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You must evaluate the purchase of a proposed spectrometer for
the R&D department. The base price is $270,000, and it would
cost another $67,500 to modify the equipment for special use by the
firm. The equipment falls into the MACRS 3-year class and would be
sold after 3 years for $135,000. The applicable depreciation rates
are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The equipment would require a $9,000
increase in net operating working capital (spare parts inventory).
The project would have no effect on revenues, but it should save
the firm $73,000 per year in before-tax labor costs. The firm's
marginal federal-plus-state tax rate is 40%.
What is the initial investment outlay for the spectrometer, that
is, what is the Year 0 project cash flow? Round your answer to the
nearest cent. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus
sign.
$
What are the project's annual cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3?
Round your answers to the nearest cent.
In Year 1 $
In Year 2 $
In Year 3 $
If the WACC is 12%, should the spectrometer be purchased?