Buhler Industries is a farm implement manufacturer. Management is currently evaluating a proposal to build a plant that will manufacture lightweight tractors. Buhler plans to use a cost of capital of 12 % to evaluate this project. Based on extensive research, it has prepared the following incomplete incremental free cash flow projections (in millions of dollars) Free Cash Flow ($000,000s) Year 0 Years 1-9 Year 10
Revenues 107 107
-Manufacturing expenses (other than depreciation) -35 -35
-Marketing expenses -11.00 -11.00
+CCA ? ?
=EBIT ? ?
-Taxes ? ?
=Unlevered net income ? ?
+CCA ? ?
-Increasing in networking capital -5.00 -5.00
-Capital expanditures -151.00
+Continuation Value 11.00
=Free cash value -151.00
The relevant CCA rate for the capital expenditures is
20 %20%.
Assume assets are never sold.
a. For this base-case scenario, what is the NPV of the plant to manufacture lightweight trucks?
b. Based on input from the marketing department, Buhler is uncertain about its revenue forecast. In particular, management would like to examine the sensitivity of the NPV to the revenue assumptions. What is the NPV of this project if revenues are 10% higher than forecast? What is the NPV of this project if revenues are 10% lower than forecast?