The directors of J Limited plan to buy a machine costing $550 000. The machine has a useful life of four years with no residual value. It is expected that the machine will generate a net cash inflow of $200 000 for each of the first two years, followed by a decrease of 10% in year 3 and a further decrease of 10% in year 4. The cost of capital will be 10%. The discount factors at 10% and 16% are 10% 16% 0.909 0.862 0.826 0.743 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 0.751 0692 0.641 0652

The directors of J Limited plan to buy a machine costing $550 000. The machine has a useful life of four years with no residual value. It is expected that the machine will generate a net cash inflow of $200 000 for each of the first two years, followed by a decrease of 10% in year 3 and a further decrease of 10% in year 4. The cost of capital will be 10%. The discount factors at 10% and 16% are 10% 16% 0.909 0.862 0.826 0.743 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 0.751 0692 0.641 0652

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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