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IRRELEVANT COSTS
COSTS THAT WILL BE THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE CHOCSEN COURSE OF ACTION AND ARE USUALLY UNAVOIDABLE. THEY INCLUDE:
- UNAVOIDABLE COSTS
- SUNK COSTS
UNAVOIDABLE COSTS
COSTS THAT WILL BE THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE CHOSEN COURSE OF ACTION AND ARE NOT RELEVANT TO FUTURE DECISION.
SUNK COSTS
UNAVOIDABLE COSTS BECAUSE THEY WERE INCURRED IN THE PAST AND CANNOT BE RECOVERED AS A REUSLT OF THE DECISION.
CASH FLOW EFFECTS
-DIRECT
DIRECT EFFECT MEANS THAT IT HAS AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE AMOUNT OF CASH AVAILABLE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMPANY DOES THE FOLLOWING:
- PAYS OUT CASH
- RECEIVES CASH
- MAKES A CASH COMMITMENT THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CASH FLOW EFFECTS
-INDIRECT EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS EITHER INDIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH A CAPITAL PROJECT OR THAT REPRESENT NON-CASH ACTIVITY THAT PRODUCES CASH BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE:
-DEPRECIATION
NET EFFECT
IS THE TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF CASH FLOWS FROM A CAPITAL INVESTMENT.
STAGES OF CASH FLOWS
- INCEPTION OF THE PROJECT (TIME PERIOD ZERO) OR TODAYS COST OUTFLOW.
- OPERATIONS-FUTURE CASH INFLOWS
- DISPOSAL OF PROJECT
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:
DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW METHODS
- NET PRESENT VALUE
- IRR
OBJECTIVE AND COMPONENTS OF DISCOUNTED CASH FLOWAS USED IN CAPITAL BUDGETING
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW METHOD IS TO FOCUS THE ATTENTION OF MANAGEMENT ON RELEVANT CASH FLOWS APPROPRIATELY DISCOUNTED TO PRESENT VALUE. THE FACTORS USED TO EVALUATE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS UNDER DCF INCLUDE:
- DOLLAR AMOUNT OF INITIAL INVESTMENT
- DOLLAR AMOUNT OF FUTURE CASH INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS
- THE RATE OF RETURN DESIRED FRO THE PROJECT.
RATE OF RETURN DESIRED FOR THE PROJECT
THE RATE USED TO DISCOUNT FCF IS SET BY MANAGEMENT USING SEVERAL DIFFERENT APPROACHES:
- WACC
- ASSIGN A TARGET FOR NEW PROJECTS TO MEET
- MANAGEMENT MAY RECOMMEND THAT THE DISCOUNT RATE BE RELATED TO THE RISK SPECIFIC TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
LIMITATIONS OF DCF
-SIMPLE CONSTANT GROWTH (SINGLE INTEREST RATE) ASSUMPTION.
DISCOUNTED CF METHODS ARE WIDELY VIEWED AS SUPERIOR TO METHODS THAT DO NOT CONSIDER TIME VALUE OF MONEY. HOWEVER, DISCOUNTED CF METHODS DO HAVEAN IMPORTANT LIMITATION. THEY FREQUENTLY USE A SIMPLE CONSTANT GROWTH. THIS ASSUMPTION IF OFTEN UNREALISTIC BECAUSE OVER TIME AS MANAGEMENT EVALUATES ITS ALTERNATIVES ACTUAL INTEREST RATES OR RIKS MAY FLUCTUATE.
TO ACCEPT A PROJECT
THE PV OF FCF HAS TO EXCEED TODAYS OUTFLOW
ADJUSTMENTS TO RATE
RATES MAY BE MODIFIED-GENERALLY INCREASED OR ADJUSTED FOR
-RISK
-INFLATION
LOSS OF PURCHASING POWER=INCREASE IN RISK
MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF NPV OVER IRR
UNDER THE NPV DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS MAY BE USED. IF NPV> THAN 0, THE DECISION WILL BE ACCEPTABLE.
WHY IS THE NPV SUPERIOR THAT IRR?
BECAUSE IT IS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO CONSISTENTLY HANDLE EITHER UNEVEN CASH FLOWS OR INCONSISTENT RATES OF RETURN FOR EACH YR OF THE PROJECT.
LIMITATIONS OF NPV METHOD?
NPV IMPLIES RATE OF RETURN > HURDLE RATE
EVEN THOUGH NPV IS CONSIDERED THE BEST SINGLE TECHNIQUE FOR CAPITAL BUDGETING, THE NPV OF CAPITAL BUDGETING IS LIMITED BY NOT PROVIDING THE TRUE RATE OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
THE NPV PURELY INDICATES WHETHER AN INVESTMENT WILL EARN HURDLE RATE USED IN THE NPV CALCULATION.
IF CAPITAL IS LIMITED THEN MANGERS WILL
ALLOCATE CAPITAL TO THE COMBINATION OF PROJECTS WITH THE MAXIMUM NPV.
PROFITABILITY INDEX
IS THE RATIO OF THE PV OF NET FUTURE CASH INFLOWS TO THE PV OF THE NET INVESTMENT.
THIS RATIO IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE EXCESS PV INDEX. OR SIMPLY THE PV INDEX.
THE PROFITABILITY RATION WILL BE LIKELY OVER 1.0 WHICH MEANS THAT THE PVOF INFLOWS>THAN PV OF OUTFLOWS. THE HIGHER THE INDEX THE BETTER
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
IS ONE OF THE SEVERAL DISCOUNTED CF METHOS USED TO SCREEN THE ACCEPTABILITY OF INVESTMENTS.
THE IRR IS THE EXPECTED RETURN RATE OF A PROJECT. SOMETIMES IT IS CALLED THE TIME ADJUSTED RATE OF RETURN.
IRR OBJECTIVE
FOCUSES ON THE DECISION MAKER ON THE DISCOUNT RATE AT WHICH THE PV OF CASH INFLOWS = THE PV OF CASH OUTFLOWS (USUALLY THE INITIAL INVESTMENT).
THE IRR FOCUSES DECISION MAKERS ON PERCENTAGES.
WHEN DO YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT A PROJECT SUING THE IRR METHOD?
ACCEPT WHEN:
- IRR> HURDLE RATE
REJECT WHEN
- IRR
LIMITATIONS OF IRR
- UNREASONABLE REINVESTMENTS ASSUMPTION
- THE CF FROM THE INVESTMENT ARE ASSUMED IN THE IRR ANALYSIS TO BE REINVESTED AT THE IRR - INFLEXIBLE CF ASSUMPTION
- LESS RELIABLE THAN NPV SPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE SEVERAL ALTERNATING PERIODS OF NET CASH INFLOW AND OUTFLOWS OR THE CF DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY. - EVALUATES ALTERNATIVES BASED ENTIRELY ON INTEREST RATES
- DOES NOT CONSIDER PROFIT.
PAYBACK PERIOD METHOD
IS THE TIME REQUIRED FOR THE NET AFTER TAX CASH INFLOWS TO RECOVER THE INITIAL INVESTMENT IN A PROJECT.
OBJECTIVE OF PAYBACK PERIOD
FOCUSES ON DECISION MAKERS ON BOTH:
- LIQUIDITY
- RISK
PAYBACK METHOD
-LIQUIDITY FOCUS
MEASURES THE TIME IT WILL TAKE TO RECOVER THE INITIAL INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT, THEREBY EMPHASIZING THE PROJECTS LIQUIDITY AND THE TIME DURING WHICH RETURN OF PRINCIPAL IS AT RISK.
PAYBACK METHOD
-RISK FOCUS
THE PAYBACK METHOD IS OFTEN USED FOR RISKY INVESTMENTS. THE GREATER THE RISK OF THE INVESTMENT, THE SHORTER PAYBACK PERIOD THAT IS TOLERATED BY THE COMPANY.
PAYBACK METHOD FORMULA
NET INITIAL INVESTMENT/ INCREASE IN ANNUAL NET AFTER-CASH FLOW (ANNUITY UNIFORM PAYMENTS)
PAYBACK METHOD-NON UNIFORM PAYMETS
THE NET CASH INFLOWS ARE ACCUMULATED UNTIL THE TIME THAT THEY EQUAL THE INITIAL INVESTMENT
ADVANTAGES OF PAYBACK PERIOD
EASY TO UNDERSTAND
EMPHASIS ON LIQUIDITY
DISADVANTAGES OF PAYBACK PERIOD
- TIME VALUE OF MONEY IS IGNORED
- PROJECT CF OCCURRING AFTER THE INITIAL INVESTMENT IS RECOVERED ARE NOT CONSIDERED.
- REINVESTED CF IS NOT CONSIDERED
- TOTAL PROJECT PROFITABILITY IS NEGLECTED
DISCOUNTED PAYBACK METHOD
THIS VARIATION COMPUTES THE PAYBACK PERIOD USING EXPECTED CF THAT ARE DISCOUNTED BY THE PROJECTS COST OF CAPITAL. THE METHOD CONSIDERS THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY AND IS REFERRED TO AS THE BREAK EVEN METHOD OR BET
OBJECTIVE OF DISCOUNTED PAYBACK
TO EVALUATE HOW QUICKLY NEW IDEAS ARE CONVERTED INTO PROFITABLE IDEAS.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE DISCOUNTED PAYBACK PERIOD
THEY ARE THE SAME AS THE PAYBACK PERIOD EXCEPT THAT DISCOUNTED PAYBACK PERIOD INCORPORATES THE TVM (TIME VALUE OF $).
OPERATING LEVERAGE
IS DEFINED AS THE DEGREE TO WHICH A FRIM USES FIXED OPERATION COSTS AS OPPOSED TO VARIABLE OPERATING COSTS.
A FIRM THAT HAS HIGH OPERATING LEVERAGE HAS HIGH FIXED OPERATING COSTS AND RELATIVELY OW OPERATING COSTS.
IMPLICATION OF HIGH OPERATING LEVERAGE
A COMPANY WITH HIGH OPERATING LEVERAGE MUST PRODUCE SUFFICIENT SALES REVENUE TO COVER ITS HIGH FC. ONCE THE FC ARE COVERED, ADDITIONAL SALES REVENUE WILL GO STRAIGHT TO OPERATING INCOME (EBIT-ERNINGS BEFORE INTEREST AND TAXES) BECAUSE VC ARE LOW.
IMPLICATION OF LOW OPERATING LEVERAGE
IMPLIES THAT NEW SALES DOLLARS CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WITH ADDITIONAL VC. FOR COMPANIES WITH LOW OPERATING LEVERAGE ONLY THE MARGIN IN EXCESS OF VARIABLE COST IS PROFIT.
DEGREE OF OPERATING LEVERAGE FORMULA
% CHANGE IN EBIT/ % CHANGE IN SALES
OPERATING LEVEREGE TO RISK/RETURN DECISIONS
MANAGERS MUST CONSIDER THE LEVERAGE IMPLIED BY BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN CONSIDERING THE RISKS THAT THEY WILL ASSUME IN ADOPTION THEIR CAPITAL STRUCTURES.
–FIRMS WITH HIGHER % OF FC RELATIVE TO VC WILL HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF OPERATING LEVERAGE.
WHAT DOES A HIGHT DEGREE OF OPERATING LEVERAGE IMPLIES?
IMPLIES THAT A RELATIVELY SMALL CHANGE IN SALES (INCREASE OR DECREASE) WILL HAVE A GREATER EFFECT ON PROFITS AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE.
THE HIGHER A FIRM’S OPERATING LEVERAGE…
THE GREATER ITS POTENTIALLY PROFITABILITY BUT ALSO THE GREATEST RISK.
WHAT IS FINANCIAL LEVERAGE?
IS DEFINED AS THE DEGREE TO WHICH A FRISM USE OF DEBT TO FINANCE THE FIRMS MAGNIFIES THE EEFFECTS OF A GIVEN % CHANGE IN EVIT ON THE % CHANGE IN ITS EARNINGS PER SHARE.
WEHN MAKING FINANCING DECISIONS, A FIRM CAN CHOOSE TO ISSUE DEBT OR EQUITY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A FIRM DECIDES TO GO WITH EACH DECISION INDEPENDENTLY?
-WHEN DEBT IS ISSUED:
THE FIRM GENERALLY MUST PAY FIXED INTEREST COSTS.
-WHEN EQUITY IS ISSUED:
DO NOT RESULT IN AND INCREASE IN FC BECAUSE DIVIDEND PAYMENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED.
WHAT IS THE RESULT OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE IMPLICATION USING DEBT?
A COMPANY THAT ISSUES DEBT MUST PRODUCE SUFFICIENT OPERATING INCOME (EBIT) TO COVER ITS FIXED INTEREST COSTS.
ONCE FIXED INTEREST COSTS ARE COVERED, ADDITIONAL EBIT WILL GO STRAIGHT TO NET INCOME AND EPS.
WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR FINANCIAL LEVERAGE?
% CHANGE IN EPS/ % CHANGE IN EBIT
APPLYING FINANCIAL LEVERAGE TO RISK/RETURN DECISONS
FIRMS WITHA HIGHER % OF FIXED FINANCING COSTS WILL HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE.
WHAT DOES A HIGHER DEGREE OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE IMPLIES?
IT IMPLIES THAT A RELATIVELY SMALL CHANGE IN EBIT (INCREASE OR DECREASE) WILL HAVE A GREATER EFFECT ON PROFITS AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE.
THE HIGHER A FIRMS DEGREE OF FINANCIAL LEVERAGE, THE GREATER ITS PROFITABILITY BUT ALSO THE GREATEST ITS RISK.
HOW DO YOU CALCULATE COMBINED TOTAL LEVERAGE?
–% CHANGE IN EPS/ % CHANGE IN SALES
OR
–DOL X DFL
APPLYING COMBINED LEVERAGE TO RISK/RETURN DECISIONS
FIRMS WITH A HIGHER % OF FIXED OPERATING LEVERAGE IN ADDITION TO FIXED FINANCING COSTS WILL HAVE A HIGHER DEGREE OF COMBINED LEVERAGE.
–A HIGHER DEGREE OF COMBINED LEVERAGE IMPLIES THAT A RELATIVELY SMALL CHANGE IN SALES (INCREASE OR DECREASE) WILL HAVE A GREATER EFFECT ON EPS, PROFITS, AND SHAREHOLDER VALUE.
APPLYING LEVERAGE CONCEPTS TO BUSINESS DECISIONS
–OPERATING LEVERAGE
OPERATING LEVERAGE DECISIONS ARE OFTEN THE RESULT OF INDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS RATHEN THAN MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.
APPLYING LEVERAGE CONCEPTS TO BUSINESS DECISIONS
–FINANCIAL LEVERAGE
FINANCIAL LEVERAGE DECISIONS ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND ARE INFLUENCED BY THE AMOUNT OF OPERATIONAL LEVERAGE RISK IMPLIED BY THE INDUSTRY.
AS OPPOSED TO OPERATING LEVERAGE, FINANCIAL LEVARAGEIS A DECISION MADE BY MANAGEMENT.
WHAT IS A GOOD WACC ??
THE LOWER THE BETTER
WHAT IS WACC?
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF CAPITAL (WACC) SERVES AS A MAJOR LINK BETWEEN THE LT INVESTMENT DECISONS ASSOCIATED WITHA CORP CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND THE WEATLH OF A CORP OWNERS.
CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FIRM VALUE
THE MIXTURE OF DEBT AND EQUITY FINANCING THAT PRODUCES THE LOWEST WACC MAXIMIZES THE VALUE OF THE FIRM.
WACC FORMULA
COST OF EQUITY * % EQUITY IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
PLUS
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COST OF DEBT* % DEBT IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE.
WHEN USING WACC AS THE HURDLE RATE
THE COMPANY SHOULD INVEST IN ANY PROJECT THAT WILL YIELD A HIGHER RETURN THAN WACC
APPLICATION OF WACC TO CAPITAL BUDGETING
THE HISTORIC WACC OF CAPITAL MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR USE AS A DISCOUNT RATE FOR A NEW CAPITAL PROJCT UNLESS THE PROJECT CARRIES THE SAME RISK AS THE CORP AND RESULTS IN IDENTICAL LEVERAGING CHARACTERISTICS.
COST OF CAPITAL COMPONETS
THE COST OF CAPITAL COMPRISES THE COST OF BORROWING (INTEREST RATES ON DEBT) AD THE COST OF EQUITY (RETURN REQUIRED BY INVESTORS IN EXCHANGE FOR ASSUMING RISK)
WHAT ARE THE COST OF CAPITAL COMPONENTS
- COST OF LTD
- COST OF PREFERRED STOCK
- COST OF RETAINED EARNINGS
COST OF LTD
IS EXPRESSED IN FORMULAS USING THE LETTERS “KDX” IS THE AFTER TAX COST OF RAISING LT FUNDS THROUGH BORROWING. SOURCES OF LTD INCLUDE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OR LT LOANS.
–LTD IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE AND IS THE CHEAPEST BECAUSE OF THE TAX AND THE LEAST RISKIEST.
COST OF PREFERRED STOCK
“KPS” AFTER TAX CONSIDERATIONS ARE IRRELEVANT WITH EQUITY SECURITIES BECAUSE DIVIDENDS ARE NOT TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
FORMULA
PREFERRED STOCK CASH DIVIDENDS (DPS)/NET PROCEEDS OF PREFERRED STOCKS (NPS)
WHAT ARE THE 3 COMMON WAYS OF COMPUTING “KRE” OR COST OF RETAINED EARNINGS?
- CAPITAL ASSET PRICING MODEL (CAPM)
- DISCOUNTED CF (DCF)
- BOND YIELD PLUS RISK PREMIUM (BYRP)
WHAT ARE THE KEY ASSUMPTIONS OF CAPM?
- COST OF RE IS = TO RIKS FREE RATE PLUS A RISK PREMIUM
- RISK PREMIUM IS = TO THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTIRE MARKEK RISK
- RISK PREMIUM IS THE PRODUCT OF SYSTEMATIC (NON-DIVERSIFIABLE) RISK.
- ARBITRAGE PRICING THEORY ASSUMES MULTIPLE RISKS (SYSTEMATIC AND UNSYSTEMATIC) SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF CAPM NOT SIMPLY ONE RISK.
WHAT IS CAPM FORMULA?
KRE= RISK FREE RATE + RISK PREMIUM
KRE=KRF+(BI*(KM-KRF))
WHERE
krf=risk free rate
bi=beta coefficient
km=market rate
IF NPV OF A CAPITAL BUDGETING PROJECT IS POSITIVE, IT WOULD INDICATE THAT?
RATE OF RETURN FOR THE PROJECT IS > DISCOUNT (HURDLE) % RATE USED IN NPV COMPUTATION.
-NPV INDEX WILL BE > THAN 100% AS WELL
WHEN IS THE IRR LESS RELIABLE COMPARE TO NPV?
WHEN THERE ARE SEVERAL ALTERNATINGPERIODS OF CASHINFLOWS AND NET OUTFLOWS OR THE AMOUNT OF CASH FLOWS DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY.
THE IRR IS STRICTLY A PERCENTAGE MEASURE OF??
OF RETURN
THE NPV WHAT KIND OF MEASURE?
AN ABSOLUTE.
WHEN THE RISKS OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT OF A PROJECTS CF ARE DIFFERENT, AN ACCEPTABLE PROCEDURE TO EVALUATE THESE CF IS TO?
DISCOUNT EACH CASH FLOW USING A DISCOUNT RATE THAT REFLECTS THE DEGRE OF RISK.
DISCOUNT RATES MAY BE ADJUSTED TO FACTOR DIFFERENCES IN RISK INTO CF ANALYSIS. DISCOUNT RATES MAY ALSO BE ADAPTED TO COMPENSATE FOR INFLATION.
WHAT IS PRESENT VALUE BASED ON (PV)
IT IS BASED ON THE CASH FLOWS OF AN ACTIVITY.
IRR DETERMINES?
THE DISCOUNT RATE THAT WILL EQUATE THE DISCOUNTED CASH INFLOWS WITHT HE OUTFLOWS, THUS RESULTING IN NO GAIN OR LOSS (BREAKEVEN).
IN EVALUATING A CAPITAL BUDGET, THE USE OF NPV IS GENERALLY NOT AFFECTED BY?
METHOD OF FUNDING THE PROJECT
BUT IT IS AFFECTED BY THE FOLLOWING:
-INITIAL COST OF THE PROJECT
-AMOUNT OF THE PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRECIATION TAX ALLOWANCE.
-AMOUNT OF ADDED WORKING CAPITAL NEEDED FOR OPERATIONS DURING THE TERM OF THE PROJECT.
THE CAPITAL BUDGETING MODEL THAT IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED THE BEST MODEL FOR LONG-RANGE DECISION MAKING IS THE?
-DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW MODEL. DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW METHODS INCLUDE: -NPV -IRR -PROFITABILITY INDEX
WHICH CAPITAL BUDGETING MODELS DO NOT CONSIDER THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY OR INITIAL INVESTMENT AFTER INVESTMENT IS COVERED?
PAYBACK AND BAILOUT METHODS
THE ANNUAL SAVINGS NEEDED TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT YIELD A SPECIFIC % IS WHEN?
PV OF CASH INFLOWS=PV OF CASH OUTFLOWS.
A PROJECTS NPV, IGNORING INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS NORMALLY AFFECTED BY THE?
PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE ASSET TO BE REPLACED.
-A PROJECTS NPV IS A FUNCTION OF CURRENT AND FUTURE CASH FLOWS, INCLUDING PROCEEDS FROM TEH SALE OF OLD ASSET.
BOOK DEPRECIATION
IT IS NOT RELEVANT TO CF DETERMINATION FOR CAPITAL BUDGETING PURPOSES BECAUSE DEPRECIATION IS A NON-CASH EXPENDITURE. THE ONLY CF EFFCT OF DEPRECIATION IS THE TAX SHIELD THAT IS GIVEN IN TAX DEPRECIATION.
CASH FLOW IS COMPUTED FROM NET INCOME BY:
ADD BACK NON-CASH EXPENSES TO NET INCOME:
- DEPRECIATION
- AMORTIZATION
DO NOT ADD BACK INTEREST EXP, SINCE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID.
A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PAYBACK METHOD BEFORE TAXES IS THAT IT…
NEGLECTS TOTAL PROJECT PROFITABILITY.
THE PAYBACK METHOD SIMPLY LOOKS AT THE TIME REQUIRED TO RECOVER THE INITIAL INVESTMENT SUBSEQUENT CASH FLOW ARE IGNORED.
WHAT ARE CONSIDERED A NON-FINANCIAL OR QUALITATIVE FACTORS?
- INCREASE IN MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY
- IMPROVED PRODUCT DELIVERY AND SERVICE
- REDUCTION IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TIME.
THE PROFITABILITY INDEX IS A VARIATION OF WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAPITAL BUDGETING MODELS?
-NPV
IT IS A VARIATION OF NPV CAPITAL BUDGETING MODEL.
THE FORMULA:
PVFC/PV INITIAL INVESTMENT.
ALSO REFERRED TO AS EXCESS PV INDEX OR PV INDEX. COMPANIES HOPE THAT THIS RATIO IS LESS THAN 1
WHICH IT TRANSLATES THAT PV OF INFLOWS>OUTFLOWS
WHEN A PROJECT HAS A POSITIVE NPV THEN THE REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN IS??
+ NPV==THE REQUIRED RATE OF RETURN MUST BE LESS THAN THE PROJECTED IRR
THE IRR IS THE RATE EARNED BY AN INVESTMENT THAT EQUATES TO A NPV OF ZERO.
WHAT WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL TO CONSIDER WHEN MANAGEMENT IS DEVELOPING THE CAPITAL BUDGET?
- PROFIT CENTER EQUIPMENT REQUESTS.
- IN DEVELOPING ITS CAPITAL BUDGET, MGT WOULD FIND EMPLOYEES INPUT ASSOCIATED WITH EQUIP REQUESTS FROM VARIOUS PROFIT CENTERS MOST HELPFUL. DEPARTMENTAL REQUESTS, APPROPRIATELY JSUTIFIED WOULD PROVIDE KEY INSIGHT INTO CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUSINESS TAHT ARE NOT OTHERWISE KNOWN.
IN EVALUATION COSTS FOR DECISION-MAKING, A COMPANY WOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AS RELEVANT EXCEPT?
- VARIABLE COSTS
- VC CHANGE WITH THE LEVEL OF OUTPUT BUT MAY NOT CHANGE PURELY IN RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT SELECTED ALTERNATIVES. ALTHOUGH VC ARE FREQUENTLY RELEVANT, THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS RELEVANT.
WHAT COSTS ARE CONSIDERED IN EVALUATING COSTS FOR DECISION-MAKING?
- AVOIDABLE COSTS
- INCREMENTAL COSTS
- DIFFERENTIAL COSTS.
WHAT IS THE NPV OF AN INVESTMENT?
NPV OF AN INVESTMENT= THE DISCOUNTED AFTER TAX CF ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVESTMENT-INITIAL INVESTMENT.
IRR IS?
THE RATE THAT PROVIDES A ZERO NPV.
PAYBACK PERIOD FORMULA
INITIAL COST/ANNUAL NET CASH INFLOWS.
WHAT IS IRR?
A TIME-ADJUSTED RATE OF RETURN FROM AN INVESTMENT. THE IRR IS ONE OF MANY CAPITAL BUDGETING TECHNIQUES THAT UTILIZE PV CONCEPTS TO VALUE BOTH THE INVESTMENT AND RELATED CF.
IRR OF RETURN FORMULA?
INVESTMENT/CASH FLOW=PV FACTOR
THE HIGHER THE PV FACTOR, THE LOWER THE COMPUTED RATE (IRR).
INCREASES TO INVESTMENT OR CF SERVE TO INCREASE THE PV FACTOR.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ADVANTAGE OF NPV MODELING?
IT ACCOUNTS FOR COMPOUNDING OF RETURNS. THE NPV METHOD ASSUMES THAT POSITIVE CF ARE REINVESTED AT HURDLE RATE THEREBY CONSIDERING COMPOUNDING.
VARIOUS METHODOLOGIES CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP A FV COMMON SHARES. THE MOST OBJECTIVE METHODOLOGIES ARE CONSIDERED TO BE:
DISCOUNTED CF (DCF) METHODS -DCF ARE CONSIDERED THE MOST RIGOROUS AND OBJECTIVE OF THE VALUATION METHOD.
WHAT IS THE FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE PROFITABILITY INDEX?
PV OF ANNUAL AFTER TAX CF/ ORIGINAL CASH INVESTED IN PROJECT.
LIMITATIONS OF PROFITABILITY INDEX
IT REQUIRES DETAILED L.T FORECASTS OF THE PROJECT CASH FLOWS. FOR LONGER TERM PROJECTS CF PROJECTIONS MIGHT BE EITHER UNAVAILABLE OR UNRELIABLE.
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR)
IS THE PV OF PROJECTS EXPECTED CASH INFLOW= PROJECTS CASH OUTFLOWS.
THE IRR IS THE RATE USED TO ARRIVE AT NPV OF ZERO.
WHAT COSTS ARE IGNORE WHEN TRYING TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT?
ORIGINAL COST OF OLD MACHINE BECAUSE IT IS A SUNK COST.
NET INCOME NUMBERS AND NPV
NET INCOME NUMBERS ARE NOT USED IN NPV COMPUTATIONS.
THE DISCOUNT RATE IS DETERMINED IN ADVANCE FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAPITAL BUDGETING TECHNIQUES?
THE DISCOUNT OR HURDLE RATE IS DETERMINED IN ADVANCE FOR COMPUTATIONS OF NPV. PROJECT CF ARE DISCOUNTED BASED UPON A PREDETERMINED RATE AND COMPARED TO THE INVESTMENT IN THE PROJECT TO ARRIVE AT A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE PV. ADVANCE DETERMINATION OF MANAGEMENTS REQUIRED RETURN IS INTEGRAL TO DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF NPV
WHEN IS ANNUITY DUE USED?
IF CASH INFLOWS ARE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR