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Clover Company plans to invest $7.85 million in a new piece of equipment that will be used on a major product line. The equipment is expected to last 10 years with a salvage value of zero.
The company anticipates the new equipment will be able to produce 200,000 additional units to meet the increasing demand for the product.
The product sells for $18 per unit, variable costs are $7.20 per unit and annual fixed operating costs (excluding depreciation) will be $770,000 (these amounts are all cash basis).
The company uses straight line depreciation.
The required rate of return is 12%.