A piece of labor-saving equipment has just come onto the market that Mitsui Electronics, Limited, could use to reduce costs in one of its plants in Japan. Relevant data relating to the equipment follow: Purchase cost of the equipment Annual cost savings that will be provided by the equipment Life of the equipment $ 378,000 $ 70,000 12 years Required: 1a. Compute the payback period for the equipment. 1b. If the company requires a payback period of four years or less, would the equipment be purchased? 2a. Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment's useful life. 2b. Would the equipment be purchased if the company's required rate of return is 16%?

A company purchases a component, which is critical in the production process, from an international supplier. Recently, quality problems with this component have increased. For this reason, managers of the company are considering of producing this part in-house. The economic life of the new production system will be 8 years. The savings and expenditures related to the new production system are given below. The MARR is 15%. According to the information, answer the questions from 8 to 9. Capital expenditures (Investment costs): Building: 500,000 TL Machines and equipment: 2,200,000 TL The annual saving from material and quality control: 5,000,000 TL Annual operating cost: 1,500,000 TL Annual income tax: 800,000 TL Salvage value: 1,500,000 TL 8. What is the discounted payback period of the new production system? A.Less than 1 year       B.1 year         C.between 1 and 2 years     D.between 2 and 3 years 9. What is the net present worth of the new production system? A.9,415,000 TL…

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Thanks to acquisition of a key patent, your company now has exclusive production rights for barkelgassers (BGs) in North America. Production facilities for 245,000 BGs per year will require a $25.9 million immediate capital expenditure. Production costs are estimated at $74 per BG. The BG marketing manager is confident that all 245,000 units can be sold for $109 per unit (in real terms) until the patent runs out five years hence. After that, the marketing manager hasn’t a clue about what the selling price will be. Assume the real cost of capital is 10%. To keep things simple, also make the following assumptions:   The technology for making BGs will not change. Capital and production costs will stay the same in real terms. Competitors know the technology and can enter as soon as the patent expires, that is, they can construct new plants in year 5 and start selling BGs in year 6. If your company invests immediately, full production begins after 12 months, that is, in year 1. (Assume it…

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A manufacturing company is considerign the purchase of new machinery to increase its production capacity.  The company has identified a new machine that costs $500,000 and is expected to increase production by 20%.  The company expects to sell the additional products for $600,000, resulting in a net profit of $100,000.  The company can finance the purchase through a bank loan with an interest rate of 5% over a five year term.  What is the expected return on investment (ROI) for the purchase of the new machinery 5% 10% 20% 25%

Winthrop Company has an opportunity to manufacture and sell a new product for a five-year period. To pursue this opportunity, the company would need to purchase a plece of equipment for $130,000. The equipment would have a useful life of five years and a $10,000 salvage value. The CCA rate for the equipment is 30%. After careful study. Winthrop estimated the following annual costs and revenues for the new product: Sales revenues: Variable expenses Fixed expenses $250,000 $130,000 $ 70,000 The company's tax rate is 30% and its after-tax cost of capital is 10%. Required: 1. Compute the net present value of the project. (Hint Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) (Do not round intermediate calculations and PV factor. Round the final answers to the nearest whole dollar. Negative value should be indicated with minus sign.) 2. Would you recommend that the project be undertaken? 1. Net present value 2 Would you recommend that the project be undertaken?

A manufacturer of automated optical inspection devices is deciding on a project to increase the productivity of the manufacturing processes. The estimated costs for the two feasible alternatives being compared are shown below. Use the internal rate of return (IRR) method to determine which alternative should be selected if the analysis period is 8 years and the company's MARR is 4% per year. Alternative M N Initial costs $30,000 $45,000 Net annual cash flow $4,500 $7,000 Life in years 8 8 (a) IRR of base alternative = (b) IRR of incremental cash flow = (c) Choose Alternative

A piece of labor-saving equipment has just come onto the market that Mitsui Electronics, Limited, could use to reduce costs in one of its plants in Japan. Relevant data relating to the equipment follow: Purchase cost of the equipment Annual cost savings that will be provided by the equipment Life of the equipment $ 600,000 $ 100,000 12 years Required: 1a. Compute the payback period for the equipment. 1b. If the company requires a payback period of four years or less, would the equipment be purchased? 2a. Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment's useful life. 2b. Would the equipment be purchased if the company's required rate of return is 12%? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. ces Reg 1A Reg 18 Req 2A Req 28 Compute the simple rate of return on the equipment. Use straight-line depreciation based on the equipment's useful life. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place i.e. 0.123 should be…

Thanks to acquisition of a key patent, your company now has exclusive production rights for barkelgassers (BGs) in North America. Production facilities for 210,000 BGs per year will require a $25.2 million immediate capital expenditure. Production costs are estimated at $67 per BG. The BG marketing manager is confident that all 210,000 units can be sold for $102 per unit (in real terms) until the patent runs out five years hence. After that, the marketing manager hasn’t a clue about what the selling price will be. Assume the real cost of capital is 10%. To keep things simple, also make the following assumptions:   The technology for making BGs will not change. Capital and production costs will stay the same in real terms. Competitors know the technology and can enter as soon as the patent expires, that is, they can construct new plants in year 5 and start selling BGs in year 6. If your company invests immediately, full production begins after 12 months, that is, in year 1. (Assume it…