Questions from Managerial Finance


Q: Strong Tool Company has been considering purchasing a new lathe to replace

Strong Tool Company has been considering purchasing a new lathe to replace a fully depreciated lathe that would otherwise last 5 more years. The new lathe is expected to have a 5-year life and depreci...

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Q: For each of the following projects, determine the net cash flows

For each of the following projects, determine the net cash flows, and depict the cash flows on a timeline. a. A project that requires an initial investment of $120,000 and will generate annual operati...

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Q: Scenic Tours Inc. is a provider of bus tours throughout New

Scenic Tours Inc. is a provider of bus tours throughout New England. The corporation is considering the replacement of 10 of its older buses. The existing buses were purchased 4 years ago at a total c...

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Q: Looner Industries is currently analyzing the purchase of a new machine that

Looner Industries is currently analyzing the purchase of a new machine that costs $160,000 and requires $20,000 in installation costs. Purchase of this machine is expected to result in an increase in...

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Q: Tesla Systems has estimated the cash flows over the 5-year

Tesla Systems has estimated the cash flows over the 5-year lives for two projects, A and B. These cash flows are summarized in the table below. a. If project A, which requires an initial investment...

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Q: Masters Golf Products Inc. spent 3 years and $1,

Masters Golf Products Inc. spent 3 years and $1,000,000 to develop its new line of club heads to replace a line that is becoming obsolete. To begin manufacturing them, the company will have to invest...

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Q: Gen-X Industries is developing the incremental cash flows associated with

Gen-X Industries is developing the incremental cash flows associated with the proposed replacement of an existing machine tool with a new, technologically advanced one. Given the following costs relat...

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Q: Fiftycent Inc. has hired you to advise the firm on a

Fiftycent Inc. has hired you to advise the firm on a capital budgeting issue involving two unequal-lived, mutually exclusive projects, S and T. The cash flows for each project are presented in the fol...

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Q: Dave and Ann Stone have been living at their current home for

Dave and Ann Stone have been living at their current home for the past 6 years. During that time, they have replaced the water heater for $375, have replaced the dishwasher for $599, and have had to m...

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Q: Find the book value for each of the assets shown in the

Find the book value for each of the assets shown in the accompanying table, assuming that MACRS depreciation is being used. See Table 4.2 for the applicable depreciation percentages.

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