Clean Duds Laundromat has an industrial water softener that enhances the water quality used in its washing machines. The watersoftener is approaching the end of its useful life and must be either overhauled or replaced. Details of the two alternatives are shownbelow.If the company overhauls its current water softener, then it will be usable for eight more years. If, instead, a new water softener ispurchased, it will be used for eight years, after which it will be replaced. The new water softener will be considerably more energyefficient, resulting in a substantial reduction in annual operating costs, as shown below:Purchase cost newRemaining book valueOverhaul needed nowAnnual cash operating costsSalvage value nowSalvage value eight years from nowNewWaterSoftenerCurrentWaterSoftener$17,000$13,500$ 8,500$10,500$ 3,800$ 23,500$ 7,200$ 1,900$ 4,800Clean Duds computes depreciation on a straight-line basis. All equipment purchases are evaluated using a 14% discount rate.Required:(Ignore income taxes.)1-a. Determine the present value of net cash flows using the total-cost approach. (Hint. Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discountfactor(s).) (Enter any cash outflows with a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round final answers to thenearest dollar amount.)Purchase the new softenerUpgrade and Keep the old softenerPV of NetCash Flows

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Required: (Ignore income taxes.) 1-a. Determine the present value of net cash flows using the total-cost approach. (Hint. Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) (Enter any cash outflows with a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

Required: (Ignore income taxes.) 1-a. Determine the present value of net cash flows using the total-cost approach. (Hint. Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) (Enter any cash outflows with a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round final answers to the nearest dollar amount.)

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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