You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. The purchase price of the milling machine, including shipping and installation costs, is $117,000, and the equipment will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The machine would be sold after 3 years for $45,000. The machine would require a $10,000 increase in net operating working capital (increased inventory less increased accounts payable). There would be no effect on revenues, but pretax labor costs would decline by $34,000 per year. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and the WACC is 11%. Also, the firm spent $4,500 last year investigating the feasibility of using the machine. a. How should the $4,500 spent last year be handled? I. Last year's expenditure is considered an opportunity cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis. II. Last year's expenditure is considered a sunk cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow. Hence, it should not be included in the analysis. III. The cost of research is an incremental cash flow and should be included in the analysis. IV. Only the tax effect of the research expenses should be included in the analysis. V. Last year's expenditure should be treated as a terminal cash flow and dealt with at the end of the project's life. Hence, it should not be included in the initial investment outlay. -Select- v b. What is the initial investment outlay for the machine for capital budgeting purposes after the 100% bonus depreciation is considered, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash flow? Enter your answer as a positive value. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. c. What are the project's annual cash flows during Years 1, 2, and 3? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar. Year 1: $ Year 2: $ Year 3: $ d. Should the machine be purchased? -Select- v

You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. The purchase price of the milling machine, including shipping and installation costs, is $162,000, and the equipment will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The machine would be sold after 3 years for $111,000. The machine would require a $9,000 increase in net operating working capital (increased Inventory less increased accounts payable). There would be no effect on revenues, but pretax labor costs would decline by $42,000 per year. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and the WACC is 11%. Also, the firm spent $4,500 last year investigating the feasibility of using the machine. a. How should the $4,500 spent last year be handled? 1. Last year's expenditure should be treated as a terminal cash flow and dealt with at the end of the project's life. Hence, it should not be included in the initial investment outlay. II. Last year's expenditure is considered an opportunity cost and does not represent an incremental cash flow.…

You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for the R&D department. The purchase price of the spectrometer including modifications is $290,000, and the equipment will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The equipment would be sold after 3 years for $48,000. The equipment would require an $8,000 increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). The project would have no effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $33,000 per year in before-tax labor costs. The firm's marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 25%. What is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash flow? Enter your answer as a positive value. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.$   What are the project's annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.Year 1: $   Year 2: $   Year 3: $   If the WACC is 12%, should the spectrometer be…

Rader Railway is determining whether to purchase a new rail setter, which has a base price of $394,000 and would cost another $58,000 to install. The setter will be depreciated according to the MACRS 3-year class of assets, and it would be sold after three years for $196,000. Using the setter requires a $26,000 increase in net working capital. Although it would have no effect on revenues, the setter should save the firm $171,000 per year in before-tax operating costs (excluding depreciation). Rader's marginal tax rate is 40 percent, and its required rate of return is 13 percent. Should the setter be purchased? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest cent. Use a minus sign to enter a negative value, if any.   The setter_____________  be purchased because the net present value, that is $__________   , is ______ zero.