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The management of Opry Company, a wholesale distributor of suntan products, is considering the purchase of a $26,000 machine that would reduce operating costs in its warehouse by $4,500 per year. At the end of the machine’s 8-year useful life, it will have no scrap value. The company’s required rate of return is 11%. (Ignore income taxes.)

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.

Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine. (Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Round discount factor(s) to 3 decimal places, intermediate and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

The management of Opry Company, a wholesale distributor of suntan products, is considering the purchase of a $26,000 machine that would reduce operating costs in its warehouse by $4,500 per year. At the end of the machine’s 8-year useful life, it will have no scrap value. The company’s required rate of return is 11%. (Ignore income taxes.)

Click here to view Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.

Explanation / Answer

Hi,

Please find the answer as follows:

Initial Cash Outflow = 26000

Yearly Savings = 4500

Net Present Value = -26000 + 4500*(5.146) = -2843

Thanks.

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