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The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $25,000 machin

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Question

The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $25,000 machine that would reduce operating costs by $6,000 per year. At the end of the machine’s five-year useful life, it will have zero scrap value. The company’s required rate of return is 11%.

Click here to view Exhibit 11B-1 and Exhibit 11B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables.

Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine. (Any cash outflows should be indicated by a minus sign. Use the appropriate table to determine the discount factor(s).) THIS IS A TABLE, PLEASE COMPLETE

Now Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Purchase of Machine

Reduced Operating Costs

Total Cash Flows

Discount Factor (12%)

Present Value

Net Present Value

     

What is the difference between the total, undiscounted cash inflows and cash outflows over the entire life of the machine? (Any cash outflows should be indicated by a minus sign.) THIS IS A TABLE PLEASE COMPLETE

Cash Flow Years Total Cash Flow

Annual Cost Savings

Initial Investment

Net Cash Flow

     

The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $25,000 machine that would reduce operating costs by $6,000 per year. At the end of the machine’s five-year useful life, it will have zero scrap value. The company’s required rate of return is 11%.

Explanation / Answer

Now 1 2 3 4 5 Purchase of machine -25000 Reduced operating costs 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 Total cash flows -25000 6000 6000 6000 6000 6000 Discount factor (11%) 1 0.901 0.812 0.731 0.659 0.593 Present value -25000 5406 4872 4386 3954 3558 Net present value -2824 2 Cash Flow Years Total Cash Flows Annual cost savings 6000 5 30000 Initial investment -25000 1 -25000 Net cash flow 5000