61. Use the appropriate factors from Table
6-4 or Table 6-5 to answer the following questions.
(a.) What is the present value of $90,000
to be received in six years using a discount rate of 12%?
(b.) How much should be invested today at a
return on investment of 16% compounded annually to have $150,000 in eleven
years?

62. Use the appropriate factors from Table
6-2 or Table 6-3 to answer the following questions.
(a.) Vincent Co.’s common stock is expected
to have a dividend of $7 per share for each of the next five years, and it is
estimated that the market value per share will be $65 at the end of five years.
If an investor requires a return on investment of 14%, what is the maximum
price the investor would be willing to pay for a share of Vincent Co. common
stock today?
(b.) Aliyana bought a bond with a face
amount of $1,000, a stated interest rate of 14%, and a maturity date 20 years
in the future for $990. The bond pays interest on a semi-annual basis. Eight
years have gone by and the market interest rate is now 12%. What is the market
value of the bond today?

63. The following data have been collected
by capital budgeting analysts at Condel Brothers Oil Co. concerning the
drilling and production of known reserves at an off-shore location:

(a.) Calculate the net present value of the
proposed investment in the drilling and production operation. Ignore income
taxes, and round answers to the nearest $1.
(b.) What will the internal rate of return
on this investment be relative to the cost of capital (higher, lower, or the
same)? Explain your answer.

64. Macy Co. is considering the investment
of $86,000 in a new machine. The machine will generate cash flow of $18,500 per
year for each year of its six-year life and will have a salvage value of $5,000
at the end of its life. Macy Co.’s cost of capital is 10 percent.
(a.) Calculate the net present value of the
proposed investment. Ignore income taxes, and round all answers to the nearest
$1.
(b.) What will the internal rate of return
on this investment be relative to the cost of capital (higher, lower, or the
same)? Explain your answer.

65. The following data have been collected
by capital budgeting analysts at Erica, Inc. concerning a new product line
currently under consideration by management:

(a.) Calculate the net present value of the
proposed investment in the new product line. Ignore income taxes, and round all
answers to the nearest $1.
(b.) What will the internal rate of return
on this investment be relative to the cost of capital (higher, lower, or the
same)? Explain your answer.

66. Delta, Inc. is considering the
investment of $75,000 in a new machine. The machine will generate cash flow of
$16,800 per year for each year of its seven-year life and will have a salvage
value of $12,000 at the end of its life. Delta Inc.’s cost of capital is 14%
percent.
(a.) Calculate the net present value of the
proposed investment. Ignore income taxes, and round all answers to the nearest
$1.
(b.) What will the internal rate of return
on this investment be relative to the cost of capital (higher, lower, or the
same)? Explain your answer.

67. Lynn Co. is considering the investment
of $90,000 in a new machine. The machine will generate cash flow of $10,000 per
year for each year of its 15 year life and will have a salvage value of $5,000
at the end of its life. Lynn Co.’s cost of capital is 8%.
(a.) Calculate the net present value of the
proposed investment. Ignore income taxes, and round all answers to the nearest
$1.
(b.) Calculate the present value ratio of
the investment.
(c.) What will the internal rate of return
on this investment be relative to the cost of capital (higher, lower, or the
same)? Explain your answer.
(d.) Calculate the payback period of the
investment.

68. The following data have been collected
by capital budgeting analysts at Halda, Inc. concerning an investment in an
expansion of the company’s product line. Analysts estimate that an investment
of $210,000 will be required to initiate the project at the beginning of 2010.
Estimated cash returns from the new product line are summarized in the
following table; assume that the returns will be received in a lump sum at the
end of each year.

The new product line will also require an
investment in working capital of $30,000; this investment will become available
for other purposes at the end of the project. Salvage value of machinery and
equipment at the end of the product line’s life is expected to be $20,000. The
cost of capital used in Hilda, Inc.’s capital budgeting analysis is 10%.
(a.) Calculate the net present value of the
proposed investment. Ignore income taxes, and round all answers to the nearest
$1.
(b.) Calculate the present value ratio of
the investment.
(c.) What will the internal rate of return
on this investment be relative to the cost of capital (higher, lower, or the
same)? Explain your answer.
(d.) Calculate the payback period of the
investment.

69. Digital Devices, Inc. has received a
special order to manufacture 10,000 CD ROM drives for an Italian computer
manufacturer. Digital determines that the order will not affect its current
domestic sales of CD ROM drives and because of the special nature of the order no
sales commission would be paid. However, to process the order for export, an
additional handling cost of $10 per unit is estimated. The order indicates that
the price of the drives cannot exceed $200.
The company has the capacity to produce
100,000 units annually but is currently operating at 75% of available capacity.
Unit selling price and costs, based on estimated actual capacity being
utilized, are as follows:

(a.) Prepare a relevant cost analysis
showing the effect on profit if the company accepts the special order.
(b.) How would your analysis change if
Digital Devices, Inc., was producing and selling 100,000 units annually?

70. SOFT Micro Co., sells part #1973 for
$240 per unit and the standard cost of producing each unit of part #1973 is
determined as follows:

SOFT received a special order for 1,000
units of part #1973. The only additional cost to SOFT is a special packaging
requirement that would cost $10 per unit.
(a.) If SOFT were currently able to sell
all of its production of part #1973, what would be the minimum sales price that
SOFT should consider for this special order?
(b.) Assume that SOFT has enough idle
capacity to produce 1,000 units of part #1973. If SOFT wants to increase its
operating profit by $110,000, what price per unit would SOFT charge for the
special order?