Need accounting help with Acquisitions

User Generated

Wntf

Business Finance

Description

Part 2

Based on the following information, calculate net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and payback for the investment opportunity:

    • EEC expects to save $500,000 per year for the next 10 years by purchasing the supplier.
    • EEC’s cost of capital is 14%.
    • EEC believes it can purchase the supplier for $2 million.

Answer the following:

    • Based on your calculations, should EEC acquire the supplier? Why or why not?
    • Which of the techniques (NPV, IRR, or payback period) is the most useful tool to use? Why?
    • Which of the techniques (NPV, IRR, or payback period) is the least useful tool to use? Why?
    • Would your answer be the same if EEC’s cost of capital were 25%? Why or why not?
    • Would your answer be the same if EEC did not save $500,000 per year as anticipated?
    • What would be the least amount of savings that would make this investment attractive to EEC?
    • Given this scenario, what is the most EEC would be willing to pay for the supplier?

Prepare a memo to the President of EEC that details your findings and shows the effects if any of the following situations are true:


User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Explanation & Answer


Anonymous
Very useful material for studying!

Studypool
4.7
Trustpilot
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4

Related Tags