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Lakeside Inc. is considering replacing old production equipment
with state-of-the-art technology that will allow production cost
savings of $10,000 per month. The new equipment will have a
five-year life and cost $420,000, with an estimated salvage value
of $30,000. Lakeside’s cost of capital is 10%. Table 6-4 and Table
6-5. (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.
Round the PV factors to 4 decimals.)
Required:
Calculate the net present value of the new production
equipment.
Calculation of Net Present Value of new production equipment is shown as follows:-
Net Present value of new production equipment will be equal to sum of present value of annual cost savings and present value of salvage value minus cost of new production equipment.
Cost of new production equipment = $420,000
Salvage Value of New equipment at the end of five years = $30,000
Relevant present value factor (PVF) for discounting of salvage value = PVF(10%,5 yrs)
= 0.6209
Present Value (PV) of Salvage Value = Salvage Value*Relevant PVF
= $30,000*0.6209 = $18,627
Production Cost Savings per month = $10,000
Annual Production cost savings = $10,000*12 months per year = $120,000
Relevant Present Value Annuity Factor (PVAF) for discounting of annual cost savings = PVAF(10%, 5 yrs)
= 3.7908
Present Value of Annual cost savings = Annual Cost Savings*PVAF(10%, 5 yrs)
= $120,000*3.7908 = $454,896
Net Present Value = (PV of Salvage Value+PV of Annual Cost Savings) - Cost of New Equipment
= $18,627 + $454,886 - $420,000 = $53,523
Therefore the net present value of the new production equipment is $53,523.