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- U.S. Steel is considering a plant expansion to produce austenitic, precipitation hardened,duplex, and martensitic stainless steel round bars that is expected to cost $16 million nowand another $10 million 1year from now. If total operating costs will be $1.4 million peryear starting 1year from now, and the estimated salvage value of the plant is virtuallyzero, how much must the company make annually in years 1 through 9 to recover itsinvestment plus a return of 17% per year? The companymust make$_______million annually in years1 through9 to recover itsinvestment plus a return of 17% per year.U.S. Steel is considering a plant expansion to produce austenitic, precipitation hardened, duplex, and martensitic stainless steel round bars that is expected to cost $14 million now and another $10 million 1 year from now. If total operating costs will be $1.3 million per year starting 1 year from now, and the estimated salvage value of the plant is virtually zero, how much must the company make annually in years 1 through 9 to recover its investment plus a return of 23% per year? The company must make $ 7.560 million annually in years 1 through 9 to recover its investment plus a return of 23% per yearU.S. Steel is considering a plant expansion to produce austenitic, precipitation hardened, duplex, and martensitic stainless steel roundbars that is expected to cost $14 million now and another $10 million 1 year from now. If total operating costs will be $1.5 million per year starting 1 year from now, and the estimated salvage value of the plant is virtually zero, how much must the company make annually in years 1 through 10 to recover its investment plus a return of 18% per year?The company must make $______ million annually in years 1 through 10 to recover its investment plus a return of 18% per year
- A surgical device company is proposing a plant expansion for a new product line, that is expected to cost $32 million now and another $8 million 2 years from now. If the total operating costs will be $1.4 million per year starting 1 year from now, and the estimated salvage value of the plant is zero, how much must the company make annually in years 1 through 10 to recover its investment plus a return of 16% per year?The Geo-Star Manufacturing Company is considering a new investment in a punch-press machinethat will cost $100,000 and has an annual maintenance cost of $10,000. There is also an additionaloverhauling cost of $20,000 for the equipment onceevery four years. Assuming that this equipment willlast infinitely under these conditions, what is thecapitalized equivalent cost of this investment at aninterest rate of 10%?Acme Company plans to replace some obsolete equipment with new equipment that costs $232,000 and has a useful life of 16 years and a salvage value of $40,000. Acme expects that the new equipment will reduce operating costs (labor, energy, etc.) by $59,000 per year. Acme can sell the old equipment for $20,000. What is the simple rate of return on the investment in the new equipment? Round to one decimal place. 23.9% 21.6% 20.5% 22.2%
- A manufacturing company is considering a capacity expansion investment at the cost of $250,000. The expansion would enable the company to produce up to 100,000 more parts and the useful life of the additional capacity is seven years. Each part would generate $2 net profit and annual operating and maintenance costs are estimated at $25,000 per year. If the MARR of the firm is 10%, what is the minimum yearly production rate to make this investment justifiable?Assume a salvage value of 0.(a) Less than 37,000 (b) Between 37,000 and 39,000(c) Between 39,000 and 42,000 (d) More than 42,000Halcrow, Inc., expects to replace adowntime tracking system currently installedon CNC machines. The challenger systemhas a first cost of $70,000, an estimatedannual operating cost of $20,000, a maximumuseful life of 5 years, and a $10,000 salvagevalue anytime it is replaced. At an interest rateof 10% per year, determine its economicservice life and corresponding AW value.Work this problem using a hand calculator.An automobile manufacturer is considering the installation of a high-tech material handling system for $30,000,000. This system will save $7,500,000 per year in manual labor, and it will incur $2,750,000 in annual operating and maintenance expenditures. The salvage value at the end of the system's 10-year life is negligible. If the company's hurdle rate (MARR) is 10% per year, what is the IRR (internal rate of return) of this project? (A) 8.33% B 12.18% 10.53% D) 9.37%
- A large automobile manufacturer is considering the installation of a high-tech material handling system for $30,000,000. This system will save $7,500,000 per year in manual labor, and it will incur $2,750,000 in annual operating and maintenance expenditures. The salvage value at the end of the system's 10-year life is negligible. If the company's hurdle rate (MARR) is 10% per year, should the system be recommended for implementation? The breakeven interest rate is %. (Round to two decimal places.) Should the system be recommended for implementation? Choose the correct answer below. A. No, this material handling system should not be recommended. B. Yes, this material handling system should be recommended.A large automobile manufacturer is considering the installation of a high-techmaterial handling system for $30,000,000. This system will save $7,500,000 per year in manual labor, and it will incur $2,750,000 in annual operating andmaintenance expenditures. The salvage value at the end of the system’s 10-year life is negligible. If the company’s hurdle rate (MARR) is 10% per year, should the system be recommended for implementation?GM is setting up a new assembly line for their electric cars. The expected purchase price of the assembly line equipment is $1,200,000, and the estimated operating costs will average $320,000 per year. The expected salvage value in 10 years, is $182,000. The MARR is 20%. Determine the equivalent annual cost of the equipment.