Lynda Fruit Company Case Study

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What is the initial outlay required to replace the existing fleet with the newer fleet?

The initial investment is used to show us the amount of cash we require to start a project. The initial investment required to replace the existing fleet can be found using three steps: Calculate the Installed cost of the new fleet, which is done by adding the cost of the new fleet with any installation costs. Subtract the after tax proceeds of the sale of the existing fleet from the installed cost of the new fleet. This is subtracted because it is cash that we do not need to have on hand right now. Finally, add or subtract a change in net working capital, which is the difference between current asset and current liabilities of the existing fleet and the new fleet.
Initial Outlay for new fleet for Lynda’s Fruit Company
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IRR, or the internal rate of return, refers to the interest rate that is needed for the NPV to equal $0. The IRR in this case is 187%.

If Lynda’s requires a 15% discount rate for the new investments, should the fleet be replaced?

To find the present value of the cash flows for Lynda’s Fruit Company we are required to multiply the cash flow by the present value interest factor for 15% for the correlating years. For example, the cash flow from year 1 will be multiplied by the factor for 15% at 1 period; the cash flow for the second year will be multiplied by the factor for 15% at 2 periods and so on.

Year Cash Flow PVIF(15%) Present Value
0 (313 000) 1.000 (313 000.00)
1 588 600 0.877 516 202.20
2 588 600 0.769 452 633.40
3 588 600 0.675 397 305.00
4 588 600 0.592 348 451.20
5 588 600 0.519 305 483.40

NPV = 1 707 075.20
IRR= 152%

This project would be accepted because the NPV is greater than

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