Chapter 26: 2RQ (page 1463)
Describe the capital budgeting process.
The capital budgeting process is linked with the allocation of funds into the capital assets for the growth of the business.
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Hill Company operates a chain of sandwich shops. The company is considering two possible expansion plans. Plan A would open eight smaller shops at a cost of\(8,700,000. Expected annual net cash inflows are \)1,550,000 for 10 years, with zeroresidual value at the end of 10 years. Under Plan B, Hill Company would open threelarger shops at a cost of \(8,340,000. This plan is expected to generate net cash inflowsof \)990,000 per year for 10 years, the estimated useful life of the properties. Estimatedresidual value for Plan B is $1,200,000. Hill Company uses straight-line depreciationand requires an annual return of 10%.
Requirements
1. Compute the payback, the ARR, the NPV, and the profitability index of thesetwo plans.
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of these capital budgeting methods?
3. Which expansion plan should Hill Company choose? Why?
4. Estimate Plan A’s IRR. How does the IRR compare with the company’s requiredrate of return?
What is net present value?
You are planning for a very early retirement. You would like to retire at age 40 and have enough money saved to be able to withdraw \(215,000 per year for the next 40 years (based on family history, you think you will live to age 80). You plan to save by making 10 equal annual installments (from age 30 to age 40) into a fairly risky investment fund that you expect will earn 10% per year. You will leave the money in this fund until it is completely depleted when you are 80 years old.
Requirements
1. How much money must you accumulate by retirement to make your plan work? (Hint:Find the present value of the \)215,000 withdrawals.)
2. How does this amount compare to the total amount you will withdraw from the investment during retirement? How can these numbers be so different?
Refer to the Hunter Valley Snow Park Lodge expansion project in Short Exercise S26-4 and your calculations in Short Exercises S26-5 and S26-6. Assume the expansion has zero residual value.
Requirements
1. Will the payback change? Explain your answer. Recalculate the payback if it changes. Round to one decimal place.
2. Will the project’s ARR change? Explain your answer. Recalculate ARR if it changes. Round to two decimal places.
3. Assume Hunter Valley screens its potential capital investments using the following decision criteria:
Maximum payback period | 5.0 years |
Maximum accounting rate of return | 18.00% |
Refer to Short Exercise S26-4. Assume the expansion has no residual value. What is the project’s NPV (round to nearest dollar)? Is the investment attractive? Why or why not?
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