A fast food restaurant feels they could increase their profits by introducing ice cream. The equipment will cost $250,000 and has expected profits of $125,000 in the 1st year, $100,000 in the 2nd year, and $60,000 in the 3rd year. It could sell the equipment for scrap at the end of 3 years for $10,000. If the company's required rate of return is 12% compounded annually, what is the Net a. Present Value (NPV) of this investment? b. Is the investment worth while?

You are considering investing in a company that cultivates abalone for sale to local restaurants. Use the following information: Sales price per abalone Variable costs per abalone Fixed costs per year Depreciation per year Tax rate = $43.10 = $10.50 = $438,000 = $131,000 = 21% The discount rate for the company is 13 percent, the initial investment in equipment is $917,000, and the project's economic life is 7 years. Assume the equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the project's life and has no salvage value. a. What is the accounting break-even level for the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) b. What is the financial break-even level for the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) a. Accounting break-even level b. Financial break-even level units units

A corporation is considering purchasing a machine that will save $150,000 per year before taxes. The cost of operating the machine (including maintenance) is $30,000 per year. The machine will be needed for five years, after which it will have a zero salvage value. MACRS depreciation will be used, assuming a three-year class life. The marginal income tax rate is 25%. If the firm wants 15% return on investment after taxes, how much can it afford to pay for this machine? Click the icon to view the MACRS depreciation schedules Click the icon to view the interest factors for discrete compounding when /- 15% per year. If the firm wants 15% return on investment after taxes, it can afford to pay thousand for this machine. (Round to one decimal place.)

You are preparing to produce some goods for sale. You will sell them in one year and you will incur costs of $86,000 immediately. If your cost of capital is 7.3%, what is the minimum dollar amount you need to sell the goods for in order for this to be a non-negative NPV? The minimum dollar amount is $. (Round to the nearest dollar)