The management of Roberts Corporation is investigating automating a process. Old equipment, with a current salvage value of $11,000, would be replaced by a new machine. The new machine would be purchased for $243,000 and would have a 9 year useful life and no salvage value. By automating the process, the company would save $69,000 per year in cash operating costs. The simple rate of return on the investment is closest to (Ignore income taxes.): O 18.1% O 11.1% O 28.4% O 17.3%

A corporation is considering purchasing a machine that will save $150,000 per year before taxes. The cost of operating the machine (including maintenance) is $30,000 per year. The machine will be needed for five years, after which it will have a zero salvage value. MACRS depreciation will be used, assuming a three-year class life. The marginal income tax rate is 25%. If the firm wants 15% return on investment after taxes, how much can it afford to pay for this machine? Click the icon to view the MACRS depreciation schedules Click the icon to view the interest factors for discrete compounding when /- 15% per year. If the firm wants 15% return on investment after taxes, it can afford to pay thousand for this machine. (Round to one decimal place.)

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1. what amount should be used as the initial cash flow for this project and why??   2. What is the after-tax salvage value for the spectrometer?   3. What is the MPV of the project? Should the firm accept or reject this project?

The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $34,000 machine that would reduce operating costs by $9,000 per year. At the end of the machine's five-year useful life, it will have zero scrap value. The company's required rate of return is 12%. Use Excel or a financial calculator to solve. Required: 1. Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine. (Any cash outflows should be indicated by a minus sign. Round answers to the nearest dollar.) Net present value 2. What is the difference between the total, undiscounted cash inflows and cash outflows over the entire life of the machine? (Any cash outflows should be indicated by a minus sign.) Total Cash Item Cash Flow Years Flows Annual cost savings Initial investment 1 Net cash flow %24 24

Assume that a company is considering purchasing a machine for $100,000 that will have a seven-year useful life and no salvage value. The machine will lower operating costs by $18,000 per year. The company also expects this investment to provide qualitative benefits that it is struggling to incorporate into its financial analysis. Assuming the company's required rate of return is 17% and the net present value of the investment before considering the qualitative benefits is $(29,404), the minimum dollar value per year that must be provided by the machine's qualitative benefits to justify the $100,000 investment is closest to: Multiple Choice O O о O $7,787. $8,247. $7,497. $8,067.

Fun Land is considering adding a miniature golf course to its facility. The course would cost $75000, would be depreciated on a straight line basis over its 4-year life, and would have a zero salvage value. The estimated income from the golfing fees would be $40000 a year with $12000 of that amount being variable cost. The fixed cost would be $6000. In addition, the firm anticipates an additional $15000 in revenue from its existing facilities if the course is added. The project will require $7000 of net working capital, which is recoverable at the end of the project. What is the net present value of this project at a discount rate of 12 percent and a tax rate of 35 percent? $19,812.09 $20,360.22 $15,429.48 $13,199.40 $24,738.41

Although the Chen Company's milling machine is old, it is still in relatively good working order and would last for another 10 years. It is inefficient compared to modern standards, though, and so the company is considering replacing it. The new milling machine, at a cost of $100,000 delivered and installed, would also last for 10 years and would produce after-tax cash flows (labor savings and depreciation tax savings) of $18,400 per year. It would have zero salvage value at the end of its life. The project cost of capital is 10%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. Should Chen buy the new machine? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Negative value, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. NPV: $

The management of Nixon Corporation is investigating purchasing equipment that would cost $550,000 and have a 7 year life with no salvage value. The equipment would allow an expansion of capacity that would increase sales revenues by $380,000 per year and cash operating expenses by $219,000 per year. (Ignore income taxes.)   Required: Determine the simple rate of return on the investment. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

A company is considering a new salsa whose data are shown below. The equipment to be used would be depreciated by the straight-line method over its 3-year life and would have a zero salvage value, and no change in net operating working capital would be required. Revenues and other operating costs are expected to be constant over the project's 3-year life. However, this project would compete with other  products of the company and would reduce their pre-tax annual cash flows. What is the project's NPV? (Hint: Cash flows are constant in Years 1-3.) Do not round the intermediate calculations and round the final answer to the nearest whole number. ​ WACC 10.0% Pre-tax cash flow reduction for other products (cannibalization) -$5,000 Investment cost (depreciable basis) $80,000 Straight-line depr. rate 33.333% Annual sales revenues $65,500 Annual operating costs (excl. depr.) -$25,000 Tax rate 35.0% ​ Group of answer choices $ 684 $ 476 $ 595 $ 536 $…