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Topics
Motivation
Types of Costs
Two Typical Scenarios for Analysis
Simple Methods
The Time Value of Money
The Present Value Method
The Project Timetable
Accounting for Taxes and Depreciation
Accounting for Inflation
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Motivation
The objective is to introduce methods of
economic analysis for energy engineering
decision making in a corporate, institutional or
governmental setting.
Legal, environmental, public relations, energy
efficiency, safety and ethical considerations
are important, but the most important
consideration for engineering design
decisions is economics-- dollars and cents.
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More Motivation
If factors can be valued in $, they should be
included in the economic analysis.
The analysis methods here do not require
tables. The use of computer spreadsheets
(like EXCEL) will be emphasized.
A spreadsheet is a computerized accountants
ledger- ideal for economic analysis.
Spreadsheets give greater flexibility
than table-based methods.
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Types of Costs
There are usually two types of costs associated
with an engineering project, one-time costs,
which include first costs and salvage costs, and
annual costs
(or benefits) that occur every
year or several
years of the
project.
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First Costs
First Costs or Initial Costs are the costs
necessary to implement a project, including:
Costs of new equipment
Costs of shipping and installation
Costs of renovations needed to install
equipment
Cost of engineering
Cost of permits,
licenses, etc.
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Salvage Value
We are attempting to estimate the total cost
of doing a project. Cost is reduced if we can
sell the equipment at end of project.
Salvage value is the money that can be
obtained at the end of the project by selling
equipment. Salvage value is a benefit rather
than a cost.
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Simple Methods
Simple Payback Period (SPP)- The time
required for savings to offset first costs.
Simple Return on Investment (ROI)- The
simple percent return the project pays over its
life.
These methods are simple because they do not
consider the time value of money.
money
Simple methods are OK for investments that are
very good and pay off over short time periods.
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First
Cost
SPP
AnnualSavings
For comparing two projects A and B,
where the first cost of A is greater than
B, but the annual costs of A are lower
than B:
FirstCostA FirstCostB
SPP
AnnualCostA AnnualCostB
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First
Cost
AnnualSavings
Lifetime
ROI
FirstCost
Lifetime is the life of the project.
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Solution
First cost is 2 * $60,000 - 4 * $4000, or:
First cost = $104,000.
Savings/yr is $35,000 (labor), + 4 * $12,000 - 2 *
$14,000 (operation), or:
Savings/yr = $55,000/yr
SPP = First cost/(Savings/yr)
= $104,000/($55,000/yr)
or SPP = 1.89 yr
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Follow-On Example
For the previous example, which had a first cost
of $104,000 and an annual savings of
$55,000/yr, the expected useful life of the
equipment is 4 years. Acme Threaded Products
Corp. requires a minimum simple return on
investment, ROI, of 10%. (This minimum simple
ROI is often called the corporate hurdle rate.)
Does this investment exceed the corporate
hurdle rate of 10%?
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Solution
ROI =
[Savings/yr - (First Cost/Lifetime)]/First Cost
=[$55,000/yr - ($104,000/4 yr)]/$104,000/yr
ROI = 0.279 = 27.9% (per year)
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or
P = F/(1 + i)n
Example
Problem- If a savings bond with a yield of
6% matures with a value of $1000 in 8 years,
what does it cost now?
Solution- This is equivalent to asking what is
the present value P of F = $1000 received n =
8 years in the future at an interest rate of i =
6%, so P =:
F/(1 + i)n = $1000/(1 +0.06)8 = $627.41
A savings bond with these terms would cost
this amount today.
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Example
Problem- If you invest $500 today at 9%
interest, how much time is required for the
investment to be worth $1200?
Solution- Here P = $500, F = $1200, i =
9% and n is the unknown, so:
F = P(1 + i)n
or
F/P = (1 + i)n
ln F/P = n ln(1 + I)
or:
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Solution Spreadsheet
Part a
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Solution, Part b
The actual rate of return is the value of i that
causes the present value to exactly equal zero.
This is easily determined once the Excel
spreadsheet is set up by using Goal Seek...
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Taxes
Taxes, local, state
and federal, are a
fact of life
Taxes are applied to
profits, therefore:
an expense that decreases profit also decreases
taxes owed by the company.
a cash inflow that increases profit also increases
taxes owed.
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Taxes (Contd)
To account for taxes on the cash flow in a
particular year, add to the NCF the quantity: -1
* NCF * tax rate. The negative sign shows that
a + cash flow has a - tax effect.
The federal corporate tax rate varies over time
(with politics and circumstances). Consult your
accountant for details!!
The primary tax effect described here affects
the net cash flow any time there is any cash
flow in a year-- positive or negative.
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Taxes (Contd)
In addition to the primary tax effect, in some
years there can be a tax effect from investment
tax credits or depreciation.
To encourage investment in some goods (like
energy efficiency), the government some-times
legislates an investment tax credit.
An investment tax credit is a specified
percentage of the purchase price that can be
subtracted directly from tax bill in the year of the
purchase (Year 0 for our purposes).
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Depreciation
A company cannot deduct the cost of capital
purchases from its income as a cost of doing
business. The IRS regards capital purchases as
investments rather than expenses.
The company can write off, or depreciate
capital purchases over a number of years.
Depending on type of equipment, a company can
claim a depreciation deduction of a specified
amount for a specified number of years, following
a depreciation schedule.
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Depreciation (Contd)
The tax effect of a depreciation deduction can be
calculated as:
(-1) * First Cost * Deprec. Rate * Tax Rate
Note that First Cost is a negative quantity, so the
depreciation effect is a positive cash flow.
The most commonly used govt approved
depreciation schedule is the Accelerated Cost
Recovery System (ACRS):
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Depreciation (Contd)
Depending on what the government decides is
the lifetime of a type of capital equipment, a 3, 5,
7 or 10-year depreciation schedule is followed.
Note: the fact that an item has been depreciated
100% for tax purposes has no relation to its
actual value or salvage value.
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Measures of Inflation
Prices tend to increase over time
due to inflation in moneys value.
Although some goods inflate faster
than others (like health care and
education), the average rate of inflation is
reflected by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
The ratio of the CPI for one year to that of
another is inversely proportional to the ratio of
the buying power of a dollar for the same two
years.
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Inflation/CPI Example
Given- The average CPI (based on 1982-84 =
100) for 1970 was 38.8 and the CPI for 1991 was
136.2. How much could a dollar buy in 1991
compared to 1970.
Soln- The ratio of buying power is inversely
proportional to the ratio of CPI:
CPI-1970/CPI-1991 = 38.8/136.2 = 0.285
Therefore, the 1991 dollar is worth only 28.5% of
the 1970 dollar for the average consumer
purchase.
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Inflation
There is a simple relationship between the
purchasing power of a dollar now compared to
the value of a dollar n years in the future
assuming that the inflation rate is I:
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Example
Given- If it costs you $15,000/year to live now,
how much will it cost in 10 years if the inflation
rate is 4.5%?
Soln-
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Example
Given- For medical care, the 1970 CPI was 34.0
and the 1991 CPI was 177.
Find- the average inflation rate for medical care
over the 21 year period.
Soln- $34 in 1970 = $177 in 1992, so
$177 = $34 * (1 + I)21
ln(177/34) = 21 ln(1 + I)
exp[(1/21) ln(177/34)] = 1 + I
I = exp[(1/21) ln(177/34)] - 1= 0.0817= 8.17%
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Inflation
Note that a dollar in the future is worth less than
a dollar now for two different reasons:
(1) You could invest your dollar today and have
more than a dollar at the future time, so it takes
more than a dollar in the future to have the
present value of a dollar today (time value of
money).
(2) Your dollar in the future wont be able to buy as
much as it could today because of inflation.
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Inflation Example
Given: Acme Axles needs a heat treating oven
for its account with Deutschmobile AG. An
electric oven and natural-gas fired oven are
considered. For both options assume a tax rate
of 34%, 7-year depreciation, a 10-year life, no tax
credits, salvage value of 10% of first cost,
discount rate of 10%, inflation rate of 4%,
electricity inflation rate of 5%, and natural gas
inflation rate of 7%, All costs of the two ovens
are identical except for the following:
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