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to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Minden Company’s required rate of return is 18%. The company can purchase a new machine at a cost of $42,400. The new machine would generate cash inflows of $10,000 per year and have a five-year life with no salvage value. Compute the machine’s net present value. (Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Negative amount should be indicated with minus sign. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Explanation / Answer

According to the given information,

Required rate of return = 18%

Cost of the new machine = $42,400

Cash inflows = $10,000

Number of years = 5

To calculate the net present value, we have to calculate the present value of annuity for 5yrs at 18%. The present value of annuity for 5yrs at 18% is 3.1272

Present value of cash flows is obtained by multiplying this factor with the cash inflows

Present value of cash flows = 3.1272 * $10,000

                                         = $31,272

Net present value = Present value of cash flows - initial cost

                           = $31,272 -$42,400

                           = -$11,128

Therefore, the NPV of the project is negative and the value is -$11,128

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