Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

Problem 12-11 Replacement analysis Mississippi River Shipyards is considering th

ID: 2777057 • Letter: P

Question

Problem 12-11
Replacement analysis

Mississippi River Shipyards is considering the replacement of an 8-year-old riveting machine with a new one that will increase earnings before depreciation from $30,000 to $50,000 per year. The new machine will cost $82,500, and it will have an estimated life of 8 years and no salvage value. The new machine will be depreciated over its 5-year MACRS recovery period; so the applicable depreciation rates are 20%, 32%, 19%, 12%, 11%, and 6%. The applicable corporate tax rate is 40%, and the firm's WACC is 12%. The old machine has been fully depreciated and has no salvage value.

a. What is the NPV of the project? Round your answer to the nearest cent.
$   

b. Should the old riveting machine be replaced by the new one?
-Select-YesNoItem 2

Explanation / Answer

Statemnet showing Cash flows Particulars Time PVf@12% Amount PV Cash Outflows                            -                1.00 (82,500.00)      (82,500.00) PV of Cash outflows      (82,500.00) Cash inflows                     1.00          0.8929     18,600.00         16,607.14 Cash inflows                     2.00          0.7972     22,560.00         17,984.69 Cash inflows                     3.00          0.7118     18,270.00         13,004.23 Cash inflows                     4.00          0.6355     15,960.00         10,142.87 Cash inflows                     5.00          0.5674     15,630.00           8,868.88 Cash inflows                     6.00          0.5066     13,980.00           7,082.70 Cash inflows                     7.00          0.4523     12,000.00           5,428.19 Cash inflows                     8.00          0.4039     12,000.00           4,846.60 PV of Cash Inflows         83,965.30 NPV           1,465.30 Year                     1.00              2.00                3.00                   4.00              5.00              6.00              7.00              8.00 Increase in Earnings          20,000.00    20,000.00     20,000.00         20,000.00    20,000.00    20,000.00    20,000.00    20,000.00 Less Inc in Depr          16,500.00    26,400.00     15,675.00           9,900.00      9,075.00      4,950.00 Net Increase in Earnings             3,500.00    (6,400.00)        4,325.00         10,100.00    10,925.00    15,050.00    20,000.00    20,000.00 Tax @.40             1,400.00    (2,560.00)        1,730.00           4,040.00      4,370.00      6,020.00      8,000.00      8,000.00 Inc in Earnings after tax             2,100.00    (3,840.00)        2,595.00           6,060.00      6,555.00      9,030.00    12,000.00    12,000.00 Add Depr          16,500.00    26,400.00     15,675.00           9,900.00      9,075.00      4,950.00 Inc CFAT          18,600.00    22,560.00     18,270.00         15,960.00    15,630.00    13,980.00    12,000.00    12,000.00 Yes Old machine should be replaced since NPV is positive