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B2B Co. is considering the purchase of equipment that would allow the company to

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Question

B2B Co. is considering the purchase of equipment that would allow the company to add a new product to its line. The equipment is expected to cost $376,000 with a 6-year life and no salvage value. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. B2B Co. concludes that it must earn at least a 9% return on this investment. The company expects to sell 150,400 units of the equipment’s product each year. The expected annual income related to this equipment follows. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

    

  

Compute the net present value of this investment. (Round "PV Factor" to 4 decimal places. Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearest dollar amount.)

B2B Co. is considering the purchase of equipment that would allow the company to add a new product to its line. The equipment is expected to cost $376,000 with a 6-year life and no salvage value. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis. B2B Co. concludes that it must earn at least a 9% return on this investment. The company expects to sell 150,400 units of the equipment’s product each year. The expected annual income related to this equipment follows. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.)

Explanation / Answer

Yr CF (NI + Depn) ROR @ 9% PV 0 -376000 1.0000 -376000 1 102767 0.9174 94282 2 102767 0.8417 86497 3 102767 0.7722 79355 4 102767 0.7084 72803 5 102767 0.6499 66791 6 102767 0.5963 61277 NPV 85004