Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s)below

question 58

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
(Include the MACRS Table from the Appendix. )
Casa Grande Farms is considering purchasing multiple tractors for a total purchase price of $540,000.These tractors are expected to generate EBITDA of $250,000 for each of the next three years.Casa Grande Farms has a 35% tax rate and has a cost of capital of 10%.
-Assuming that Casa Grande Farms depreciates these tractors straight line over the three year life,then the NPV of buying the tractors is closest to:

• A)20,785
• B)36,225
• C)81,715
• D)513,235

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Definitions:

Internal Rate of Return

The discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero.

Cost of Capital

The rate of return a company must pay investors to finance its assets, often used as a benchmark to evaluate the profitability of investments.

Present Values

The today's equivalent value of future money or cash flow series, calculated with a defined rate of return.

Cash Inflows

Money received by a business from its activities, e.g., sales of goods, provision of services, loans received.