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One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in
manufacturing for $120,000. You have learned that a new machine is
available that offers many advantages; you can purchase it for
$140,000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis
over 10 years, after which it has no salvage value. You expect that
the new machine will produce EBITDA (earning before interest,
taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of $40,000 per year for the
next 10 years. The current machine is expected to produce EBITDA of
$25,000 per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a
straight-line basis over a useful life of 11 years, after which it
will have no salvage value, so depreciation expense for the current
machine is $10,909 per year. All other expenses of the two machines
are identical. The market value today of the current machine is
$50,000. Your company’s tax rate is 42%, and the opportunity cost
of capital for this type of equipment is 12%. Is it profitable to
replace the year-old machine?
a. NPV of replacement is ------$
. (Round to the nearest dollar.)
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