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Oregon Forest Products will acquire new equipment that falls
under the five-year MACRS category. The cost is $300,000. If the
equipment is purchased, the following earnings before depreciation
and taxes will be generated for the next six years. Use Table
12-12. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your
final answer using the formula and financial calculator
methods.
Earnings before Depreciation | |||||
Year 1 | $ | 110,000 | |||
Year 2 | 120,000 | ||||
Year 3 | 75,000 | ||||
Year 4 | 50,000 | ||||
Year 5 | 56,000 | ||||
Year 6 | 33,000 | ||||
The firm is in a 25 percent tax bracket and has a 13 percent cost
of capital.
a. Calculate the net present value. (A
negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round
intermediate calculations and round your answer to the nearest
whole dollar amount.)
b. Under the net present value method, should
Oregon Forest Products purchase the equipment asset?
Yes
No
a]
Operating cash flow (OCF) each year = income after tax + depreciation
income after tax = earnings after depreciation - tax
NPV is -$5,727
b]
No
It should not purchase the equipment as the NPV is negative