Pakar & Son Sdn Bhd is looking to invest in a new project, with a project life of 4 years. The project involves a new manufacturing equipment that makes inline skate wheels. The marketing department estimates a total sale of 6,000 units each year at a price of RM300 per unit. Variable cost is about 40% from the selling price. Fixed cost is estimated at RM450,000 per year. The new equipment will cost RM1,500,000. The machine will be depreciated to zero over its 6-year economic life using the straight-line method. At the end of year 4, the equipment can be sold at RM650,000. The project also requires an investment of RM525,000 in net working capital at the start and it will be recovered in full at the end of the project's life. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent. The required rate of return for the project is 25%. i) What is the initial cost of this project? Determine the annual cash flow of this project from year 1 to year 4. ii)

Pakar & Son Sdn Bhd is looking to invest in a new project, with a project life of 4 years. The project involves a new manufacturing equipment that makes inline skate wheels. The marketing department estimates a total sale of 6,000 units each year at a price of RM300 per unit. Variable cost is about 40% from the selling price. Fixed cost is estimated at RM450,000 per year. The new equipment will cost RM1,500,000. The machine will be depreciated to zero over its 6-year economic life using the straight-line method. At the end of year 4, the equipment can be sold at RM650,000. The project also requires an investment of RM525,000 in net working capital at the start and it will be recovered in full at the end of the project's life. The corporate tax rate is 35 percent. The required rate of return for the project is 25%. i) What is the initial cost of this project? Determine the annual cash flow of this project from year 1 to year 4. ii)

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