You are required to submit at the end of the semester a final project in which you will determine whether PowerCo should construct a new generator to meet an expected rise in demand for power.

Final Project: PowerCo

You are required to submit at the end of the semester a final project in

which you will determine whether PowerCo should construct a new

generator to meet an expected rise in demand for power. You will arrive

at your conclusions by analyzing the data below and answering a series

of interrelated questions. You will present your findings and recommenddations

in a report, the details of which are listed below in the section

“PowerCo: Your Analysis and Report.”

PowerCo: The Data

Consider the following situation:

PowerCo, a medium‐sized power company, generates and sells

electricity throughout several states in the southeast United States.

They have been in business for more than 30 years and are the largest

power generator in the region. They believe that a significant increase

in the demand for electricity over the next 10–12 years will cause them

to be unable to meet the expected demand with their current

generation capabilities.

PowerCo’s senior management believes that they must build a new

generator to meet this increased demand and their Treasury

department was tasked with developing the financial projections for

building a new generator. Taking the expected revenues from the new

facility, developed by the firm’s economists and the expected costs of

building the new plant from the firm’s engineers, they have

developed financial projections to allow them to analyze the

prospective investment in a new generating facility.

It is expected that building the new generator will take approximately

2 years and will remain functional for at least 10 years. While

Treasury expects that the facility will continue to generate electricity

for longer than 10 years, they believe that financial projections for a

period longer than 10 years are too uncertain and so have limited

their estimates to 10 years of use.

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The financial projections, given on an annual basis in after‐tax dollars, are

as follows (assume all cash flows occur at the end of the year):

1. The expected cash costs, in millions of dollars, of building the

facility:

2. The expected profits from the sale of electricity, in millions of

dollars:

3. The firm believes that its opportunity cost of capital is 8 percent

and so will use that rate to evaluate the project.

PowerCo: Your Analysis and Report

Answer questions 1–5 listed below in the section “PowerCo Analysis

Questions,” analyzing the data presented in the “Data” section. After

answering the five questions, you will need to assemble your answers to

form your final project, which should be presented in the following way:

 Title page with your name, date, course code, and name of your

mentor.

 Introduction to your analysis (briefly state your purpose).

Year Expected costs

1 25

2 28

Year Expected after tax profits

3 6

4 7

5 8

6 9

7 9

8 9

9 9

10 9

11 9

12 9

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 The main body of your analysis (i.e., your answers to questions 1–

4, below).

 Recommendations (your answer to question 5, below).

You are not required to follow a particular style of presentation, but

whichever one you use, you must be consistent.

When you are ready to send your final project to your mentor, go to the

Submit Assignments section of the course Web site and use the submit

function provided for the “Final Project.”

PowerCo Analysis Questions

Your answers to the following questions will form the main body of your

case analysis.

1. What is the present value of the expected costs? Show all

calculations.

2. What is the present value of the expected after‐tax cash profits?

Show all calculations.

3. What is the expected net present value (the difference between the

PVs of the inflows and outflows)? Show the calculations. What

does this number represent? Be detailed in your responses.

4. What are the risks inherent in deciding to build the facility? How

would each of the risks affect the decision to build the facility? Be

specific.

5. Should PowerCo build the plant? Why or why not?

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World 15 Company 2 Year 6 Quarter 3 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 11-30-2013 C BUSINESS POLICY GAME, 6TH EDITION 11:00:53 Copyright (c) 2010 by Richard V.

World 15 Company 2 Year 6 Quarter 3 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 11-30-2013 C BUSINESS POLICY GAME, 6TH EDITION 11:00:53 Copyright (c) 2010 by Richard V. Cotter and David J. Fritzsche —————————————————————————- Consoli- Merica Merica Merica dated Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Sereno M$000s M$000s M$000s M$000s Ps000s —– ASSETS —– Cash Balance 1599 0 1595 0 100 Time Certificates of Deposit 0 0 0 0 0 Accounts Receivable 1750 557 581 513 2506 Inventory 5358 1690 1805 1438 10778 Total Current Assets 8707 2247 3981 1951 13384 Net Sales Office 1070 331 331 331 1955 Net Manufacturing Plant 2702 0 2702 0 0 Net Manufacturing Equipment 539 0 539 0 0 Equity in Subsidiaries 0 0 9780 0 0 Other Investments 2000 0 2000 0 0 Total Fixed Assets 6311 331 15352 331 1955 Total Assets 15018 2578 19333 2282 15339 —– LIABILITIES —– Accounts Payable 1475 188 980 171 3459 Bank Loans 0 0 0 0 0 Taxes Payable 16 0 0 0 418 Total Current Liabilities 1491 188 980 171 3877 Bonds Outstanding 4800 0 4800 0 0 Total Liabilities 6291 188 5780 171 3877 Capital Stock 9500 2758 9500 3113 29987 Accumulated Earnings 4052 -368 4052 -1002 -18524 Accum. Foreign Cur. Adjust. -4825 0 0 0 0 Total Equity 8727 2390 13552 2111 11463 Total Liabilities & Equity 15018 2578 19332 2282 15340 —————————————————————————- Notes: Translation Exchange Rate 1.00 1.00 1.00 25.35 Minor differences in translation may be due to rounding errors. Equity translated at historical exchange rates, others at current rates. Total Equity accts of subs are consolidated with parent’s Equity in Subs.

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. If you deposit $15,000 today and earn 8% annual interest, how much will you have in 9 years?

. If you deposit $15,000 today and earn 8% annual interest, how much will you have in 9 years?

2. Tiffany will receive a graduation gift of $10,000 from her parents in 3 years. If the discount rate

3. What is the present value of a 20-year ordinary annuity of $30,000 using a 6% discount rate?

4. You deposit $5,000 in an account that pays 8% interest per annum. How long will it take to double your money?

5. The Johnsons have $60,000 to use as a down-payment on a house, and they want to borrow $240,000 from the bank. The current mortgage interest rate is 5%. If they make equal monthly payments for 30 years, how much will the monthly payment be?

6. Tim paid $250 per month into his 401K retirement plan. After 30 years, he had accumulated $500,000. What average annual rate of interest had he earned over the 30 years?

7. Charlotte’s firm had sales of $525,000 in the year 2001. By 2012, sales had increased to $1,200,000. What was the average annual rate of increase?

8. Alan had saved up $252,000. How much more must he save each year over the next 20 years in order to have a total of $1 million? Alan earns 5% interest, compounded annually.

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d charges of $400 and $600 for direct labor.  From this information, it appears that the company is using a predetermined overhead rate as a percentage of  direct labor costs. What percentage is the rate?

nd charges of $400 and $600 for direct labor.  From this information, it appears that the company is using a predetermined overhead rate as a percentage of  direct labor costs. What percentage is the rate?

 

2. The break-even point in dollar sales for Rice Company is  $480,000 and the company’s contribution margin ratio is 40 percent. If Rice Company desires a profit of  $84,000, how much would sales have to total?

 

3. Williams Company’s direct labor cost is 25 percent of its conversion cost. If the manufacturing overhead for the last period was $45,000 and the direct material cost was $25,000, how much is the direct labor cost?

 

4. Grading Company’s cash and cash equivalents consist of  cash and marketable securities. Last year the company’s  cash account decreased by $16,000 and its marketable securities account increased by $22,000. Cash provided by operating activities was $24,000. Net cash used for financing activities was $20,000. Based on this information, was the net cash flow from investing activities on the statement of cash flows a net increase or decrease?  By how much?

 

5. Gladstone Footwear Corporation’s flexible budget cost  formula for supplies, a variable cost, is $2.82 per unit of output. The company’s flexible budget performance report for last month showed an $8,140 unfavorable spending  variance for supplies. During that month, 21,250 units were produced. Budgeted activity for the month had been 20,900 units. What is the actual cost per unit for indirect materials?

 

6. Lyons Company consists of two divisions, A and B. Lyons Company reported a contribution margin of $60,000 for Division A, and had a contribution margin ratio of 30 percent in Division B, when sales in Division B were $240,000. Net operating income for the company was $22,000 and traceable fixed expenses were $45,000. How much were Lyons Company’s common fixed expenses?

 

7. Atlantic Company produces a single product. For the most  recent year, the company’s net operating income computed by the absorption costing method was $7,800, and its net operating income computed by the variable costing method was $10,500. The company’s unit product cost was $15 under variable costing and $24 under absorption costing.  If the ending inventory consisted of 1,460 units, how many units must have been in the beginning inventory.

 

8. Black Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company’s ending work-inprocess inventory consists of 6,000 units, 75 percent complete with respect to materials and 50 percent complete with respect to labor and overhead. If the total  dollar value of the inventory is $80,000 and the cost per equivalent unit for labor and overhead is $6.00, what is the cost per equivalent unit for materials?

 

9. At Overland Company, maintenance cost is exclusively a variable cost that varies directly with machine-hours. The performance report for July showed that actual maintenance costs totaled $11,315 and that the associated rate variance was $146 unfavorable. If 7,300 machine-hours were actually worked during July, what is the budgeted maintenance cost per machine-hour?

 

10. The cost of goods sold in a retail store totaled $650,000. Fixed selling and administrative expenses totaled $115,000 and variable selling and administrative expenses were $420,000. If the store’s  contribution margin totaled  $590,000, how much were the sales?

 

11. Denny Corporation is considering replacing a technologically  obsolete machine with a new state-of-the-art  numerically controlled machine. The new machine would cost $600,000 and would have a 10-year useful life. Unfortunately, the new machine would have no salvage value. The new machine would cost $20,000 per year to  operate and maintain, but would save $125,000 per year in labor and other costs. The old machine can be sold now for scrap for $50,000. What percentage is the simple rate of return on the new machine rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent? (Ignore income taxes in this problem.)

 

12. Lounsberry Inc. regularly uses material O55P and currently has in stock 375 liters of the material, for which it paid $2,700 several weeks ago. If this were to be sold as is on the open market as surplus material, it would fetch $6.35 per liter. New stocks of the material can be purchased on the open market for $7.20 per liter, but it must be purchased in lots of 1,000 liters. You’ve been asked to determine the relevant cost of 900 liters of the material to be used in a job for a customer. What is the relevant cost of the 900 liters of material O55P?

 

13. Harwichport Company has a current ratio of 3.0 and an acid-test ratio of 2.8. Current assets equal $210,000, of which $5,000 consists of prepaid expenses. The remainder of current assets consists of cash, accounts receivable, marketable securities, and inventory. What is the amount of Harwichport Company’s inventory?

 

14. Tolla Company is estimating the following sales for the first six months of next year:

January $350,000

February $300,000

March $320,000

April $410,000

May $450,000

June $470,000

Sales at Tolla are normally collected as 70 percent in the month of sale, 25 percent in the month following the sale, and the remaining 5 percent being uncollectible. Also, customers paying in the month of sale are given a 2 percent discount. Based on this information, how much cash should Tolla expect to collect during the month of April?

 

15. Trauscht Corporation has provided the following data from its activity-based costing system:

Activity Cost Pool      Total Cost                               Total Activity

Assembly                    $704,880                                44,000 machine-hours

Processing orders     $91,428                                 1,900 orders

Inspection                  $117,546                                1,950 inspection-hours

The company makes 360 units of product P23F a year, requiring a total of 725 machine-hours, 85 orders, and 45 inspection-hours per year. The product’s direct materials cost is $42.30 per unit and its direct labor cost is $14.55 per unit. The product sells for $132.10 per unit. According to the activity-based costing system, what is the product margin for product P23F?

 

16. Williams Company’s direct labor cost is 30 percent of its conversion cost. If the manufacturing overhead for the last period was $59,500 and the direct materials cost was $37,000, what is the direct labor cost?

 

17. In a recent period, 13,000 units were produced, and there was a favorable labor efficiency variance of $23,000. If 40,000 labor-hours were worked and the standard wage rate was $13 per labor-hour, what would be the standard hours allowed per unit of output?

 

18. The balance in White Company’s work-in-process inventory account was $15,000 on August 1 and $18,000 on August 31. The company incurred $30,000 in direct labor cost during August and requisitioned $25,000 in raw materials (all direct material). If the sum of the debits to the manufacturing overhead account total $28,000 for the month, and if the sum of the credits totaled $30,000, then was Finished Goods debited or credited? By how much?

 

19. A company has provided the following data:

Sales 4,000 units

Sales price $80 per unit

Variable cost $50 per unit

Fixed cost $30,000

If the dollar contribution margin per unit is increased by 10 percent, total fixed cost is decreased by 15 percent, and all other factors remain the same, will net operating income increase or decrease? By how much?

 

20. For the current year, Paxman Company incurred $175,000 in actual manufacturing overhead cost. The manufacturing overhead account showed that overhead was overapplied in the amount of $9,000 for the year. If the predetermined overhead rate was $8.00 per direct labor-hour, how many hours were worked during the year?

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