A civil engineer who owns his own design/build/operate company purchased a small crane 3 years ago at a cost of $65,000. At that time, it was expected to be used for 10 years and then traded in for its salvage value of $10,000. Due to increased construction activities, the company would prefer to trade for a new, larger crane now, which will cost $80,000. The company estimates that the old crane can be used, if necessary, for another 3 years, at which time it would have a $17,000 estimated

Blossom, Inc. is considering the purchase of a warehouse directly across the street from its manufacturing plant. Blossom currently warehouses its inventory in a public warehouse across town. Rent on the warehouse and delivering and picking up inventory cost Blossom $48960 per year. The building will cost Blossom $459000. Blossom will depreciate the building for 20 years. At the end of 20 years, the building will have a $127500 salvage value. Blossom’s required rate of return is 11%. suggest whether he should buy warehouse

The Gilbert Instrument Corporation is considering replacing the wood steamer it currently uses to shape guitar sides. The steamer has 6 years of remaining life. If kept, the steamer will have depreciation expenses of $650 for 5 years and $325 for the sixth year. Its current book value is $3,575, and it can be sold on an Internet auction site for $4,150 at this time. If the old steamer is not replaced, it can be sold for $800 at the end of its useful life. Gilbert is considering purchasing the Side Steamer 3000, a higher-end steamer, which costs $12,000, and has an estimated useful life of 6 years with an estimated salvage value of $1,200. This steamer falls into the MACRS 5-years class, so the applicable depreciation rates are 20.00%, 32.00%, 19.20%, 11.52%, 11.52%, and 5.76%. The new steamer is faster and would allow for an output expansion, so sales would rise by $2,000 per year; even so, the new machine's much greater efficiency would reduce operating expenses by $1,600 per year. To…

Mom's Cookies, Inc., is considering the purchase of a new cookie oven. The original cost of the old oven was $47,000; it is now five years old, and it has a current market value of $21,000. The old oven is being depreciated over a 10-year life toward a zero estimated salvage value on a straight-line basis, resulting in a current book value of $23,500 and an annual depreciation expense of $4,700. The old oven can be used for six more years but has no market value after its depreciable life is over. Management is contemplating the purchase of a new oven whose cost is $27,000 and whose estimated salvage value is zero. Expected before-tax cash savings from the new oven are $3,200 a year over its life, you can use bonus depreciation on the oven, and the cost of capital is 10 percent. Assume a 21 percent tax rate. What will the cash flows for this project be? (Note that the $47,000 cost of the old oven is depreciated over ten years at $4,700 per year. The half-year convention is not used for…