Reference no: EM13390882

Bell Mountain Vineyards is considering updating its current manual accounting system with a high-end electronic system. While the new accounting system would save the company money, the cost of the system continues to decline. The Bell Mountain’s opportunity cost of capital is 16.3 percent, and the costs and values of investments made at different times in the future are as follows:

Year Cost Value of Future Savings 0 $5,000 7000    

1 $4,700 7000    
2 $4,400 7000    
3 $4,100 7000    
4 $3,800 7000    
5 $3,500 7000

Calculate the NPV of each choice.

Discount rate 16.30%     

Capital Co. has a capital structure, based on current market values, that consists of 28 percent debt, 10 percent preferred stock, and 62 percent common stock. If the returns required by investors are 8 percent, 11 percent, and 17 percent for the debt, preferred stock, and common stock, respectively, what is Capital’s after-tax WACC? Assume that the firm’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent.

Chip’s Home Brew Whiskey management forecasts that if the firm sells each bottle of Snake-Bite for $20, then the demand for the product will be 15,000 bottles per year, whereas sales will be 82 percent as high if the price is raised 14 percent. Chip’s variable cost per bottle is $10, and the total fixed cash cost for the year is $100,000. Depreciation and amortization charges are $20,000, and the firm has a 30 percent marginal tax rate. Management anticipates an increased working capital need of $3,000 for the year. What will be the effect of the price increase on the firm’s FCF for the year?