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Wilson Machine Tools is considering a high-tech computer-controlled milling mach

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Question

Wilson Machine Tools is considering a high-tech computer-controlled milling machine at a cost of $71,000. The cost of installing the machine, preparing the site, wiring, and rearranging other equipment is expected to be $11,000. This installation cost will be added to the cost of the machine to determine the total cost basis ($82,000) for depreciation. The milling machine is expected to last 6 years. The machine is classified as a seven-year MACRS property. The milling machine will have a $28,000 salvage value at the end of 6 years. Special jigs and tool dies for the milling machine also will be required at a cost of $15,000, and the jigs and dies last only 3 years. Therefore, another set of jigs and dies has to be purchased at the end of year 3, so you should also include the purchase of jigs and dies as another investment in year 3. There is no salvage or disposal cost for the jigs and dies. The jigs and dies are classified as a three-year MACRS property, and you need to depreciate them twice (the first time through years 1 through 3 and the second time in years 4 through 6). Since the jigs and dies have no salvage value but will not be fully depreciated at the end of year 3 and year 6, Wilson will receive a tax refund for the jigs and dies. It will be easier to have separate rows for depreciating the milling machine and depreciating the jigs and dies. With the new milling machine, Wilson expects an additional annual revenue of $82,000 due to increased production. The additional annual production costs are estimated as follows: materials, $8,300; labor $16,000; energy $4,900; and miscellaneous O&M costs $2,400. Wilson s marginal income-tax rate is expected to remain at 36% over the project life of 6 years. All dollar figures given above represent today's (constant) dollars. The expected general inflation rate during the project period is estimated at 3.2%, which applies to the revenue, the expenses (materials, labor, energy, O&M), the salvage value, and the cost of purchasing the jigs and dies at the end of 3 years. If Wilson's inflation-free interest rate (MARR') is 12.3%, calculate the net present worth of the cash flow for the computer-controlled milling machine project after accounting for inflation.

Explanation / Answer

Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 NPW Machine Cost        -82,000        31,953 Jigs Cost        -15,000         -14,600              400 BTCF        97,000        97,000          97,000        97,000        97,000        97,000 Depn on Machine        11,718        20,082          14,342        10,242           7,323          7,314 Depn on Jigs           5,000           6,668             2,222           5,000           6,668          2,222 PBT        80,283        70,251          80,437        81,759        83,010        87,464 Tax        28,902        25,290          28,957        29,433        29,884        31,487 PAT        51,381        44,960          51,479        52,326        53,126        55,977 Depn        16,717        26,749          16,563        15,241        13,990          9,536 ATCF        68,098        71,710          68,043        67,567        67,116        65,513 FCF        -97,000        68,098        71,710          53,443        67,567        67,116        97,866 Inflation factor 1 0.9689922 0.938946 0.90983137 0.8816195 0.8542825 0.8277931 Real FCF        -97,000        65,987        67,332          48,624        59,568        57,336        81,013 Disc Factor 1 0.890472 0.7929403 0.70609109 0.6287543 0.5598881 0.4985646 Real Disc. FCF        -97,000        58,759        53,390          34,333        37,454        32,102        40,390 1,59,428 Since NPW>0, so project can be started Calculation of Depn Year Rate Depn Cost Tax Refund Rate Depn Cost Tax Refund 0 82000 15000 1 14.29% 11717.8 33.33% 4999.5 2 24.49% 20081.8 44.45% 6667.5 3 17.49% 14341.8 14.81% 2221.5 15000 400.14 4 12.49% 10241.8 33.33% 4999.5 5 8.93% 7322.6 44.45% 6667.5 6 8.92% 7314.4             3,953 14.81% 2221.5 400.14 Salvage inflow after tax Salvage          28,000 Tax Refund            3,953 Total          31,953

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