Existing Machine New Machine Purchase cost (new) $ 15,000 $ 26,000 Remaining book value $ 6,000   Overhaul needed now $ 5,000   Annual cash operating costs $ 11,500 $ 7,000 Salvage value (now) $ 2,000   Salvage value (eight years from now) $ 1,000 $ 6,000 If the company overhauls its existing machine, it will be usable for eight more years. If it buys the new machine, it will be used for eight years. Based on a net present value analysis with a discount rate of 14%, what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of replacing the existing machine with a new machine?

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Assume that a company is choosing between two alternatives—keep an existing machine or replace it with a machine. The costs associated with the two alternatives are summarized as follows:

  Existing Machine New Machine
Purchase cost (new) $ 15,000 $ 26,000
Remaining book value $ 6,000  
Overhaul needed now $ 5,000  
Annual cash operating costs $ 11,500 $ 7,000
Salvage value (now) $ 2,000  
Salvage value (eight years from now) $ 1,000 $ 6,000


If the company overhauls its existing machine, it will be usable for eight more years. If it buys the new machine, it will be used for eight years. Based on a net present value analysis with a discount rate of 14%, what is the financial advantage (disadvantage) of replacing the existing machine with a new machine?

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