Exam 25: Mutually Exclusive Investments Having Unequal Lives

Creative Furniture is considering two mutually exclusive projects that would automate part of their production facilities. Project A costs $120,000 and would produce net cash flows of $37,000 annually for 5 years. Project B also costs $120,000 and will produce annual net cash flows of $25,000 for 10 years. Creative's cost of capital is 11 percent. -Using the equivalent annual annuity method, which project should be chosen?

Under most conditions the equivalent annual annuity method will give the same decision as:

What is the equal annual annuity for Scorch & Burn Fire Extinguishers if their cost of capital is 8% and the initial investment is $75,000 (rounded)?

Rollerblade, a maker of skating gear, is evaluating two alternative presses. Press A costs $88,000, has a 4 year life, and is expected to generate annual cash inflows of $30,100 in each of the 4 years. Press B costs $122,000, has an 8 year life, and is expected to generate annual cash inflows of $24,600 in each of 8 years. The cost of replacement for A is $96,000 and the replacement press will generate cash inflows of $30,100 for another 4 years. Rollerblade uses a 12% cost of capital. Which press should be chosen?

Quorex is evaluating two mutually exclusive projects. Project A has a net investment of $48,000 and net cash flows over a six year period of $12,500 per year. Project B also has a net investment of $48,000 but its net cash flows of $8,640 per year will occur over a 12 year period. If Quorex has a cost of capital of 14% for these projects, which project, if either, should be chosen and what is its NPV?

The importance of time discrepancies depends on several items when making capital budgeting decisions. State those items:

Lakeland Ramblers is considering two mutually exclusive projects to boost their tourist revenue. Project A costs $60,000 and would produce net cash flows of $25,000 for 5 years. Project B cost $100,000 and will produce annual net cash flows of $25,000 for 10 years. If Lakeland's cost of capital is 12%, which project should be chosen using the equivalent annual annuity method?

What does a firm ignore if it chooses the longer-lived project based solely on the net present value or internal rate of return data?

Dorati Inc. is considering two mutually exclusive projects. Dorati used a 15% required rate of return to evaluate capital expenditure projects. If the two projects have the costs and cash flows shown below, using a replacement chain determine the NPV for each. Assume in two years Project S will still cost $70,000 and produce the same two years of cash flows.

When two or more mutually exclusive alternative investments have ____, neither the net present value nor the internal rate of return method yields reliable accept-reject information unless the projects are evaluated for an equal period of time.

The best way to measure projects with unequal lives is:

Creative Furniture is considering two mutually exclusive projects that would automate part of their production facilities. Project A costs $120,000 and would produce net cash flows of $37,000 annually for 5 years. Project B also costs $120,000 and will produce annual net cash flows of $25,000 for 10 years. Creative's cost of capital is 11 percent. -Using a replacement chain, which project should be chosen? Assume that in 5 years, Project A will still cost $120,000 and produce 5 more years of $37,000 annual net cash flows.

Toy Manufacturers (TM) is considering two mutually exclusive machines to use in its manufacturing process. The net cash flows for each are given below: If the cost of capital for TM is 13%, which machine should they purchase?

Marvec needs to replace an extruder and two replacements look good. Extruder A costs $102,000 and has a 10 year life. Extruder B costs only $56,000 but its expected life is 6 years. Extruder A will generate net cash flows of $17,600 per year for 10 years and B will generate net cash flows of $13,800 per year for 6 years. If Marvec's cost of capital is 11%, which extruder should be chosen and what is its NPV? Use equivalent annual annuities.

What would be the equal annual annuity for Wallflowers Florist, Inc. if the cost of capital is 10% and the initial investment is $50,000 (rounded)?

____ is (are) used when evaluating mutually exclusive investments having unequal lives.

Boomerang Bungee Corp. is considering the following project. Determine the equal annual annuity for the project if the cost of capital is 14%. Initial Investment: $75,000 Year

Casa Chica is considering replacing a piece of equipment. Alternative A costs $80,000, has an eight year life and would produce net cash flows of $18,000 in each of the eight years. Alternative B costs $65,000, has a six year life and would produce net cash flows of $18,000 in each of the six years. If Chica's cost of capital is 13 percent, which alternative should be chosen using the equivalent annual annuity method?

The advantage(s) of the equivalent annual annuity method over the replacement chain technique in evaluating mutually exclusive investments having unequal lives include

How does the equivalent annual annuity approach solve the time discrepancy problem?