The Ocean City water park is considering the purchase of a new log flume ride. The cost to purchase the equipment is $8,000,000, and it will cost an additional $475,000 to have it installed. The equipment has an expected life of 6 years, and it will be depreciated using a MACRS 7-year class life. Management expects to run about 150 rides per day, with each ride averaging 35 riders. The season will last for 120 days per year. In the first year, the ticket price per rider is expected to be $5.25, and it will be increased by 4% per year. The variable cost per rider will be $1.65, and total fixed costs will be $525,000 per year. After six years, the ride will be dismantled at a cost of $245,000 and the parts will be sold for $600,000. The cost of capital is 8.5%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%. Calculate the NPV, IRR, and MIRR of the new equipment. Is the project acceptable?

RealTurf is considering purchasing an automatic sprinkler system for its sod farm by borrowing the entire $30,000 purchase price. The loan would be repaid with four equal annual payments at an interest rate of 12%/year. It is anticipated that the sprinkler system would be used for 9 years and then sold for a salvage value of $2,000. Annual operating and maintenance expenses for the system over the 9-year life are estimated to be $9,000 per year. If the new system is purchased, cost savings of $15,000 per year will be realized over the present manual watering system. RealTurf uses a MARR of 15%/year for economic decision making. Based on a present worth analysis, is the purchase of the new sprinkler system economically attractive?

Michael Cleaners needs a new steam finishing machine that costs $100,000. The company is evaluating whether it should lease or purchase the machine. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and it would be used for 4 years and then sold, because the firm plans to move to a new facility at that time. The estimated value of the equipment after 4 years is $10,000. A maintenance contract on the equipment would cost $3,000 per year, payable at the beginning of each year. Alternatively, the firm could lease the equipment for 4 years for a lease payment of $29,000 per year, payable at the beginning of each year. The lease would include maintenance. Due to special circumstances, the firm is in the 20% tax bracket, and it could obtain debt at a before-tax cost of 10%. If there is a positive Net Advantage to Leasing the firm will lease the equipment. Otherwise, it will buy it. MACRS rates for Years 1 to 4 are 0.3333, 0.4445, 0.1481, and 0.0741. What is the difference in cash flow at…

Tanaka Machine Shop is considering a 4-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $445,000 is estimated to result in $181,000 in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the 5-year MACRS class, and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $73,000. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $32,000, along with an additional $3,700 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. The shop's tax rate is 22 percent and its discount rate is 11 percent. (MACRS schedule) Calculate the NPV of this project. (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) NPV Should the company buy and install the machine press? No Yes

The Ocean City water park is considering the purchase of a new log flume ride. The cost to purchase the equipment is $8,000,000, and it will cost an additional $475,000 to have it installed. The equipment has an expected life of 6 years, and it will be depreciated using a MACRS 7-year class life. Management expects to run about 150 rides per day, with each ride averaging 35 riders. The season will last for 120 days per year. In the first year, the ticket price per rider is expected to be $5.25, and it will be increased by 4% per year. The variable cost per rider will be $1.65, and total fixed costs will be $525,000 per year. After six years, the ride will be dismantled at a cost of $245,000 and the parts will be sold for $600,000. The cost of capital is 8.5%, and its marginal tax rate is 25%.   Using Goal Seek, calculate the minimum ticket price that must be charged in the first year in order to make the project acceptable.

Commercial Hydronics is considering replacing one of its larger control devices. A new unit sells for $32,000 (delivered). An additional $4,000 will be needed to install the device. The new device has an estimated 18-year service life. The estimated salvage value at the end of 18 years will be $2,000. The new control device will be depreciated as a 7-year MACRS asset. The existing control device (original cost = $15,000) has been in use for 9 years, and it has been fully depreciated (that is, its book value equals zero). Its scrap value is estimated to be $2,500. The existing device could be used indefinitely, assuming the firm is willing to pay for its very high maintenance costs. The firm's marginal tax rate is 40 percent. The new control device requires lower maintenance costs and frees up personnel who normally would have to monitor the system. Estimated annual cash savings from the new device will be $5,000. The firm's cost of capital is 10 percent.   What is the NPV?

Pear Orchards is evaluating a new project that will require equipment of $249,000. The equipment will be depreciated on a 5-year MACRS schedule. The annual depreciation percentages are 20.00 percent, 32.00 percent, 19.20 percent, 11.52 percent, and 11.52 percent, respectively. The company plans to shut down the project after 4 years. At that time, the equipment could be sold for $67,100. However, the company plans to keep the equipment for a different project in another state. The tax rate is 21 percent. What aftertax salvage value should the company use when evaluating the current project?.

Yoga Ltd is requesting a purchase of an upgraded class streaming system with an installed cost of $574,000. This cost will be depreciated straight-line to zero over the project's five-year life, at the end of which the system can be sold tor $20,000. The old system will be sold off for $10,000. The system will generate new tuition of $116,000 per year with negligible changes to operating costs. In year three the software license will need to be renewed at a cost of 15,000. The system requires an initial investment in net working capital of $15,000. If required rate of return is 10 percent, what is the present value of net cash flow for Year 3 (rounded to a whole number)?

Caradoc Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $410,000 is estimated to result in $150,000 in annual pre-tax cost savings. The press falls into Class 8 for CCA purposes (CCA rate of 20% per year), and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $55,000. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $20,000, along with an additional $3,100 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. If the shop’s tax rate is 35% and its discount rate is 9%.   Calculate the NPV of this project.

Grouper Growth Farms, a farming cooperative, is considering purchasing a tractor for $559,050. The machine has a 10-year life and an estimated salvage value of $43,000. Delivery costs and set-up charges will be $12,800 and $410, respectively. Grouper Growth uses straight-line depreciation and has a required rate of return of 9%. Grouper Growth estimates that the tractor will be used five times a week with the average charge to the individual farmers of $410. Fuel is $55 for each use of the tractor. The present value of an annuity of 1 for 10 years at 9% is 6.41766. Click here to view PV tables. For the new tractor, compute the: (a) Your answer has been saved. See score details after the due date. Cash payback period. (Round answer to 1 decimal places, e.g. 15.2.) Cash payback period (b) Net present value Net present value. (Round factor values to 5 decimal places, e.g. 15.11212. Round Intermediate calculations and final answer to O decimal places, e.g. 5,275.) Save for Later 6.2 $…