Exam 20: Income Taxes and the Net Present Value Method

Porco Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require investing $280,000 in equipment with a 4 year useful life and zero salvage value. Annual incremental sales would be $680,000 and annual incremental cash operating expenses would be $480,000. A one-time expense of $90,000 for renovations would be required in year 3. An investment of $20,000 in working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The company's tax rate is 30% and the after-tax discount rate is 12%. Required: Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!

Paletta Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 7%. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. Use Exhibit 7B-1, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. The net present value of the entire project is closest to:

Paletta Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 7%. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The total cash flow net of income taxes in year 2 is:

Hinger Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require investing $120,000 in equipment with an expected life of 4 years and zero salvage value. Annual incremental sales would be $350,000 and annual incremental cash operating expenses would be $250,000. The project would also require an immediate investment in working capital of $10,000 which would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The project would also require a one-time renovation cost of $40,000 in year 3. The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 11%. The company uses straight-line depreciation. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The total cash flow net of income taxes in year 2 is:

Waltermire Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The income tax expense in year 2 is:

Bonomo Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. The income tax expense in year 3 is:

When a company invests in equipment, it is not ordinarily allowed to immediately expense the entire cost of the equipment when computing taxable income.

Chene Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The equipment will have a 4 year expected life and zero salvage value. The company's income tax rate is 30%, and the after-tax discount rate is 10%. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment; the annual depreciation expense will be $50,000. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. Use Exhibit 7B-1 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. The net present value of the project is closest to:

Padmore Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The expected life of the project and the equipment is 3 years and the equipment has zero salvage value. The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment and the depreciation expense on the equipment would be $240,000 per year. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The net annual operating cash inflow is the difference between the incremental sales revenue and incremental cash operating expenses. Required: Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!

Hawthorn Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The expected life of the project and the equipment is 3 years and the equipment has zero salvage value. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment and the depreciation expense on the equipment would be $170,000 per year. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The net annual operating cash inflow is the difference between the incremental sales revenue and incremental cash operating expenses. Required: Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!

Olis Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require investing $240,000 in equipment with a 4 year useful life and zero salvage value. Annual incremental sales would be $690,000 and annual incremental cash operating expenses would be $480,000. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The company's tax rate is 30% and the after-tax discount rate is 8%. Required: Determine the net present value of the project. Show your work!

Nakama Corporation is considering investing in a project that would have a 4 year expected useful life. The company would need to invest $280,000 in equipment that will have zero salvage value at the end of the project. Annual incremental sales would be $640,000 and annual cash operating expenses would be $480,000. In year 3 the company would have to incur one-time renovation expenses of $50,000. Working capital in the amount of $20,000 would be required. The working capital would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. The company's tax rate is 30%. The income tax expense in year 2:

Layer Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 8%. The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The total cash flow net of income taxes in year 2 is:

Lafromboise Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The total cash flow net of income taxes in year 3 is:

Lafromboise Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The income tax expense in year 3 is:

Rollans Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. Use Exhibit 7B-1, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. The net present value of the entire project is closest to:

Mulford Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 12%. The working capital would be required immediately and would be released for use elsewhere at the end of the project. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The income tax expense in year 2 is:

Paletta Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 7%. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. The total cash flow net of income taxes in year 3 is:

Fontana Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require investing $240,000 in equipment with an expected life of 4 years and zero salvage value. The annual incremental sales would be $640,000 and the annual incremental cash operating expenses would be $440,000. The company's income tax rate is 30%. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. The total cash flow net of income taxes in year 2 is:

Manjarrez Corporation has provided the following information concerning a capital budgeting project: The company's income tax rate is 30% and its after-tax discount rate is 6%. The company uses straight-line depreciation on all equipment. Assume cash flows occur at the end of the year except for the initial investments. The company takes income taxes into account in its capital budgeting. Use Exhibit 7B-1 to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. The net present value of the entire project is closest to: