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IMANET CMA Exam - Topic 3 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for IMANET's CMA exam
Question #: 6
Topic #: 3
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Mobile Home Manufacturing, Inc. is evaluating a proposed acquisition of a new machine at a purchase price of $380,000 and installation charges that will amount to $20,000. A $15,000 increase in working capital will be required The machine will hate a useful life of four years, after which it can be sold for $50,000. The estimated annual incremental operating revenues and cash operating expenses are $750,000 and $500,000. respective, for each of the four years. Mobile Home's tax rate is 40%, and the cost of capital is 12%. Mobile Home uses straight-line depreciation for both financial reporting and income tax purposes. If Mobile Home accepts the project, the initial investment will be

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Suggested Answer: D

The net initial investment for a capital project consists of three components: the purchase of new equipment, the increase in working capital, and the salvage value of old equipment Mobile Home Manufacturing's calculation is thus as follows:


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Valda
4 months ago
Just to clarify, that includes the working capital too, right?
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Mee
5 months ago
Yup, $415,000 makes sense with all those costs.
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Salome
5 months ago
Wait, are we sure about that? Seems a bit high.
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Jolene
5 months ago
Totally agree, it's definitely $415,000!
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Shelton
5 months ago
The total initial investment is $380,000 + $20,000 + $15,000 = $415,000.
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Tammy
5 months ago
I believe the initial investment is the sum of all upfront costs, so I’m leaning towards option C, but I need to double-check the numbers.
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Micah
5 months ago
I practiced a similar question where we had to factor in depreciation, but I’m confused about how it affects the initial investment here.
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Ceola
5 months ago
I think the total should be the machine cost plus installation and working capital, but I can't recall if we add the salvage value right away.
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Susana
5 months ago
I remember we calculated initial investments in class, but I'm unsure if I should include the working capital in the total.
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Cristal
5 months ago
Okay, I think I know the answer here. The two interface protocol policies need to be combined into a single policy, so the ACI object that must be used is an interface policy group.
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Toi
5 months ago
This looks like a straightforward XML question. I'll carefully read through the options and think about what I know about XML schemas.
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Kent
6 months ago
This question seems straightforward, I think I can handle it.
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Ashley
6 months ago
I remember we talked about video formats in class and that not all of them are supported by HTML5. But I'm not sure if ogg is one of them.
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Deonna
6 months ago
I'm a bit stumped on this one. Diflunisal is not a drug I'm super familiar with. I'll have to make an educated guess based on the options provided.
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