Finance Homework OCF
Finance Homework OCF
Finance Homework OCF
There are 5
questions; elements of plagiarism or cooperative (copied work) will result in zero mark for
all papers. Do your work on this paper and submit via TURNITIN, in WORD format and
not in PDF. (17 points total)
Q1. Tallgate In. is embarking on a new project whose data are shown below. What is the
project's Year 1 Operating cash flow (OCF)? (3 points)
Ans 1
Sales 22,250
Less: Operating cost (12,000)
Less: Depreciation (8,000)
Earnings before interest & tax (EBIT) 2,250
Less: Taxes (EBIT*30%) (675)
Net Income 1,575
Operating Cash Flow (for Year1)
Q2. Mechanicsville is planning to invest on a new project whose data are shown below. The
equipment has a 3-year tax life; depreciation method to be used is the straight-line method over
the 3 years. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-
year life. What is the project's Year 1 Operating cash flow? (3 points)
Answer 2
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Sales 60,000
Less: Operating cost (25,000)
Less: Depreciation (Equipment cost x 33.333%) (21,666)
Earnings before interest & tax (EBIT) 13,334
Less: Taxes (30%) (4,000)
Net Income 9,333
Operating Cash Flow (for Year1)
Q3. You just graduated and you are hired to help your company estimate the Year 1 cash flow
for a proposed project with the following data. What is the Year 1 Operating cash flow? (3
points)
Ans 3
Sales 42,500
Less: Operating cost (17,000)
Less: Depreciation (10,000)
Earnings before interest & tax (EBIT) 15,500
Less: Taxes (30%) (4,650)
Less: Interest (4,000)
Net Income 6,850
Operating Cash Flow (for Year1)
Q4. Allexis firm is considering some new equipment whose data are shown below. The
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equipment has a 3-year tax life depreciated by the straight-line method over 3 the years; it has a
positive pre-tax salvage value at the end of Year 3, when the project would be closed down. A
new working capital would be required, but it would be recovered at the end of the project's life.
Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. (5
points) What is the project's NPV?
*After-tax salvage value = Salvage value - [(Salvage value - Book value) x Tax
rate]
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Using BA2 Plus calculator
CF0 = -80,000
C01 = 38,500
F01 = 2
C02 = 52,000
F02 = 1
ENTER; CPT NPV; I/Y = 10; Press down and CPT 25,886.5
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Q5. Singer Company is considering a new project whose data are shown below. What is the
project's Year 1 Operating cash flow? (3 points)
Sales 62,500
Less: Operating cost (25,000)
Less: Depreciation (8,000)
Earnings before interest & tax (EBIT) 29,500
Less: Taxes (30%) (8,850)
Less: Interest (8,000)
Net Income 12,650
Operating Cash Flow (for Year1)