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The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $39,000 machin

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Question

The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $39,000 machine that would reduce operating costs by $9,000 per year. At the end of the machine's five-year useful life, it will have zero scrajp value. The company's required rate of return is 11% Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table Required: 1. Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Net present value 5,736 2. 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.) Answer is complete but not entirely correct. Cash Flow Total Cash Flows Item Years Annual cost savings Initial investment Net cash flow 545,000 139,000 $ 6,000 $ 9,000 $ 39,000

Explanation / Answer

1) Net present value = Present value of cash inflow-Present value of cash outflow

= (9000*3.6959)-39000

Net present value = -5736.90

2) Difference between cash flow :

Item cash flow Years Total cash flow Annual cost saving 9000 5 45000 Initial investment -39000 1 -39000 Net cash flow 6000