17. To calculate the nominal cash flows, we increase each item in the income statement by the inflation
rate, except for depreciation. Depreciation is a nominal cash flow, so it does not need to be adjusted
for inflation in nominal cash flow analysis. Since the resale value is given in nominal terms as of the
end of Year 5, it does not need to be adjusted for inflation. Also, no inflation adjustment is needed
for net working capital since it is already expressed in nominal terms. Note that an increase in
required net working capital is a negative cash flow whereas a decrease in required net working
capital is a positive cash flow. We first need to calculate the taxes on the salvage value. Remember,
to calculate the taxes paid (or tax credit) on the salvage value, we take the book value minus the
market value, times the tax rate, which, in this case, would be:
So, the nominal aftertax salvage value is:
Now we can find the nominal cash flows each year using the income statement. Doing so, we find:
Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Sales $255,000 $262,650 $270,530 $278,645 $287,005
Expenses 82,000 84,460 86,994 89,604 92,292
Depreciation 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000 79,000
18. The present value of the company is the present value of the future cash flows generated by the
company. Here we have real cash flows, a real interest rate, and a real growth rate. The cash flows
are a growing perpetuity, with a negative growth rate. Using the growing perpetuity equation, the
present value of the cash flows is:
19. To find the EAC, we first need to calculate the NPV of the incremental cash flows. We will begin
with the aftertax salvage value, which is: