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Vandelay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the product

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Question

Vandelay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $3,048,000 and will last for six years. Variable costs are 40 percent of sales, and fixed costs are $195,000 per year. Machine B costs $5,229,000 and will last for nine years. Variable costs for this machine are 35 percent of sales and fixed costs are $130,000 per year. The sales for each machine will be $10.1 million per year. The required return is 11 percent, and the tax rate is 30 percent. Both machines will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The company plans to replace the machine when it wears out on a perpetual basis.

Calculate the EAC for each machine. (Enter your answer in dollars, not millions of dollars, e.g. 1,234,567. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answers to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Vandelay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $3,048,000 and will last for six years. Variable costs are 40 percent of sales, and fixed costs are $195,000 per year. Machine B costs $5,229,000 and will last for nine years. Variable costs for this machine are 35 percent of sales and fixed costs are $130,000 per year. The sales for each machine will be $10.1 million per year. The required return is 11 percent, and the tax rate is 30 percent. Both machines will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. The company plans to replace the machine when it wears out on a perpetual basis.

Explanation / Answer

Answer

We First Need to Calculate NPV for both the machines

NPV for Machine A = CFAT * PV Annuity Factor for 6 years@11% - (initial Cash Outflow)

= (4257900 * 4.23) - (3048000)

= 18013207.13 - 3048000

= 14965207.13

EAC = (14965207.13)/4.23

= (3537424.23)

NPV for Machine B = (CFAT * PV Annuity Factor @11% for 9 years ) - initial cash outflow

= (4678800*5.54) - (5229000)

= 20677738 - 5229000

= 15,448,738

EAC for machine B = (15448738) / 5.54

= (2,790,067.69)

Particulars Machine A Machine B Sales    10,100,000.00    10,100,000.00 Less Variable Costs      4,040,000.00      3,535,000.00 Depreciation          508,000.00          581,000.00 Fixed Costs          195,000.00          130,000.00 PBT      5,357,000.00      5,854,000.00 Less: Tax      1,607,100.00      1,756,200.00 PAT      3,749,900.00      4,097,800.00 Add : Depreciation          508,000.00          581,000.00 CFAT      4,257,900.00      4,678,800.00