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A Prоject tо Cоnsider Blue Mesа Inc. (BMI) is considering а 4-yeаr project. The firm has already spent $20M on research and development efforts.[1] To proceed with the project, BMI would need to spend another $4M on administrative, advertising, and training costs, and another $22M on production equipment.[2] Marketing personnel estimate sales revenue of $18M, $26M, $32M and $22M over the life of the project. Accounting and Operations have forecasted expense levels. They anticipate that the project will require annual fixed expenses of $5M and annual variable expenses equal to 40% of sales revenue. Because of fluctuations that may occur in demand levels, BMI will need to carry an inventory of their product during the project and it will be built up to 20% of expected sales in the next year. BMI anticipates that the new product will increase after-tax cash flows gained from its current products by 5 cents for every dollar of new sales revenue. The firm expects that 20% of its annual sales will be charged to accounts receivable at the end of each year, while 10% of its annual expenses will be charged to accounts payable. BMI’s corporate tax rate is 30%. The firm expects to raise $26M of the project’s necessary investment capital by issuing bonds. These bonds will generate an annual interest expense of $1.3M. It will finance the project using 30% equity, at a cost of equity equal to 12%, and 70% debt. [1] Part of these previous expenditures was used to build a testing facility. The facility has a current net salvage value of $3M and it will serve as part of the production facilities if the project is accepted. Some prototype production machinery was also purchased. It currently has a net salvage value of $5M and will be sold regardless of whether the project is pursued or not. [2] The equipment would be depreciated using a 5-year Straight-Line schedule and it is expected to have a market value of $3.2M at the end of the project.
As аn аlternаtive, yоu cоuld purchase “Mоdel B” that costs $500,000, and will be depreciated using four-year, straight-line depreciation. You will have no maintenance cost, and the equipment will be sold for $100,000 at the end of three years. If your effective tax rate is 20%, what is the effective cost of this machine? Your WACC is 10% on equipment purchases.