Exam 9: Risk Analysis, Real Options, AMCQ Capital Budgeting

Ernestine is analyzing a 4-year project with an initial cost of $87,000,a required rate of return of 14 percent,and a chance of success of 4 percent.If the project succeeds,the annual cash flow will be $1,789,000.If the project fails,the annual cash flow will be -$131,000.The project can be shut down after the first 2 years but all monies invested will be lost.None of the initial cost can be recouped after 4 years.What is the net present value of this project at Time 0?

William's Co.is considering spending $29,000 at Time 0 to test a new product.Depending on the test results,the firm may decide to spend $64,000 at Time 1 to start production.If the product is introduced and it is successful,it will produce after-tax cash flows of $48,000 a year for Years 2 through 4.If it is unsuccessful,there will be no cash flow in Year 1,after which the project will be terminated.There are no recovery costs at the end of Year 4.The probability of a successful test and investment is 58 percent.What is the net present value at Time 0 given a discount rate of 16 percent?

Ignoring taxes,which one of these is a correct formula for calculating the accounting profit breakeven point?

The Garden Mart is analyzing a proposed 3-year project.Expected sales are 16,000 units,±6 percent.The expected variable cost per unit is $4,and the expected fixed costs are $16,000.The fixed and variable cost estimates have a range of ±1 percent.The sales price is estimated at $15 a unit,±3 percent.The project requires an initial investment of $41,000 for equipment that will be depreciated using the straight-line method to zero over the project's life.The equipment can be sold for $12,000 at the end of the project.The project requires $5,600 in net working capital.The discount rate is 16 percent,and the tax rate is 35 percent.What is the operating cash flow under the optimistic case scenario?

In scenario analysis,the expected case is

The point where a project produces a rate of return equal to the required rate of return is known as the

Mosler Company is considering a project requiring an initial investment of $229,700,fixed costs of $71,900,variable costs of $5.07 per unit,a selling price of $13.07 per unit,and a life of 4 years.The discount rate is 14 percent,and the tax rate is 30 percent.Depreciation is straight-line to zero over the project's life.What is the accounting breakeven point?

You are considering a new project with depreciation of $974,fixed costs of 11,580,and a sales price of $14.99.The variable cost per unit is $6.92.Ignore taxes.What is the accounting breakeven level of production?

New Foods is analyzing a proposed project with expected sales of 8,700 units,±4 percent.The expected variable cost per unit is $26 and the expected fixed costs are $49,000.Cost estimates are considered accurate within a range of ±1 percent.The depreciation expense is $18,300.The sale price is estimated at $52 a unit,±3 percent.If the company conducts a sensitivity analysis using a variable cost of $28,what will be the total variable cost estimate?

Which real options have the ability to increase a project's NPV if they are included in project analysis?

At a production level of 5,150 units,a project has total cash costs of $130,789.The variable cost per unit is $11.07,and the depreciation is $8,600.What is the amount of the total fixed costs?

In scenario analysis,which one of the following items is least apt to be assigned a range of values?

Real options are options that

Recently,DB Miller & Co.implemented a positive NPV project.The project has a projected life of 4 years and an estimated rate of return of 14 percent.The project can be expanded by simply incurring additional variable costs or shut down without incurring any penalties or additional costs.Today,the government ruled that projects of this type are now subject to a new per unit tax,the total cost of which will exceed the projected NPV.The most logical move for the company would be to

All else constant,the accounting profit breakeven level of sales will decrease when the

Financial breakeven analysis is superior to accounting profit breakeven analysis because it

Which term is used to represent the sales level that results in a project's net income exactly equalling zero?

Isabelle is reviewing a project with projected sales of 1,500 units a year,a cash flow of $38 a unit,and a project life of 4 years.The initial cost of the project is $87,000.The relevant discount rate is 12 percent.She has the option to abandon the project after 1 year at which time she feels she could sell the project for $50,000.At what level of sales should she be willing to abandon the project?

Kurt's Coffees has a new hot drink in mind that is expected to generate sales of 24,000 units over its 2-year life.The initial cost for equipment is $69,500.This equipment will be depreciated straight-line to zero over 2 years and have no salvage value.The fixed costs are $17,800,and the contribution margin is $2.20.The tax rate is 35 percent,and the discount rate is 14 percent.Should this new drink be pursued? Why or why not?

Including the option to expand in project analysis will tend to