Old Machine New Machine Purchase Price $1,000,000 (7 years ago) $1,500,000 Market Value $200,000 $1,500,000 Book Value $300,000 $1,500,000 Salvage Value $0 (3 years from now) $100,000 (10 years from now)       Age 7 0 Original Life 10 10 Yearly capacity 55,000 units 90,000 units Sales Price $7/unit $7/units Yearly expenses $100,000 $90,000       Training expenses not applicable $30,000 Inventory $55,000 $75,000 A company is considering replacing an existing machine with a more modern one.  The tax rate is 40%.  Assume straight-line depreciation and a RRR of 10%.  Assume the salvage value of the investment is equal to zero when calculating the depreciation charges.  Find the NPV associated with the project.

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Old Machine

New Machine

Purchase Price

$1,000,000 (7 years ago)

$1,500,000

Market Value

$200,000

$1,500,000

Book Value

$300,000

$1,500,000

Salvage Value

$0 (3 years from now)

$100,000 (10 years from now)

 

 

 

Age

7

0

Original Life

10

10

Yearly capacity

55,000 units

90,000 units

Sales Price

$7/unit

$7/units

Yearly expenses

$100,000

$90,000

 

 

 

Training expenses

not applicable

$30,000

Inventory

$55,000

$75,000

A company is considering replacing an existing machine with a more modern one.  The tax rate is 40%.  Assume straight-line depreciation and a RRR of 10%.  Assume the salvage value of the investment is equal to zero when calculating the depreciation charges.  Find the NPV associated with the project.

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