In: Finance
An automated machine costs $1,000 and has a 20% probability of breaking irreparably at the end of each year (assuming it was working in the previous year). The machine has a maximum five-year life and will be disposed of with zero value at the end of five years. The machine produces $400 of cashflow at the end of each year and the discount rate is 10% per year. What is the most likely number of years the machine will last and what would the machines value be?
What is the expected number of years the machine will last and what would the value of themachine be? What is the NPV of the machine?