Pronghorn Hammocks is considering the purchase of a new weaving machine to prepare fabric for its hammocks. The machine under consideration costs $58,880 and will save the company $8,000 in direct labor costs. It is expected to last 10 years. Click here to view the factor table. (a) Calculate the internal rate of return on the weaving machine. (Round answer to O decimal place, eg. 15.) Internal rate of return 9 % (b) If Pronghorn uses a 8% hurdle rate, should the company invest in the machine? No
Pronghorn Hammocks is considering the purchase of a new weaving machine to prepare fabric for its hammocks. The machine under consideration costs $58,880 and will save the company $8,000 in direct labor costs. It is expected to last 10 years. Click here to view the factor table. (a) Calculate the internal rate of return on the weaving machine. (Round answer to O decimal place, eg. 15.) Internal rate of return 9 % (b) If Pronghorn uses a 8% hurdle rate, should the company invest in the machine? No
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Transcribed Image Text:Pronghorn Hammocks is considering the purchase of a new weaving machine to prepare fabric for its hammocks. The machine
under consideration costs $58,880 and will save the company $8,000 in direct labor costs. It is expected to last 10 years.
Click here to view the factor table.
(a) Calculate the internal rate of return on the weaving machine. (Round answer to O decimal place, eg. 15.)
Internal rate of return
9 %
(b) If Pronghorn uses a 8% hurdle rate, should the company invest in the machine?
No

Transcribed Image Text:APPENDIX 9.2 Present value of an annuity of $1 per period.
Periods
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
11%
12%
13%
14%
16%
18%
20%
1.
0.9615
0.9524
0.9434
0.9346
0.9259
0.9174
0.9091
0.9009
0.8929
0.8850
0.8772
0.8621
0.8475
0.8333
1.8861
1.8594
1.8334
1.8080
1.7833
1.7591
1.7355
1.7125
1.6901
1.6681
1.6467
1.6052
1.5656
1.5278
2.7751
2.7232
2.6730
2.6243 2.5771 2.5313
2.4868
2.4437
2.4018
2.3612
2.3216
2.2459
2.1743
2.1065
4
3.6299
3.5460
3.4651
3.3872 3.3121 3.2397
3.1698
3.1024 3.0373
2.9745
2.9137
2.7982
2.6901
2.5887
4.4518
4.3295
4.2124
4.1002 3.9927 3.8897
3.7907
3.6959
3.6048
3.5172
3.4331
3.2743
3.1272
2.9906
5.2421
5.0757
4.9173
4.7665 4.6229
4.4859
4.3553
4.2305
4.1114
3.9975
3.8887
3.6847
3.4976
3.3255
7
6.0021
5.7864
5.5824
5.3893 5.2064
5.0330
4.8684
4.7122
4.5638
4.4226
4.2883
4.0386
3.8115
3.6046
8.
6.7327
6.4632
6.2098
5.9713 5.7466 5.5348
5.3349
5.1461
4.9676
4.7988
4.6389
4.3436
4.0776
3.8372
9.
7.4353
7.1078
6.8017
6.5152 6.2469 5.9952
5.7590
5.5370
5.3282
5.1317 4.9464
4.6065 4.3030 4.0310
10
8.1109
7.7217 7.3601
7.0236 6.710i 6.4177
6.1446
5.8892
5.6502
5.4262 5.2161 4.8332 4.4941
4.1925
11
8.7605
8.3064
7.8869
7.4987
7.1390
6.8052
6.4951
6.2065
5.9377
5.6869
5.4527
5.0286
4.6560
4.3271
12
9.3851
8.8633
8.3838
7.9427 7.5361 7.1607
6.8137
6.4924 6.1944
5.9176
5.6603 5.1971 4.7932 4.4392
13
9.9856
9.3936
8.8527
8.3577 7.9038 7.4869 7.1034
6.7499
6.4235
6.1218
5.8424 5.3423 4.9095 4.5327
14
10.5631
9.8986
9.2950
8.7455
8.2442
7.7862
7.3667
6.9819
6.6282
6.3025
6.0021
5.4675 5.0081
4.6106
15
11.1184 10.3797
9.7122
9.1079 8.5595 8.0607
7.6061
7.1909
6.8109
6.4624
6.1422
5.5755
5.0916
4.6755
16
11.6523 10.8378 10.1059
9.4466 8.8514 8.3126
7.8237
7.3792
6.9740
6.6039
6.2651
5.6685
5.1624
4.7296
17
12.1657 11.2741 10.4773
9.7632 9.1216 8.5436
8.0216
7.5488
7.1196
6.7291
6.3729
5.7487
5.2223
4.7746
18
12.6593
11.6896 10.8276 10.0591
9.3719
8.7556
8.2014
7.7016
7.2497
6,8399
6.4674
5.8178
5.2732
4.8122
19
13.1339
12.0853 11.1581 10.3356 9.6036 8.9501
8.3649
7.8393
7.3658
6.9380
6.5504
5.8775
5.3162
4.8435
20
13.5903
12.4622 11.4699 10.5940 9.8181 9.1285
8.5136
7.9633
7.4694
7.0248
6.6231
5.9288
5.3527
4.8696
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