6 Accounting and the Time Value of Money EXERCISES 6.2
E6-11 (L04) (Evaluation of Purchase Options) Sosa Excavating Inc. is purchasing a bulldozer. The equipment has a price of $100,000. The manufacturer has offered a payment plan that would allow Sosa to make 10 equal annual payments of $16,274.53, with the first payment due one year after the purchase.
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(a) How much total interest will Sosa pay on this payment plan?
(b) Sosa could borrow $100,000 from its bank to finance the purchase at an annual rate of 9%. Should Sosa borrow from the bank or use the manufacturer’s payment plan to pay for the equipment?
E6-12 (L04) (Analysis of Alternatives) The Black Knights Inc., a manufacturer of low-sugar, low-sodium, low-cholesterol TV dinners, would like to increase its market share in the Sunbelt. In order to do so, Black Knights has decided to locate a new factory in the Panama City area. Black Knights will either buy or lease a site depending upon which is more advantageous. The site location committee has narrowed down the available sites to the following three very similar buildings that will meet their needs.
Building A: Purchase for a cash price of $600,000, useful life 25 years.
Building B: Lease for 25 years with annual lease payments of $69,000 being made at the beginning of the year.
Building C: Purchase for $650,000 cash. This building is larger than needed; however, the excess space can be sublet for 25 years at a net annual rental of $7,000. Rental payments will be received at the end of each year. The Black Knights Inc. has no aversion to being a landlord.
Instructions
In which building would you recommend that The Black Knights Inc. locate, assuming a 12% cost of funds?
E6-13 (L05) (Computation of Bond Liability) Hincapie Inc. manufactures cycling equipment. Recently, the vice president of operations of the company has requested construction of a new plant to meet the increasing demand for the company’s bikes.
After a careful evaluation of the request, the board of directors has decided to raise funds for the new plant by issuing $2,000,000 of 11% term corporate bonds on March 1, 2017, due on March 1, 2032, with interest payable each March 1 and September 1. At the time of issuance, the market interest rate for similar financial instruments is 10%.
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As the controller of the company, determine the selling price of the bonds.
E6-14 (L05) (Computation of Pension Liability) Nerwin, Inc. is a furniture manufacturing company with 50 employees.
Recently, after a long negotiation with the local labor union, the company decided to initiate a pension plan as a part of its compensation plan. The plan will start on January 1, 2017. Each employee covered by the plan is entitled to a pension payment each year after retirement. As required by accounting standards, the controller of the company needs to report the pension obligation (liability). On the basis of a discussion with the supervisor of the Personnel Department and an actuary from an insurance company, the controller develops the following information related to the pension plan.
Average length of time to retirement 15 years
Expected life duration after retirement 10 years
Total pension payment expected each year after retirement for all employees. Payment made at the end of the year. $700,000 per year
The interest rate to be used is 8%.
Instructions
On the basis of the information above, determine the present value of the pension obligation (liability).
E6-15 (L02,3) (Investment Decision) Andrew Bogut just received a signing bonus of $1,000,000. His plan is to invest this payment in a fund that will earn 8%, compounded annually.
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(a) If Bogut plans to establish the AB Foundation once the fund grows to $1,999,000, how many years until he can establish the foundation?
(b) Instead of investing the entire $1,000,000, Bogut invests $300,000 today and plans to make 9 equal annual investments into the fund beginning one year from today. What amount should the payments be if Bogut plans to establish the $1,999,000 foundation at the end of 9 years?
E6-16 (L03) (Retirement of Debt) Ricky Fowler borrowed $70,000 on March 1, 2015. This amount plus accrued interest at 6% compounded semiannually is to be repaid March 1, 2025. To retire this debt, Ricky plans to contribute to a debt retirement fund five equal amounts starting on March 1, 2020, and for the next 4 years. The fund is expected to earn 5% per annum.
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How much must be contributed each year by Ricky Fowler to provide a fund sufficient to retire the debt on March 1, 2025?
E6-17 (L04) (Computation of Amount of Rentals) Your client, Keith Moreland Leasing Company, is preparing a contract to lease a machine to Souvenirs Corporation for a period of 25 years. Moreland has an investment cost of $365,755 in the machine, which has a useful life of 25 years and no salvage value at the end of that time. Your client is interested in earning an 11% return on its investment and has agreed to accept 25 equal rental payments at the end of each of the next 25 years.
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You are requested to provide Moreland with the amount of each of the 25 rental payments that will yield an 11% return on investment.
E6-18 (L04) (Least Costly Payoff) Assume that Sonic Foundry Corporation has a contractual debt outstanding. Sonic has available two means of settlement. It can either make immediate payment of $2,600,000, or it can make annual payments of $300,000 for 15 years, each payment due on the last day of the year.
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Which method of payment do you recommend, assuming an expected effective interest rate of 8% during the future period?
E6-19 (L04) (Least Costly Payoff) Assuming the same facts as those in E6-18 except that the payments must begin now and be made on the first day of each of the 15 years, what payment method would you recommend?
E6-20 (L05) (Expected Cash Flows) For each of the following, determine the expected cash flows.
E6-21 (L05) (Expected Cash Flows and Present Value) Keith Bowie is trying to determine the amount to set aside so that he will have enough money on hand in 2 years to overhaul the engine on his vintage used car. While there is some uncertainty about the cost of engine overhauls in 2 years, by conducting some research online, Keith has developed the following estimates.
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How much should Keith Bowie deposit today in an account earning 6%, compounded annually, so that he will have enough money on hand in 2 years to pay for the overhaul?
E6-22 (L05) (Fair Value Estimate) Killroy Company owns a trade name that was purchased in an acquisition of McClellan Company. The trade name has a book value of $3,500,000, but according to GAAP, it is assessed for impairment on an annual basis. To perform this impairment test, Killroy must estimate the fair value of the trade name. (You will learn more about intangible asset impairments in Chapter 12.) It has developed the following cash flow estimates related to the trade name based on internal information. Each cash flow estimate reflects Killroy’s estimate of annual cash flows over the next 8 years. The trade name is assumed to have no salvage value after the 8 years. (Assume the cash flows occur at the end of each year.)
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(a) What is the estimated fair value of the trade name? Killroy determines that the appropriate discount rate for this estimation is 8%.
(b) Is the estimate developed for part (a) a Level 1 or Level 3 fair value estimate? Explain.
