Sheep Ranch Golf Academy is evaluating new golf practice equipment. The "Dimple- Max" equipment costs $135,000, has a three-year life, and costs $15,700 per year to operate. The relevant discount rate is 12 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 $19,500 at the end of the project's life. The relevant tax rate is 23 percent. All cash flows occur at the end of the year. What is the equivalent annual cost (EAC) of this equipment? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EAC $ 87.191.29

The management of Ballard MicroBrew is considering the purchase of an automated bottling machine for $71,000. The machine would replace an old piece of equipment that costs $18,000 per year to operate. The new machine would cost $8,000 per year to operate. The old machine currently in use is fully depreciated and could be sold now for a salvage value of $26,000. The new machine would have a useful life of 10 years with no salvage value. Required: 1. What is the annual depreciation expense associated with the new bottling machine? 2. What is the annual incremental net operating income provided by the new bottling machine? 3. What is the amount of the initial investment associated with this project that should be used for calculating the simple rate of return? 4. What is the simple rate of return on the new bottling machine? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place i.e. 0.123 should be considered as 12.3%) 1. Depreciation expense 2. Incremental net operating income 3. Initial investment 4.…

Rust Industrial Systems is trying to decide between two different conveyor belt systems. System A costs $220,000, has a four-year life, and requires $70,000 in pretax annual operating costs. System B costs $312,000, has a six-year life, and requires $64,000 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 system is chosen, it will not be replaced when it wears out. The tax rate is 25 percent and the discount rate is 8 percent. Calculate the NPV for both conveyor belt systems. Note: 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. > Answer is complete but not entirely correct. System A $ 15,579.69 x System B $ 713,268.58 x Which conveyor belt system should the firm choose? System A✔ System B

You are evaluating a potential investment in equipment. The equipment's basic price is $126,000, and shipping costs will be $3,800. It will cost another $18,900 to modify it for special use by your firm, and an additional $6,300 to install it. The equipment falls in the MACRS 3-year class that allows depreciation of 33% the first year, 45% the second year, 15% the third year, and 7% the fourth year. You expect to sell the equipment for 23,300 at the end of three years. The equipment is expected to generate revenues of $115,000 per year with annual operating costs of $61,000. The firm's marginal tax rate is 30.0%. What is the value of the after-tax cash flow associated with the sale of the equipment? ANSWER CHOICES $8,715 $16,310 $12,450 $19,565 $7,115 Correct answer is $19,565. Need help with the steps to solve the problem