net profit(e-f) = $8,125.00    
h) Cashflow(g+d) = $34,791.67    
i) PVAF(10%,3 years) = $2.49    
j) PV of cash inflow(h*i) = $        86,522  
         
  NPV = Cash Inflow-Cash Outlow Initially  
    = $86,522-$80,000  
    = $    6,522.00  
         
         
         

 

So, the correct option is B "$6,522".

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