A five year project will require an investment of $100 million. This comprises of plant and machinery worth $80 million and a net working capital of of $20 million. The entire outlay will be incurred at the project's commencement .  Financing for the project has been arranged as follows:  80000 new common shares are issued , The market price of which is $500 per share.These share will offer a dividend of $4 per share in year 1 , which is expected to grow at a rate of 9% per year for an indefinite tenure. Remaning funds are borrowed by issuing 5-year, 9%semi-annual bonds , each bond having a face value of $1000. These bonds have a market value of $1150 each. At the end of 5 years , fixed assets will fetch a net salvage value of $30 million, whereas the net working capital will be liquidated at its book value. The project is expected to increase revenue of the firm by $120 million per year. Expenses other than depreciation , interest and tax , will amount to $80 million per year. The firm is subject to a tax rate of 30% . Plant and machinery will be be depreciated at the rate of 25% per year as per the written-down-value method .   .         7 compute the terminal cash flow. 8. compute the FCF for years 1 through 5 9. compute the project's NPV and IRR 10. should the project be accepted or rejected ?

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A five year project will require an investment of $100 million. This comprises of plant and machinery worth $80 million and a net working capital of of $20 million. The entire outlay will be incurred at the project's commencement . 

Financing for the project has been arranged as follows: 

80000 new common shares are issued , The market price of which is $500 per share.These share will offer a dividend of $4 per share in year 1 , which is expected to grow at a rate of 9% per year for an indefinite tenure.

Remaning funds are borrowed by issuing 5-year, 9%semi-annual bonds , each bond having a face value of $1000. These bonds have a market value of $1150 each.

At the end of 5 years , fixed assets will fetch a net salvage value of $30 million, whereas the net working capital will be liquidated at its book value.

The project is expected to increase revenue of the firm by $120 million per year. Expenses other than depreciation , interest and tax , will amount to $80 million per year. The firm is subject to a tax rate of 30% .

Plant and machinery will be be depreciated at the rate of 25% per year as per the written-down-value method .

 

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7 compute the terminal cash flow.

8. compute the FCF for years 1 through 5

9. compute the project's NPV and IRR

10. should the project be accepted or rejected ?

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