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Geary Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production

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Question

Geary Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $560,000 is estimated to result in $210,000 in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the MACRS five-year class (MACRS Table), and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $80,000. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $20,000, along with an additional $3,000 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. If the shop's tax rate is 35 percent and its discount rate is 9 percent, the NPV for the project is

Explanation / Answer

9% Discount

Present Value of

Cash Flow

Rate

Cash Flows

178300

=1/(1+0.09)^1

0.917431193

163577.9817

178300

=1/(1+0.09)^2

0.841679993

150071.5428

178300

=1/(1+0.09)^3

0.77218348

137680.3145

178300

=1/(1+0.09)^4

0.708425211

126312.2151

80000

=1/(1+0.09)^4

0.708425211

56674.01689

634316.071

Estimated Additional Tax Profit After Tax Cash Flow Depreciation Inventory 35% Depreciation Cash Flow Year 1 210000 125000 3000 82000 28700 53300 125000 178300 Year 2 210000 125000 3000 82000 28700 53300 125000 178300 Year 3 210000 125000 3000 82000 28700 53300 125000 178300 Year 4 210000 125000 3000 82000 28700 53300 125000 178300 Solvage Value 80000 80000 80000