Paloma Partners is analyzing a proposal to replace its truck. The new truck costs $75,000, but...
The Scampini Supplies Company recently purchased a new delivery truck. The new truck costs $25,000, and it is expected to generate after-tax cash flows, including depreciation, of $6,500 per year. The truck has a 5-year expected life. The expected year-end abandonment values (salvage values after tax adjustments) for the truck are given below. The company's WACC is 11%. Year Annual After-Tax Cash Flow Abandonment Value 0 ($25,000) - 1 6,500 $20,000 2 6,500 15,500 3 6,500 13,500 4 6,500 7,500...
Cobra Golf Co.is considering a proposal to replace an existing casting machine for producing a new line of low quality golf clubs. The machine is expected to have a four-year useful life and will be depreciated according to 3-year MACRS (.25, .38, .37). The machine will cost the company $100,000 plus freight and installation costs of $20,000. The machine will be fully depreciated and will have an ending market value of $30,000. Expanding the product line will increase inventories by...
2. The Jones Company is evaluating a proposal to purchase a new drill press to replace a less efficient machine presently in use. The cost of the new machine, including installation, is $200,000. The machine is expected to last four years. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method with no salvage value assumed. Pretax cash flows are expected to increase by 70,000 each year. The expected salvage value of the machine in vear 5 is $20.000 The company has a...
Bauer Industries is a truck manufacturer. Management is currently evaluating a proposal to develop a new truck model. The company decided to start targeting urban females as potential truck owners. The life of this project is estimated at 3 years. Management has calculated that the costs of building another factory line equal $50,000,000, which will be depreciated using a straight-line schedule over 10 years. The company will incur design and engineering costs of another $6,000,000 in year 0. The manufacturer...
Pilot Plus Pens is deciding when to replace its old machine. The machine's current salvage value is $2.36 million. Its current book value is $1.56 million. If not sold, the old machine will require maintenance costs of $861,000 at the end of the year for the next five years. Depreciation on the old machine is $312,000 per year. At the end of five years, it will have a salvage value of $136,000 and a book value of $0. A replacement...
Pilot Plus Pens is deciding when to replace its old machine. The machine's current salvage value is $2.36 million. Its current book value is $1.56 million. If not sold, the old machine will require maintenance costs of $861,000 at the end of the year for the next five years. Depreciation on the old machine is $312,000 per year. At the end of five years, it will have a salvage value of $136,000 and a book value of $0. A replacement...
Pilot Plus Pens is deciding when to replace its old machine. The machine's current salvage value is $2.24 million. Its current book value is $1.44 million. If not sold, the old machine will require maintenance costs of $849,000 at the end of the year for the next five years. Depreciation on the old machine is $288,000 per year. At the end of five years, it will have a salvage value of $124,000 and a book value of $0. A replacement...
Pilot Plus Pens is deciding when to replace its old machine. The machine's current salvage value is $2.2 million. Its current book value is $1.4 million. If not sold, the old machine will require maintenance costs of $845,000 at the end of the year for the next five years. Depreciation on the old machine is $280,000 per year. At the end of five years, it will have a salvage value of $120,000 and a book value of $0. A replacement...
The Supreme Show Company is considering the purchase of a new, fully automated machine to replace a manually operated one. The machine being replaced, now five years old, originally had an expected life of 10 years, is being depreciated using the straight-line method from $40,000 down to $0 and can now be sold for $22,000. It takes one person to operate the machine and he earns $29,000 per year in salary and benefits. The annual costs of maintenance and defects...
Dungan Corporation is evaluating a proposal to purchase a new drill press to replace a less efficient machine presently in use. The cost of the new equipment at time 0, including delivery and installation, is $265,000. If it is purchased, Dungan will incur costs of $7,600 to remove the present equipment and revamp its facilities. This $7,600 is tax deductible at time 0. Depreciation for tax purposes will be allowed as follows: year 1, $66,000; year 2, $96,000; and in...