SGS Golf Academy is evaluating different golf practice equipment. The "Dimple-Max" equipment costs $147,000, has a 5-year life, and costs $9,600 per year to operate. The relevant discount rate is 13 percent. Assume that the straight-line depreciation method is used and that the equipment is fully depreciated to zero. Furthermore, assume the equipment has a salvage value of $23,000 at the end of the project’s life. The relevant tax rate is 25 percent. All cash flows occur at the end of the year. What is the EAC of this equipment? (Your answer should be a negative value and indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Spotted Potato is evaluating project A, which would require the purchase of a piece of equipment for $550,000. During year 1, project A is expected to have relevant revenue of $312,000.00, relevant costs of $105,000.00, and some depreciation. Spotted Potato would need to borrow $550,000 for the equipment and would need to make an interest payment of $40,000 to the bank in year 1. Relevant net income for project A in year 1 is expected to be $96000.00 and operating cash flows for project A in year 1 are expected to be $167000.00. Straight-line depreciation would be used. What is the tax rate expected to be in year 1? 29.41% (plus or minus 3 bps) 13.51% (plus or minus 3 bps) 70.59% (plus or minus 3 bps) 34.53% (plus or minus 3 bps) none of the answers are within 3 bps of the correct answer

You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for   the R&D department. The base price is $150,000, and it would   cost another $22, 500 to modify the equipment for special use   by the firm. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class   and would be sold after 3 years for $52, 500. The applicable   depreciation rates are 33%, 45% , 15%, and 7%. The   equipment would require a $13, 000 increase in net operating   working capital (spare parts inventory). The project would   have no effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $30,000   per year in before - tax labor costs. The firm's marginal federal -   plus - state tax rate is 40%. What is the initial investment outlay   for the spectrometer, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash   flow? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Negative amount   should be indicated by a minus sign. $ What are the project's   annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Round your answers to   the nearest cent. In Year 1 $ In Year 2…

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Use the following information to answer questions 4 and 5 (including their appropriate subsections) D. Newcombe & Associates, Inc., is considering the introduction of a new product. Production of the new product requires an investment of $140,000 in equipment that has a five-year life. The equipment has no salvage value at the end of five years and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. Newcombe's required return is 15%, and the tax rate is 34%. The firm has made the following forecasts: Unit Sales Price per unit Variable cost per unit Fixed cost per year Base Case 2,000 $55 $22 $10,000 Lower Bound 1,800 $55 $22 $10,000 Upper Bound 2,200 $55 $22 $10,000 Question 4 (4.1) Assume the base-case forecasts for the Newcombe project. Compute the accounting break- even point.

Rust Industrial Systems Company is trying to decide between two different conveyor belt systems. System A costs $350,000, has a 4-year life, and requires $141,000 in pretax annual operating costs. System B costs $430,000, has a 6-year life, and requires $135,000 in pretax annual operating costs. Both systems are to be depreciated straight- line to zero over their lives and will have zero salvage value. Whichever project is chosen, it will not be replaced when it wears out. The tax rate is 22 percent and the discount rate is 8 percent. Calculate the NPV for both conveyor belt systems. (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) System A System B Which conveyor belt system should the firm choose? ○ System B O System A

Managers at Eller Manufacturing are considering purchasing a new refrigerated delivery truck that will produce equal annual cash flows of $36,000 for 6 years. The truck's net present value is $12,780, its cost is $144,000, its useful life is 6 years, and its annual depreciation expense (no salvage value) is $24,000. What is the discount rate used by Eller to evaluate this project?

Argyl Manufacturing is evaluating the possibility of expanding its operations. This expansion will require the purchase of land at a cost of $150,000. A new building will cost $120,000 and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 10 years to a salvage value of $0. Actual land salvage at the end of 10 years is expected to be $200,000. The actual building salvage at the end of 10 years is expected to be $190,000. Equipment for the facility is expected to cost $260,000. Installation costs will be an additional $20,000 and shipping costs will be $13,000. This equipment will be depreciated as a 7-year MACRS asset. Actual estimated salvage at the end of 10 years is $0. The project will require net working capital of $75,000 initially (year 0), an additional $40,000 at the end of year 1, and an additional $40,000 at the end of year 2. The project is expected to generate increased EBIT (operating income) for the firm of $110,000 during year 1. Annual EBIT is expected to grow at a rate…

You are evaluating two different silicon wafer milling machines. The Techron I costs $267,000, has a three-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $72,000 per year. The Techron II costs $465,000, has a five-year life, and has pretax operating costs of $45,000 per year. For both milling machines, use straight-line depreciation to zero over the project’s life and assume a salvage value of $49,000. If your tax rate is 23 percent and your discount rate is 13 percent, compute the EAC for both machines

Penny and Daughter’s construction business is considering purchasing a new Bobcat. The equipment will cost $230,000 and is expected to last 14 years. The Bobcat has a salvage vale of $16,000. Calculate the depreciation AND book value for each year. You can create one table for a-d or you can create different tables for each. This problem will need to be done in excel. (30 points)a. Use straight-line depreciation. (5 points)b. Use declining-balance depreciation with a depreciation rate that ensures the book value equals the salvage vale in the last year of the life of the equipment. c. Use double declining balance depreciation. d. Use MACRS depreciation where the Bobcat is considered a 10 year property. e. Graph the Book values of each methods on a single graph. The graph should have points at each year for each BV and a line of each method. You will have 4 lines on your graph. You should include year 0 on your graph so that all four lines start at the same point. Each method should be…