8. Problem 12.16 (Replacement Chain) eBook The Lesseig Company has an opportunity to invest in one of two mutually exclusive machines that will produce a product the company will need for the next 8 years. Machine A has an after-tax cost of $9 million but will provide after-tax inflows of $4.3 million per year for 4 years. If Machine A were replaced, its after-tax cost would be $10.6 million due to inflation and its after-tax cash inflows would increase to $4.8 million after-tax cost of $14.6 million and will provide after-tax inflows of $3.9 million per year for 8 years. If the WACC is 6%, which machine should be acquired? Explain. Enter your answers should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Machine -Select- is the better project and will increase the company's value by $ millions, rather than the $ millions created by Machine -Select- V due to production efficiencies. Machine B has an in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000

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The Lesseig Company has an opportunity to invest in one of two mutually exclusive machines that will produce a product the company will need for the next 8 years. Machine A has an after-tax cost of $9 million but will provide after-tax
inflows of $4.3 million per year for 4 years. If Machine A were replaced, its after-tax cost would be $10.6 million due to inflation and its after-tax cash inflows would increase to $4.8 million
after-tax cost of $14.6 million and will provide after-tax inflows of $3.9 million per year for 8 years. If the WACC is 6%, which machine should be acquired? Explain. Enter your answers
should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places.
Machine -Select- is the better project and will increase the company's value by $
millions, rather than the $
millions created by Machine -Select- V
due to production efficiencies. Machine B has an
in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000
Transcribed Image Text:8. Problem 12.16 (Replacement Chain) eBook The Lesseig Company has an opportunity to invest in one of two mutually exclusive machines that will produce a product the company will need for the next 8 years. Machine A has an after-tax cost of $9 million but will provide after-tax inflows of $4.3 million per year for 4 years. If Machine A were replaced, its after-tax cost would be $10.6 million due to inflation and its after-tax cash inflows would increase to $4.8 million after-tax cost of $14.6 million and will provide after-tax inflows of $3.9 million per year for 8 years. If the WACC is 6%, which machine should be acquired? Explain. Enter your answers should be entered as 10.55. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to two decimal places. Machine -Select- is the better project and will increase the company's value by $ millions, rather than the $ millions created by Machine -Select- V due to production efficiencies. Machine B has an in millions. For example, an answer of $10,550,000
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