The plant manager of Shenzhen Electronics Company is considering the purchase of new automated assembly equipment. The new equipment will cost $96,000. The manager believes that the new investment will result in direct labor savings of $32,000 per year for 10 years. Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest Year 6% 10% 12% 15% 20% 1 0.943 0.909 0.893 0.870 0.833 2

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  1. The plant manager of Shenzhen Electronics Company is considering the purchase of new automated assembly equipment. The new equipment will cost $96,000. The manager believes that the new investment will result in direct labor savings of $32,000 per year for 10 years.

    Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
    Year 6% 10% 12% 15% 20%
    1 0.943 0.909 0.893 0.870 0.833
    2 1.833 1.736 1.690 1.626 1.528
    3 2.673 2.487 2.402 2.283 2.106
    4 3.465 3.170 3.037 2.855 2.589
    5 4.212 3.791 3.605 3.353 2.991
    6 4.917 4.355 4.111 3.785 3.326
    7 5.582 4.868 4.564 4.160 3.605
    8 6.210 5.335 4.968 4.487 3.837
    9 6.802 5.759 5.328 4.772 4.031
    10 7.360 6.145 5.650 5.019 4.192

    a.  What is the payback period on this project?
    fill in the blank 1 years

    b.  What is the net present value, assuming a 10% rate of return? Use the table provided above. Round to the nearest whole dollar.

    Net present value $fill in the blank 2

    c.  What else should the manager consider in the analysis?

     
     
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