national Soup Company is considering replacing a canning machine. The old machine is being depreciated by the straight-line method over a 10-year recovery period from a depreciable cost basis of $120,000. The old machine has 5 years of remaining usable life, at which time its salvage value is expected to be zero, and it can be sold now for $40,000. This machine has a current book value of $60,000. The purchase price of the new machine is $250,000. Employees were sent to a training course last year on how to use the new machine; this training cost $5,000. The new machine has a 5-year life and an expected salvage value of $25,000. Annual savings of electricity, labor, and materials from use of the new machine are estimated at $40,000. The company is in a 40 percent tax bracket and its cost of capital is 16 percent. The MACRS depreciation method will be used and the recovery percentages for assets with a 5-year class life are given below: What is the initial cash outlay for the new machine? Determine cash flows in years 1-5. What is the cash flow from salvage value in year 5? Should the new machine be purchased? Why? Year Recovery allowance precentage 1 20% 2 32% 3 19% 4 12% 5 11% 6 6%
International Soup Company is considering replacing a canning machine. The old machine is being
The purchase price of the new machine is $250,000. Employees were sent to a training course last year on how to use the new machine; this training cost $5,000. The new machine has a 5-year life and an expected salvage value of $25,000. Annual savings of electricity, labor, and materials from use of the new machine are estimated at $40,000. The company is in a 40 percent tax bracket and its cost of capital is 16 percent. The MACRS depreciation method will be used and the recovery percentages for assets with a 5-year class life are given below:
- What is the initial cash outlay for the new machine?
- Determine cash flows in years 1-5.
- What is the cash flow from salvage value in year 5?
- Should the new machine be purchased? Why?
Year Recovery allowance precentage
1 20%
2 32%
3 19%
4 12%
5 11%
6 6%
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