Transcribed Image Text
XYZ Company is a reputable manufacturer of various especiallyelectronic items. Jay Carter, a recent MBA graduate, has been hiredby the company in its finance department. On of the majorrevenue-producing items manufactured by the XYZ is smartphone. Thecompany currently has one smartphone in the market and sells hasbeen excellent. The smartphone is a unique item in that it comes ina variety of tropical colors and is preprogrammed to play JimmyBuffett music. However, as with any electronic item, technologychanges rapidly, and the current smartphone has limited features incomparison with newer models. The company can manufacture the newsmartphone for $300 each in variable costs. Fixed costs for theoperation are estimated to run $5.1 million per year. The estimatedsales volume is 64,000, 106,000, 87,000, 78,000, and 54,000 unitper year for the next five years, respectively. The unit price ofthe new smartphone will be $485. The necessary equipment can bepurchased for $31 million and will be depreciated on a seven-yearMACRS schedule (Use Table A-1 below). It is believed the value ofthe equipment in five years will be $5.5 million. Net workingcapital for the smartphones will be one time at $5,000,000 at thebeginning of the project (time zero). XYZ has a 35% corporate taxrate and required return of 12%. Jay was asked to prepare a reportthat answer the following questions: Part 1- (40 Points) 1. What isthe project NPV? 2. What is the Project IRR? 3. What is the paybackperiod of the project? 4. What is profitability index of theproject? 5. How sensitive is the NPV to change in the price of thenew smartphone (assume that the price goes done to $370)? 6. Howsensitive is the NPV to change in the quantity sold (assume thatquantity reduce by 10%)? Part 2- (25 Points) 1. What is abreak-even (quantity)? 2. If the total interest payment be$150,000, what are the degrees of operating and financial leverage?Part 3- (25 Points) Assume that the company has the followingcapital structure: Debt $15,000,000 Preferred stock $7,5,000,000Common stock $27,5,000,000 What will be the cost of capital if thecompany decide to raise the needed capital proportionally and withfollowing costs? Please use the following information to calculatethe weighted cost of capital: a. Bond: A 30-year bond with a facevalue of $1000 and coupon interest rate of 13% and floatation costof $20 (Tax is 35%) b. Preferred stock: Face value of $35 that paysdividend $5 and floatation cost of $2 c. Common stock: Market valueof $54 with floatation cost of $3.5. Last dividend was $6. Thedividend will expect to grow at 7%. Part 4 (10 Points) Uses the newcost of capital, calculate the NPV and IRR?