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Hasson Corporation is investigating the purchase of a new computerized scheduling system with special hardware with a useful life of 9 years. The company uses a discount rate of 10% in its capital budgeting. The net present value of the investment, excluding its intangible benefits, is -$505,000. Ignore income taxes in this problem.
Required:
| PMT=? | ||||||||
| NPV | -505000 | A | ||||||
| Discount Rate | 10% | B | ||||||
| Time | 9 Yrs | C | ||||||
| PVAF for 10% for 9 yrs | 5.759024 | D | ||||||
| Minimum Value | 2908307 | A*D | ||||||
| PMT | 323145 | |||||||
| Year | PMT | PA factor @10% | PV | Year | PMT | PA factor @10% | PV | |
| 1 | 323145 | 0.909 | 323145 | 1 | 423145 | 0.909 | 423145 | |
| 2 | 323145 | 0.826 | 323145 | 2 | 423145 | 0.826 | 423145 | |
| 3 | 323145 | 0.751 | 323145 | 3 | 423145 | 0.751 | 423145 | |
| 4 | 323145 | 0.683 | 323145 | 4 | 423145 | 0.683 | 423145 | |
| 5 | 323145 | 0.621 | 323145 | 5 | 423145 | 0.621 | 423145 | |
| 6 | 323145 | 0.564 | 323145 | 6 | 423145 | 0.564 | 423145 | |
| 7 | 323145 | 0.513 | 323145 | 7 | 423145 | 0.513 | 423145 | |
| 8 | 323145 | 0.467 | 323145 | 8 | 423145 | 0.467 | 423145 | |
| 9 | 323145 | 0.424 | 323145 | 9 | 423145 | 0.424 | 423145 | |
| Total | 2908307 | 5.759 | 2908307 | Total | 3808307 | 5.759 | 3808307 |