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Galveston shipyards is considering the replacement of an eight year old riveting

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Question

Galveston shipyards is considering the replacement of an eight year old riveting machine with a new one what will increase earnings before depreciation and taxes from 27,000 54,000 per year. the new machine will cost 82000 and will have an estimated life of 8 years and no salvage value. the new machine will be depreciated over its 5 years MACRS revovery period. the firm's marginal tax rate is 40% and the required rate of return is 12%. the old machines is fully depreciated and there is not salvage value. should the old riveting machine be replaced by the new one? PLEASE SHOW ME ALL THE WORK TO SOLVE THIS!

Explanation / Answer

Galvestton Shipyards

Calculation of Net Present Value of New Machine

Year

Incremental EBDT

Depreciation

EBT

EAT

Cash Flow (EAT + Depreciation)

PVIF @ 12 %

Present Value of Cash Flow

1

27,000

16,400

10,600

6360

22760

0.893

20321

2

27,000

26,240

760

456

26696

.797

21282

3

27,000

15,744

11,256

6753.60

22497.6

0.712

16013

4

27,000

9446

17,554

10532.4

19978.4

0.636

12697

5

27,000

9446

17,554

10532.4

19978.4

0.567

11336

6

27,000

4724

22,276

13365.6

18089.6

0.507

9165

7

27,000

27,000

16200

16200

0.452

7328

8

27,000

27,000

16200

16200

0.404

6543

Total

104685

Incremental NPV= Present value of cash inflow- Initial Investment

Incremental NPV= 104685-82000

Incremental NPV= $ 22685

As new machine will generate incremental NPV of $ 22,685 hence old machine should be replaced with new one.

WN -1 Depreciation

Year

Initial Cost

Rate

Depreciation

1

82,000

20 %

16400

2

82,000

32 %

26240

3

82,000

19.2 %

15744

4

82,000

11.52 %

9446

5

82,000

11.52%

9446

6

82,000

5.76 %

4724

Depreciation= Cost x Rate

Year

Incremental EBDT

Depreciation

EBT

EAT

Cash Flow (EAT + Depreciation)

PVIF @ 12 %

Present Value of Cash Flow

1

27,000

16,400

10,600

6360

22760

0.893

20321

2

27,000

26,240

760

456

26696

.797

21282

3

27,000

15,744

11,256

6753.60

22497.6

0.712

16013

4

27,000

9446

17,554

10532.4

19978.4

0.636

12697

5

27,000

9446

17,554

10532.4

19978.4

0.567

11336

6

27,000

4724

22,276

13365.6

18089.6

0.507

9165

7

27,000

27,000

16200

16200

0.452

7328

8

27,000

27,000

16200

16200

0.404

6543

Total

104685