Question

Talbot Industries is considering launching a new product. The new manufacturing equipment will cost $17 million, and production and sales will require an initial $3 million investment in net operating working capital. The company's tax rate is 35%. What is the initial investment outlay? Write out your answer completely. For example, 2 million should be entered as 2,000,000. $ The company spent and expensed $150,000 on research related to the new project last year. Would this change your answer? -Select- Rather than build a new manufacturing facility, the company plans to install the equipment in a building it owns but is not now using. The building could be sold for $1.5 million after taxes and real estate commissions. How would this affect your answer? The project's cost will -Select- .

Answer 1

What is the initial investment outlay?

• initial investment = $17 million (manufacturing equipment) + $3 (increase in net working capital) = $20,000,000

The company spent and expensed $150,000 on research related to the new project last year. Would this change your answer?

• No, this will not change the answer because that was a sunk cost that doesn't affect the project's initial outlay.

Rather than build a new manufacturing facility, the company plans to install the equipment in a building it owns but is not now using. The building could be sold for $1.5 million after taxes and real estate commissions. How would this affect your answer?

• If the company decides to do this, it will increase the project's initial outlay by $1,500,000 which is the opportunity cost of selling the building.