Question 12.4: A construction company (t = 27%) bought a new bulldozer for ...

A construction company  (t = 27\%)   bought a new bulldozer for \$220,000 (CCA rate = 30\%)  . The expected annual revenues and costs that will be created by the machine are

Operating cost  (OR) = \$324,000

Operating cost  (OC) = \$96,000

Find the net cash flow for Years 1 and 2.

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These are the same data as in Example 12-3, and that solution, net profit calculation, is shown in italics. Below the net profit line, we continue the table to show the actual cash flow. We do this by providing lines for each of the items in Equations 12-4 and 12-5.
There is a negative cash flow at the start of Year 1 that occurred when we bought the bulldozer.

Net  cash  from  operations = (1 – t)[OR – OC – I] + CCA × t – Dividends
= Net  profit + CCA –  Dividends                        (12-4)

Net cash flow = Net cash from operations
+ New equity
+ New debt
+ Proceeds from asset disposal
– Repurchase of equity
– Repayment of debt (principal)
– Purchase of assets                                                          (12-5)

 

 

                                Cash Flow at the
Beginning of Year 1

(Time 0)

 

End of

Year 1

 

End of

Year 2

ORA \$324,000 \$324,000
OC 96,000 96,000
CCA 33,000 56,100
Taxable income \$195,000 \$171,900
Less income tax (27\%) 52,650 46,413
Net profit \$142,350 \$125,487
Calculation of Net Cash Flow
Net profit \$142,350 \$125,487
+ CCA 33,000 56,100
– Dividends
+New equity
+Proceeds from asset disposal
-Repurchase of equity
-Repayment of debt
-Purchase of assets \$220,000
Net Cash Flow  -\$220,000 \$175,350 \$181,587

Note: Net profit and net cash flow can be very different numbers. Because the result of the CCA deduction is to reduce the taxable income but not the cash flow, the actual effect of a CCA amount d is to increase the tax flow by an amount t × CCA. This is illustrated in the derivation of Equation 12-4, which shows that the CCA is added to the net profit to get the net funds.
We can now return to the familiar world of cash flow diagrams. In this situation we started with the following before-tax cash flows

which, after taking into account CCA and taxes, produced the following after-tax cash flows:

 

 

a1
a2

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