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

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Question

CSM Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $496,000 is estimated to result in $195,000 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 $60,500. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $22,100, along with an additional $4,100 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. The shop’s tax rate is 30 percent and its discount rate is 12 percent.

Requirement 1: Calculate the NPV. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).)

Explanation / Answer

Year 0                       1                       2                       3                       4 Investment         (496,000) savings          195,000          195,000          195,000          195,000 Inventory            (22,100) Inventory            (4,100)            (4,100)            (4,100)            (4,100) Depreciation rate 20.00% 32.00% 19.20% 11.52% Depreciation          (99,200)       (158,720)          (95,232)          (57,139) Income before tax            91,700            32,180            95,668          133,761 Tax @ 30%            27,510              9,654            28,700            40,128 Income after tax            64,190            22,526            66,968            93,633 Add dep          163,390          181,246          162,200          150,772 After tax cash fows          227,580          203,772          229,167          244,404 Salvage value            60,500 Total cash flows         (518,100)          227,580          203,772          229,167          304,904 PV @ 8%         (518,100)          210,722          174,702          181,920          224,114 NPV            273,357.96