A corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that…
A corporation is considering the purchase of a machine that would cost $200,000 and would last for 5 years. At the end of 5 years, the machine would have a salvage value of $20,000. By reducing labor and other operating costs, the machine would provide annual cost savings of $44,000. The company requires a minimum return of 8% on all investment projects.The net present value of the proposed project is closest to: (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount) Present Value of $1; 1 ( 1 + r ) nPeriod4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%15%10.9620.9520.9430.9350.9260.9170.9090.9010.8930.8850.8770.8720.9250.9070.890.8730.8570.8420.8260.8120.7970.7830.7690.75630.8890.8640.840.8160.7940.7720.7510.7310.7120.6930.6750.65840.8550.8230.7920.7630.7350.7080.6830.6590.6360.6130.5920.57250.8220.7840.7470.7130.6810.650.6210.5930.5670.5430.5190.49760.790.7460.7050.6660.630.5960.5640.5350.5070.480.4560.43270.760.7110.6650.6230.5830.5470.5130.4820.4520.4250.40.37680.7310.6770.6270.5820.540.5020.4670.4340.4040.3760.3510.327Present Value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears; 1 r [ 1 – 1 ( 1 + r ) n ]Period4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%13%14%15%10.9620.9520.9430.9350.9260.9170.9090.9010.8930.8850.8770.8721.8861.8591.8331.8081.7831.7591.7361.7131.691.6681.6471.62632.7752.7232.6732.6242.5772.5312.4872.4442.4022.3612.3222.28343.633.5463.4653.3873.3123.243.173.1023.0372.9742.9142.85554.4524.3294.2124.13.9933.893.7913.6963.6053.5173.4333.35265.2425.0764.9174.7674.6234.4864.3554.2314.1113.9983.8893.78476.0025.7865.5825.3895.2065.0334.8684.7124.5644.4234.2884.1686.7336.4636.215.9715.7475.5355.3355.1464.9684.7994.6394.487
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