Wednesday, 25 June 2014

You have been asked by the firm's president to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new machine.

You have been asked by the firm's president to evaluate the proposed acquisition of a new machine. The machine's price is $50,000, and it will cost $10,000 to transport and install. It will be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 5-year useful life to a $10,000 salvage value. The machine will increase revenues by $10,000 per year, and it will decrease operating costs by $20,000 per year. Also, the machine will allow the firm to reduce inventories by $5,000. The new machine (including delivery and installation costs) qualifies for a 10% investment tax credit. If the firm's cost of capital is 12%, and its marginal tax rate is 40%, what is the new machine's NPV?

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