CTI Corporation purchased a special-purpose turnkey stamping machine four years ago for $18,000. It was estimated at that time that this machine would have a life of 10 years and a salvage value of $4,000 with a removal cost of $1,500. These estimates are still good. This machine has annual operating costs of $3,000. A new machine, which is more efficient, will reduce the annual operating costs to $1,500 but will require an investment of $22,000, plus $2,000 for installation. The life of the new machine is estimated to be 12 years with a salvage value of $4,000 and a removal cost of $2,000. An offer of $7,000 has been made for the old machine, and the purchaser is willing to pay for its removal. Find the economic advantage of replacement or of continuing with the present machine. State any assumptions that you make. (Assume i = 12%.)

A conveyor system was purchased three years ago for $60,000 with an expected useful life of 10 years and no expected salvage value.  Due to a change in product configuration, the conveyor system must be upgraded at a cost of $20,000.  Maintenance on this system is approximately $4000 per year and the current system has a market value of $2000.  Alternatively, the current system can be replaced with new equipment costing $65,000, with operating costs of $1,000 per year and an expected salvage of $10,000 after 7 years.  Determine whether the company should keep or replace the defender now at an MARR of 15% per year.  The current system is the Defender and the new system is the Challenger.   What is the annual worth of the challenger?

The Carico Company recently purchased a new machine for its factory operations at a cost of $921,250. The investment is expected to generate $250,000 in annual cash flows for a period of six years. The required rate of return is 14%. The old machine has a remaining life of six years. The new machine is expected to have zero value at the end of the six-year period. The disposal value of the old machine at the time of replacement is zero. Required: What is the internal rate of return? a. 18% b. 16% c. 15% d. 17%

A critical machine in BHP Billiton's copper refining operation was purchased 7 years ago for $160,000. Last year a replacement study was performed with the decision to retain it for 3 more years. The situation has changed. The equipment is estimated to have a value of $8000 if "scavenged" for parts now or anytime in the future. If kept in service, it can be minimally upgraded at a cost of $43,000 to make it usable for up to 2 more years. Its operating cost is estimated at $22,000 in the first year and $29,000 in the second year. Alternatively, the company can purchase a new system, the challenger, that will have an AWC of $-51,000 over its ESL. Use a MARR of 10% per year and annual worth analysis to determine when the company should replace the machine. The AW value of the challenger is $- ◻ ◻ and the AW value of the defender at the end of year 2 is $- 82,834.71 ◻ The company should replace the machine ◻ after two years A critical machine in BHP Billiton's copper refining operation was…

Cisco Systems is purchasing a new bar code scanning device for its service center in San Francisco. The table on the right lists the relevant initial costs for this purchase. The service life of the system is 4 years and its salvage value for depreciation purposes is expected to be about 25% of the hardware cost. a. What is the cost basis of the device? b. What are the annual depreciations of the device if (i) the SL method is used? (ii) the 150% DB method is used? (iii) the 200% DB method is used? c. Calculate the book values of the device at the end of 4 years using all the methods above. Answers: (a) The cost basis of the device is (Round to the nearest dollar) (b) Annual depreciaitions and book values: (Round to the nearest dollar) Year 1 2 3 4 Book values at end of year 4 SL $ 150% DB $ 200% DB $ $ C Cost Item Hardware Training Installation Cost $165,000 $16,000 $14,000

Sunland Inc. wants to replace its current equipment with new high-tech equipment. The existing equipment was purchased 5 years ago at a cost of $122,000. At that time, the equipment had an expected life of 10 years, with no expected salvage value. The equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis. Currently, the market value of the old equipment is $40,100. The new equipment can be bought for $175,880, including installation. Over its 10-year life, it will reduce operating expenses from $193,900 to $145,000 for the first six years, and from $204,800 to $191,300 for the last four years. Net working capital requirements will also increase by $20,700 at the time of replacement. It is estimated that the company can sell the new equipment for $24,900 at the end of its life. Since the new equipment's cash flows are relatively certain, the project's cost of capital is set at 9 %, compared with 15% for an average - risk project. The firm's maximum acceptable payback period is 5…

Henrie's Drapery Service is investigating the purchase of a new machine for cleaning and blocking drapes. The machine would cost $151,640, including freight and installation. Henrie's estimated the new machine would increase the company's cash inflows, net of expenses, by $40,000 per year. The machine would have a five-year useful life and no salvage value. Click here to view Exhibit 128-1 and Exhibit 128-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Required: 1. What is the machine's internal rate of return? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percentage, i.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12%) 2. Using a discount rate of 10%, what is the machine's net present value? Interpret your results. 3. Suppose the new machine would increase the company's annual cash inflows, net of expenses, by only $36,000 per year. Under these conditions, what is the internal rate of return? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percentage, Le. 0.123 should be considered as 12%.) 1.…

Freida Company is considering an asset replacement project of replacing a control device. This old control device has been fully depreciated but can be sold for $5,000. The new control device, which is more automated, will cost $42,000. The new device’s installation and shipping costs will total $16,000. The new device will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over its 2-year economic life to an estimated salvage value of $0. The actual salvage value of this device at the end of 2-year period (That is, the market value of the device at the end of 2-year period) is estimated to be $4,000. If the replacement project is accepted, Freida will require an initial working capital investment of $2,200 (that is, adding $2,200 initially to its net working capital). During the 1st year of operations, Freida expects its annual revenue to increase from $72,800 to $90,000. After the 1st year, revenues from the replacement are expected to increase at a rate of $2,800 a year for the remainder of…

ABC company is considering replacing their old manual loading machine with an automatic loading machine. The manual machine cost $300,000 three years ago, and is being depreciated over 10 years straight line depreciation, with no salvage value. If ABC replaces the manual machine, the new automatic machine will cost $400,000 and have a useful life of 10 years. This will also be depreciated on a straight line basis to zero. As a result of this new machine, there will be pretax savings of $130,000 in labour costs and $25,000 in other cash expenses annually. If the automatic machine is purchased, the old machine will immediately be sold at a price of $280,000. The company has already spent $15,000 researching the costs associated with this decision. The company's tax rate is 40% and no inflation is expected. The company's cost of capital is 7%. Calculate the net present value of this decision using a financial calulator

Ralph’s Bow Works (RBW) is planning to add a new line of bow ties that will require the acquisition of a new knitting and tying machine. The machine will cost $1.3 million. It is classified as a 7-year MACRS asset and will be depreciated as such. Interest costs associated with financing the equipment purchase are estimated to be $50,000 per year. The expected salvage value of the machine at the end of 10 years is $80,000. The decision to add the new line of bow ties will require additional net working capital of $55,000 immediately, $30,000 at the end of year 1, and $10,000 at the end of year 2. RBW expects to sell $370,000 worth of the bow ties during each of the 10 years of product life. RBW expects the sales of its other ties to decline by $23,000 (in year 1) as a result of adding this new line of ties. The lost sales level will remain constant at $23,000 over the 10-year life of the proposed project. The cost of producing and selling the ties is estimated to be $70,000 per year.…