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Edelman Engineering is considering including two pieces of equipment, a truck an

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Question

Edelman Engineering is considering including two pieces of equipment, a truck and an overhead pulley system, in this year's capital budget. The projects are independent. The cash outlay for the truck is $18,300, and that for the pulley system is $20,700. The firm's cost of capital is 10.25%. After-tax cash flows, including depreciation, are as follows:

Year    Truck      Pulley
1     $5,400           $8,000     
2     $5,400           $8,000     
3     $5,400           $8,000     
4     $5,400           $8,000     
5     $5,400           $8,000     

a. Calculate NPV of truck project.

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Explanation / Answer

Ans) Year Truck Pulley Present value @10.25% Present value of Cash flow for Truck Present value of Cash flowfor Pulley 0 $       (18,300) $       (20,700) 1 $                                                        (18,300) $                                                         (20,700) 1 $            5,400 $            8,000 0.907 $                                                             4,898 $                                                              7,256 2 $            5,400 $            8,000 0.823 $                                                             4,443 $                                                              6,582 3 $            5,400 $            8,000 0.746 $                                                             4,030 $                                                              5,970 4 $            5,400 $            8,000 0.677 $                                                             3,655 $                                                              5,415 5 $            5,400 $            8,000 0.614 $                                                             3,315 $                                                              4,911 NPV of the Truck and Pulley $                                                             2,040 $                                                              9,434 NPV of Truck = $            2,040 NPV of Pulley = $            9,434

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