Calculate the payback and discounted payback for investment

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Case Study 2: Answer question (a) and (c) only.

RWE Enterprises: Expansion Project Analysis RWE Enterprises, Inc. (RWE) is a small manufacturing firm located in the hills just outside Adelaide, South Australia. The firm is engaged in the manufacture and sale of feed supplements used by cattle raisers. The product has a molasses base but is supplemented with minerals and vitamins that are generally thought to be essential to the health and growth of beef cattle. The final product is put in 50-kg or 90-kg tubs that are then made available for the cattle to lick as desired. The material in the tub becomes very hard, which limits the animals' consumption. The firm has been running a single production line for the past five years and is considering the addition of a new line. The addition would expand the firm's capacity by almost 120% since the new equipment requires a shorter down time between batches. After each production run, the boiler used to prepare the molasses for the addition of minerals and vitamins must be heated to 85° C and then must be cooled down before beginning the next batch. The total production run entails about four hours and the cool-down period is two hours (during which time the whole process comes to a halt). Using two production lines would increase the overall efficiency of the operation since workers from the line that is cooling down could be moved to the other line to support the 'canning' process involved in filling the feed tubs. The second production line equipment would cost $3 million to purchase and install and would have an estimated life of 10 years at which time it could be sold for an estimated after-tax scrap value of $200 000. Furthermore, at the end of five years the production line would have to be refurbished at an estimated cost of $2 million. RWE's management estimates that the new production line would add $700 000 per year in after-tax cash flow to the firm. The 10-year cash flows for the line are as follows:

YEAR

CASH FLOW

0

-$3 000 000

1

700 000

2

700 000

3

700 000

4

700 000

5

-1 300 000

6

700 000

7

700 000

8

700 000

9

700 000

10

900 000

(a) If RWE uses a 10% discount rate to evaluate investments of this type, what is the net present value of the project? What does this NPV indicate about the potential value RWE might create by purchasing the new production line?

(c) Calculate the payback and discounted payback for the proposed investment. Interpret your findings.

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Australian student, I want Case study 2 which needs 750 words + calculations only, I need it before 11:30 AM or before that. Please present the answers as a report format. No Executive Summary or Index page is required. A short introduction and a short conclusion will be ideal. Case 2 requires you to show calculation. Excluding the calculation, the word count for the analysis of both parts to this case should be approximately 750 words (or no longer than 1 1/2 pages). Students are to write essay type responses in your own words. Marks will be awarded for clarity of explanations and paraphrasing from other sources including the textbooks. Concise description and correctness of answers are also important together with any diagrams or figures where applicable. For calculation, marks will be awarded for the accuracy, showing the right formulae used the steps in arriving at the answers, the correct answers and any diagrams/timeline as required.

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