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Browning's Motor Works is reviewing its current accounts to determine how a proposed project might affect the account balances. The firm estimates the project will initially require $57,000 in additional current assets and $32,000 in additional current liabilities. The firm also estimates the project will require an additional $7,000 a year in current assets for each one of the four years of the project. How much net working capital will the firm recoup at the end of the project assuming that all net working capital can be recaptured?


A) -$85,000
B) $25,000
C) $53,000
D) $28,000
E) $85,000

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Contingency planning focuses on the:


A) opportunity costs involved with a project.
B) sunk costs related to a project.
C) economic effects on a project's profitability.
D) managerial options implicit in a project.
E) optional capital requirements of a project.

F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

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A project has sales of $462,000, costs of $274,000, depreciation of $28,000, interest expense of $3,400, and a tax rate of 35 percent. What is the value of the depreciation tax shield?


A) $9,800
B) $10,300
C) $10,650
D) $10,800
E) $11,350

F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

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Scenario analysis is best described as the determination of the:


A) most likely outcome for a project.
B) reasonable range of project outcomes.
C) variable which has the greatest effect on a project's outcome.
D) effect that a project's initial cost has on the project's net present value.
E) change in a project's net present value given a stated change in projected sales.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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A project has an initial requirement of $261,000 for fixed assets and $27,000 for net working capital. The fixed assets will be depreciated to a zero book value over the 4-year life of the project and have an estimated salvage value of $78,000. All of the net working capital will be recouped at the end of the project. The annual operating cash flow is $96,200 and the discount rate is 13 percent. What is the project's net present value if the tax rate is 35 percent?


A) $42,011
B) $43,333
C) $45,799
D) $47,880
E) $47,919

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Kyle Electric has three positive net present value opportunities. Unfortunately, the firm has not been able to find financing for any of these projects. Which one of the following terms best describes the firm's situation?


A) Sensitivity analysis
B) Capital rationing
C) Soft rationing
D) Contingency planning
E) Sunk cost

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Which one of the following will increase the operating cash flow as computed using the tax shield approach?


A) Decrease in depreciation
B) Decrease in sales
C) Increase in variable costs
D) Decrease in fixed costs
E) Increase in the tax rate

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The ability to delay an investment:


A) is commonly referred to as the best case scenario.
B) is valuable provided there are conditions under which the investment will have a positive net present value.
C) ensures that the investment will have an expected net present value that is positive.
D) offsets the need to conduct sensitivity analysis.
E) is referred to as the option to abandon.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Identify three managerial options that relate to project analysis and explain how those options affect the net present value of a project.

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Option to expand: ability to increase th...

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Three years ago, Hi Tek purchased some 5-year MACRS property for $67,400. Today, it is selling this property for $28,000. How much tax will the firm owe on this sale if the tax rate is 34 percent? The MACRS allowance percentages are as follows, commencing with year one: 20.00, 32.00, 19.20, 11.52, 11.52, and 5.76 percent.


A) -$2,920
B) -$1,480
C) $0
D) $1,480
E) $2,920

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which one of the following terms is most commonly used to describe the cash flows of a new project that are simply an offset of reduced cash flows for a current project?


A) Opportunity cost
B) Sunk cost
C) Erosion
D) Replicated flows
E) Pirated flows

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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