Cash Payback Period, Net Present Value Analysis, and Qualitative Considerations The plant manager of Shenzhen Electronics Company is considering the purchase of new automated assembly equipment. The new equipment will cost $172,000. The manager believes that the new investment will result in direct labor savings of $43,000 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? years b.  What is the net present value, assuming a 12% rate of return? Use the table provided above. Round to the nearest whole dollar. Net present value $ c.  What else should the manager consider in the analysis?Taxes and Maintenance costs

Net Present Value Method—Annuity Briggs Excavation Company is planning an investment of $170,200 for a bulldozer. The bulldozer is expected to operate for 1,000 hours per year for five years. Customers will be charged $120 per hour for bulldozer work. The bulldozer operator costs $29 per hour in wages and benefits. The bulldozer is expected to require annual maintenance costing $10,000. The bulldozer uses fuel that is expected to cost $38 per hour of bulldozer operation. 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 3.352 2.991 6 4.917 4.355 4.111 3.784 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. Determine the equal annual net cash flows from operating the bulldozer. Use a minus…

JS er st un gs Sunland, Inc. management is considering purchasing a new machine at a cost of $4,370,000. They expect this equipment to produce cash flows of $791,390, $796,950, $866,730, $1,116,300, $1,212,360, and $1,300,900 over the next six years. If the appropriate discount rate is 15 percent, what is the NPV of this investment? (Enter negative amounts using negative sign e.g. -45.25. Do not round discount factors. Round other intermediate calculations and final answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 1,525.) The NPV is tA $

A company is considering buying a new machine. Specific details:                                   Initial Investment $400,000                                         Annual Cash Revenues $375,000                                         Annual Cash Expense $262,000                                         Expected Life 5 Years                                       Salvage Value $0                                         Discount Rate 10%                                         All cash flows are after tax.                                                             1 Prepare a schedule that shows the applicable cash flows and other relevant items for this decision                         2 Compute the payback period for the new machine                                   3 Compute the Accounting Rate of Return (ARR) for the new machine

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Staple Company is considering two capital investment proposals. Estimates regarding each project are provided below: Project Beans Project Rice Initial investment Annual net income Net annual cash flow Estimated useful life Salvage value Periods 5 6 9% The company requires a 10% rate of return on all new investments. Present Value of an Annuity of 1 11% 12% 3.890 4.486 10% 3.791 $400,000 4.355 20,000 100,000 5 years -0- 3.696 4.231 $600,000 42,000 142,000 6 years -0- The net present value for Project Rice is 3.605 4.111

Net Present Value Use Exhibit 12B.1 and Exhibit 12B.2 to locate the present value of an annuity of $1, which is the amount to be multiplied times the future annual cash flow amount. Each of the following scenarios is independent. Assume that all cash flows are after-tax cash flows. Campbell Manufacturing is considering the purchase of a new welding system. The cash benefits will be $480,000 per year. The system costs $2,550,000 and will last 10 years. Evee Cardenas is interested in investing in a women's specialty shop. The cost of the investment is $230,000. She estimates that the return from owning her own shop will be $35,000 per year. She estimates that the shop will have a useful life of 6 years. Barker Company calculated the NPV of a project and found it to be $63,900. The project's life was estimated to be 8 years. The required rate of return used for the NPV calculation was 10%. The project was expected to produce annual after-tax cash flows of $135,000. Required: 1.  Compute…

Cash Payback Period, Net Present Value Analysis, and Qualitative Considerations The plant manager of Shenzhen Electronics Company is considering the purchase of new automated assembly equipment. The new equipment will cost $72,000. The manager believes that the new investment will result in direct labor savings of $18,000 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 12% rate of return? Use the table provided above. Round to the nearest whole dollar. Net present value…

Net Present Value Method—Annuity Briggs Excavation Company is planning an investment of $94,900 for a bulldozer. The bulldozer is expected to operate for 1,000 hours per year for five years. Customers will be charged $110 per hour for bulldozer work. The bulldozer operator costs $31 per hour in wages and benefits. The bulldozer is expected to require annual maintenance costing $10,000. The bulldozer uses fuel that is expected to cost $41 per hour of bulldozer operation. 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. Determine the equal annual net cash flows from operating the bulldozer. Use a minus…

Net Present Value Method—Annuity Jones Excavation Company is planning an investment of $125,000 for a bulldozer. The bulldozer is expected to operate for 1,000 hours per year for five years. Customers will be charged $90 per hour for bulldozer work. The bulldozer operator costs $30 per hour in wages and benefits. The bulldozer is expected to require annual maintenance costing $7,500. The bulldozer uses fuel that is expected to cost $15 per hour of bulldozer operation. 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.  Determine the equal annual net cash flows from operating the bulldozer. Jones…