During the year Gambler  acquired an iron ore mine at a cost of $6 million. In addition, when all the ore has been extracted (estimated ten years' time) the company will face estimated costs for landscaping the area affected by the mining that have a present value of $2 million. These costs would still have to be incurred even if no further ore was extracted.

McKnight Co. is considering acquiring a manufacturing plant. The purchase price is $1,100,000. The owners believe the plant will generate net cash inflows of $325,000 annually. It will have to be replaced in seven years. Use the payback method to determine whether McKnight should purchase this plant. Round to one decimal place. Select the formula, then enter the amounts to calculate the payback period for the plant. (Round payback to one decimal place, X.X.) = Payback + = The payback occurs the plant must be replaced, so the payback method purchasing the plant. ne 41 1 2 Q A exactly when well after well before (a 2 W S #t * 3 LU E D $ 4 % 5 R T FIL 40 6 W & years hp 7 Y H G 8 J ( 9 K fio ► 11 O BUD P [ . 4 pause L ? enter og up

Using the information in the following table , what is the depreciation expense per year created by the project? Dunaway Industries is evaluating the idea of expanding their production facility in Cobb County The CFO gathered the following data. Dunaway Industries spent $ 500,000 researching other sites for their expansion. The equipment needed for the expansion will cost $ 25,600,000 fully installed . The equipment will be depreciated over 20 years to a salvage value of $ 1,000,000 . Dunaway Industries uses straight -line depreciation . If Dunaway accepts the project , the company will sell the equipment for salvage value ( i.e.$ 1,000,000 ) at the end of the life of the project . If Dunaway Industries adds the new equipment , sales are expected to increase by 17,400,000 and costs are expected to increase by $ 10,000,000 . The appropriate tax rate for Dunaway Industries is 30% The capital of the firm includes 70% of equity and 30% of debt . Dunaway Industries recently issued a bond…

Schefter Mining operates a copper mine in Wyoming. Acquisition, exploration, anddevelopment costs totaled $7.3 million. Extraction activities began on July 1, 2024. After thecopper is extracted in approximately six years, Schefter is obligated to restore the land to itsoriginal condition, including constructing a park. The company’s controller has provided thefollowing three cash flow possibilities for the restoration costs:Cash Flow Probability1. $ 610,000 25%2. 710,000 25%3. 810,000 50%The company’s credit-adjusted, risk-free rate of interest is 6%, and its fiscal year ends onDecember 31.Note: Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round other intermediatecalculations to the nearest whole dollar. (FV of $1, PV of $1, FVA of $1, PVA of $1,FVAD of $1 and PVAD of $1)Required:1. What is the initial cost of the copper mine?2. How much accretion expense will Schefter report in its 2024 income statement?3. What is the book value of the asset retirement obligation that Schefter…

A company will invest in a machine worth 50000$ to produce a new product. The economic life of the machine is 4 years and its scrap value is 1000$. It will be produced on this machine The annual sales revenue of the product is expected to be 25000 $. Annual operation of the machine Expenditure is expected to be 10000 $. A) The amount of depreciation that will be allocated each year for the equipment to be purchased is Find it with the proportional depreciation method. B) The income tax is 40% and the investment will be made with the company’s equity. Assuming, find the net cash flows that will be generated by purchasing the machine.

On December 1, 2021, HP Corp. is contemplating to invest into a new equipment costing P2,500,000 plus an installation cost of P200,000 to replace its old equipment that has a book value of P400,000 and a remaining useful life of 4 years. The estimated useful life of the new equipment is 4 years and has a salvage value of P500,000. If the company will favor the replacement decisions, the old equipment can be sold for P150,000 but additional working capital investment must be made amounting to P400,000. However, the company must incur a repair cost of P180,000 to continuously use the old equipment. The annual cash operating costs of the old equipment is P4,000,000 while the annual cash operating cost of the new equipment is P2,400,00. At the end of the useful life, cost to remove the new equipment will amount to P100,000. The company uses a tax rate of 35%, requires a payback period is 2.5 years or less, and accepts a minimum accounting rate of return is 15%.    Compute for the net…

Windhoek Mines, Limited, of Namibia, is contemplating the purchase of equipment to exploit a mineral deposit on land to which the company has mineral rights. An engineering and cost analysis has been made, and it is expected that the following cash flows would be associated with opening and operating a mine in the area: Cost of new equipment and timbers Working capital required Annual net cash receipts Cost to construct new roads in three years $ 54,000 Salvage value of equipment in four years $ 79,000 *Receipts from sales of ore, less out-of-pocket costs for salaries, utilities, insurance, and so forth. $ 480,000 $ 170,000 $ 185,000* The mineral deposit would be exhausted after four years of mining. At that point, the working capital would be released for reinvestment elsewhere. The company's required rate of return is 18%. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: a. What is the net present value of the…

A corporation can buy a machine for 15,000$ with life of five years and a salvage value (selling price of the machine at end of life of the project) of 1,550$. Net revenues per year are expected to be 7,000$. MARR for this corporation is 15%. Should the corporation invest in this machine? Solve by present worth method.   detailed answer without using excel

In 2021, the Marion Company purchased land containing a mineral mine for $1,800,000. Additional costs of $920,000 were incurred to develop the mine. Geologists estimated that 400,000 tons of ore would be extracted. After the ore is removed, the land will have a resale value of $120,000. To aid in the extraction, Marion built various structures and small storage buildings on the site at a cost of $208,000. These structures have a useful life of 10 years. The structures cannot be moved after the ore has been removed and will be left at the site. In addition, new equipment costing $109,000 was purchased and installed at the site. Marion does not plan to move the equipment to another site, but estimates that it can be sold at auction for $5,000 after the mining project is completed. In 2021, 70,000 tons of ore were extracted and sold. In 2022, the estimate of total tons of ore in the mine was revised from 400,000 to 499,000. During 2022, 109,000 tons were extracted. Required: 1. Compute…

Perit Industries has $155,000 to invest in one of the following two projects: Cost of equipment required Working capital investment required Annual cash inflows Salvage value of equipment in six years Life of the project Project A $ 155,000 $ 25,000 $ 8,600 6 1. Net present value project A 2. Net present value project B 3. Which investment alternative (if either) would you recommend that the company accept? X Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Project B $0 $ 155,000 $ 40,000 years The working capital needed for project B will be released at the end of six years for investment elsewhere. Perit Industries' discount rate is 14%. Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Compute the net present value of Project A. Note: Enter negative values with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. 2. Compute the net present value of Project B. $(53,971) 70,527 X Project B $0…