You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer forthe R&D department. The base price is $140,000, and it would cost another $30,000 to modifythe equipment for special use by the firm. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-yearclass and would be sold after 3 years for $60,000. The applicable depreciation rates are 33%,45%, 15%, and 7%, as discussed in Appendix 12A. The equipment would require an $8,000increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory). The project would haveno effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $50,000 per year in before-tax labor costs.The firm’s marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 35%.a. What is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that is, what is the Year 0project cash flow?b. What are the project’s annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3?c. If the WACC is 9%, should the spectrometer be purchased? Explain.

Your company is contemplating the purchase of a large stamping machine. The machine will cost $167,000. With additional transportation and installation costs of $5,000 and $11,000, respectively, the cost basis for depreciation purposes is $183,000. Its MV at the end of five years is estimated as $34,000. The IRS has assured you that this machine will fall under a three year MACRS class life category. The justifications for this machine include $45,000 savings per year in labor and $29,000 savings per year in reduced materials. The before-tax MARR is 24% per year, and the effective income tax rate is 28%. Assume the stamping machine will be used for only three years, owing to the company's losing several government contracts. The MV at the end of year three is $47,000. What is the income tax owed at the end of year three owing to depreciation recapture (capital gain)? E Click the icon to view the GDS Recovery Rates (rg) for the 3-year property class. Choose the correct answer below. O…

You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for   the R&D department. The base price is $150,000, and it would   cost another $22, 500 to modify the equipment for special use   by the firm. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class   and would be sold after 3 years for $52, 500. The applicable   depreciation rates are 33%, 45% , 15%, and 7%. The   equipment would require a $13, 000 increase in net operating   working capital (spare parts inventory). The project would   have no effect on revenues, but it should save the firm $30,000   per year in before - tax labor costs. The firm's marginal federal -   plus - state tax rate is 40%. What is the initial investment outlay   for the spectrometer, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash   flow? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Negative amount   should be indicated by a minus sign. $ What are the project's   annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3? Round your answers to   the nearest cent. In Year 1 $ In Year 2…

Use the following information to answer questions 4 and 5 (including their appropriate subsections) D. Newcombe & Associates, Inc., is considering the introduction of a new product. Production of the new product requires an investment of $140,000 in equipment that has a five-year life. The equipment has no salvage value at the end of five years and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. Newcombe's required return is 15%, and the tax rate is 34%. The firm has made the following forecasts: Unit Sales Price per unit Variable cost per unit Fixed cost per year Base Case 2,000 $55 $22 $10,000 Lower Bound 1,800 $55 $22 $10,000 Upper Bound 2,200 $55 $22 $10,000 Question 4 (4.1) Assume the base-case forecasts for the Newcombe project. Compute the accounting break- even point.

Argyl Manufacturing is evaluating the possibility of expanding its operations. This expansion will require the purchase of land at a cost of $150,000. A new building will cost $120,000 and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 10 years to a salvage value of $0. Actual land salvage at the end of 10 years is expected to be $200,000. The actual building salvage at the end of 10 years is expected to be $190,000. Equipment for the facility is expected to cost $260,000. Installation costs will be an additional $20,000 and shipping costs will be $13,000. This equipment will be depreciated as a 7-year MACRS asset. Actual estimated salvage at the end of 10 years is $0. The project will require net working capital of $75,000 initially (year 0), an additional $40,000 at the end of year 1, and an additional $40,000 at the end of year 2. The project is expected to generate increased EBIT (operating income) for the firm of $110,000 during year 1. Annual EBIT is expected to grow at a rate…

Cisco Systems is purchasing a new bar code scanning device for its service center in San Francisco. The table on the right lists the relevant initial costs for this purchase. The service life of the system is 4 years and its salvage value for depreciation purposes is expected to be about 25% of the hardware cost. a. What is the cost basis of the device? b. What are the annual depreciations of the device if (i) the SL method is used? (ii) the 150% DB method is used? (iii) the 200% DB method is used? c. Calculate the book values of the device at the end of 4 years using all the methods above. Answers: (a) The cost basis of the device is (Round to the nearest dollar) (b) Annual depreciaitions and book values: (Round to the nearest dollar) Year 1 2 3 4 Book values at end of year 4 SL $ 150% DB $ 200% DB $ $ C Cost Item Hardware Training Installation Cost $165,000 $16,000 $14,000

ou must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. The purchase price of the milling machine, including shipping and installation costs, is $157,000, and the equipment will be fully depreciated at the time of purchase. The machine would be sold after 3 years for $86,000. The machine would require an $8,000 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 $47,000 per year. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and the WACC is 9%. Also, the firm spent $4,500 last year investigating the feasibility of using the machine.   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.

A company is considering a 3-year project with an initial cost of $876,000. The project will not directly produce any sales but will reduce operating costs by $195,000 a year. The equipment is classified as MACRS 7-year property. The MACRS table values are .1429, .2449, .1749, .1249, .0893, .0892, .0893, and .0446 for Years 1 to 8, respectively. At the end of the project, the equipment will be sold for an estimated $410,000. The tax rate is 25 percent and the required return is 10 percent. An extra $42,000 of inventory will be required for the life of the project. What is the total cash flow for Year 3? $638,821.80 $629,821.80 $620,821.80 $611,821.80 $602,821.80

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?.

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