Comparing, Prioritizing Multiple Projects
Franklin Company has a number of potential capital investments. Because these projects vary in nature, initial investment, and time horizon, Franklin’s management is finding it difficult to compare them.
Project 1: Retooling Manufacturing Facility
This project would require an initial investment of $7,600,000. It would generate $975,000 in additional cash flow each year. The new machinery has a useful life of seven years and a salvage value of $600,000.
Project 2: Purchase Patent for New Product
The patent would cost $7,500,000, which would be fully amortized over 10 years. Production of this product would generate $1,650,000 additional annual net income for Franklin.
Project 3: Purchase a New Fleet of Delivery Vans
Franklin could purchase 10 new delivery vans at a cost of $25,000 each. The fleet would have a useful life of 10 years, and each van would have a salvage value of $2,500. Purchasing the fleet would allow Franklin to expand its delivery area resulting in $30,000 of additional net income per year.
Required:
1.Determine each project’s accounting rate of return and compare the projects.
2.Determine each project’s payback period and compare the projects.
3.Using a discount rate of 10 percent, calculate the net present value of each project.
4.Determine the profitability index of each project and prioritize the projects for Franklin.
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