Reference no: EM131641265

Question 1 - Crown Limousine Service is considering acquisition of an additional vehicle. The model under consideration will cost $80,000, have a 5 year life and a $20,000 residual value. The company anticipates that the effect on annual net income will be as follows:

Revenue                                       $109,500

Less expenses:

Driver                                          60,000

Fuel                                             3,750

Maintenance                                 1,600

Insurance                                     1,500

Depreciation                                 12,000

Miscellaneous                                1,000   

Total expense                               79,850                                                                                                             

Income before taxes                     29,650

Taxes at 40%                               11,860

Net Income                                  17,790

Required: Calculate the Net Present Value of the investment assuming the company has a required rate of return of 14 percent. Should the company invest in the new limousine?

Question 2 - Case Study

Stan Mayfield, president of Mayfield Software, is interested in acquiring a used aircraft to facilitate business travel. The aircraft he is interested in will cost $ 1,000,000. It has a five life with an anticipated residual value of $ 600,000.

Mayfield estimates that he and four other executives each take 100 trips per year at a cost of $550 per trip (they fly first class and, often, two or more of the executives fly together). The costs are expected to increase at 4 percent per year.

If Mayfield buys the plane, a pilot will be hired at a cost of $85,000 per year. Fuel, maintenance, insurance and other operating costs will be $330,000 per year. This includes $80,000 of depreciation, but excludes the pilot's salary. The pilot's salary and operating costs (other than depreciation) will increase at 4 percent per year due to general inflation.

Mayfield values the time he and other executives will save using a company plane at $500 per trip per person. He believes that the value of executive time will increase at least as fast as general inflation. The company tax rate is 40 percent and its required rate of return is 10 percent.

Required: Analyze the investment in the plane.