Tulsa Company is considering investing in new bottling equipment and has two options: Option A has a lower initial cost but would require a significant expenditure to rebuild the machine after four years; Option B has higher maintenance costs, but also has a higher salvage value at the end of its useful life. Tulsa’s cost of capital is 11 percent. The following estimates of the cash flows were developed by Tulsa’s controller:       Option A Option B Initial investment $ 320,000   $ 454,000   Annual cash inflows   150,000     160,000   Annual cash outflows

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Tulsa Company is considering investing in new bottling equipment and has two options: Option A has a lower initial cost but would require a significant expenditure to rebuild the machine after four years; Option B has higher maintenance costs, but also has a higher salvage value at the end of its useful life. Tulsa’s cost of capital is 11 percent. The following estimates of the cash flows were developed by Tulsa’s controller:  

 

  Option A Option B
Initial investment $ 320,000   $ 454,000  
Annual cash inflows   150,000     160,000  
Annual cash outflows   70,000     75,000  
Costs to rebuild   120,000     0  
Salvage value   0     24,000  
Estimated useful life   8 years   8 years
 

 

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Calculate NPV for both options. (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your "Present Values" to the nearest whole dollar amount.)

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