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Scott Brothers Company (SBC) is contemplating the production of a new type of hand-held manufacturing device. A consultant was paid $15,000 last year to perform a feasibility study for this new device. The firm has an existing facility they can use for this potential project, but the facility can also be rented for $30,000 per year for the next 3 years by another company that is in negotiations concerning a lease. The new machinery needed for SBC’s new project has a purchase price of $600,000, an installation cost of $10,000, an estimated useful life of 3 years, and an estimated salvage value of $75,000 to be received at the end of the useful life of the machinery. The project is expected to provide an annual increase in net revenues of $180,000 to SBC. An additional $20,000 in inventory and an additional $12,000 in accounts payable will be required during the period of the project. The IRS categorizes this type of machinery as a MACRS 3-year class for depreciation purposes (percentage for years 1-4 are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%, respectively). The company is in the 40 percent federal-plus-state tax bracket, and it has a 12 percent discount rate.