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Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781337395083

Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter12: Capital Budgeting: Decision Criteria

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BAK Corp. is considering purchasing one of two new diagnostic machines. Either machine would make it possible for the company to bid on jobs that it currently isn’t equipped to do. Estimates regarding each machine are provided below.

	Machine A	Machine B
Original cost	$74,100	$183,000
Estimated life	8 years	8 years
Salvage value	0	0
Estimated annual cash inflows	$20,500	$39,500
Estimated annual cash outflows	$4,850	$10,020

Calculate the net present value and profitability index of each machine. Assume a 9% discount rate. (If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg -45 or parentheses eg (45). Round answer for present value to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125 and profitability index to 2 decimal places, e.g. 10.50. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.)

	Machine A	Machine B
Net present value	enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places	enter a dollar amount rounded to 0 decimal places
Profitability index	enter the profitability index rounded to 2 decimal places	enter the profitability index rounded to 2 decimal places

Which machine should be purchased?

select a machine Machine BMachine A should be purchased.

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