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1)Vandalay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the produ

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Question

1)Vandalay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $2,280,000 and will last for 3 years. Variable costs are 39 percent of sales, and fixed costs are $135,000 per year. Machine B costs $4,320,000 and will last for 5 years. Variable costs for this machine are 31 percent of sales and fixed costs are $83,000 per year. The sales for each machine will be $8.64 million per year. The required return is 10 percent and the tax rate is 35 percent. Both machines will be depreciated on a straight-line basis.

  

If the company plans to replace the machine when it wears out on a perpetual basis, what is the EAC for machine A? (Do not round your intermediate calculations.)

  

1)Vandalay Industries is considering the purchase of a new machine for the production of latex. Machine A costs $2,280,000 and will last for 3 years. Variable costs are 39 percent of sales, and fixed costs are $135,000 per year. Machine B costs $4,320,000 and will last for 5 years. Variable costs for this machine are 31 percent of sales and fixed costs are $83,000 per year. The sales for each machine will be $8.64 million per year. The required return is 10 percent and the tax rate is 35 percent. Both machines will be depreciated on a straight-line basis.

Explanation / Answer

PARTICULARS

0

1

2

3

Initial Investment

-2280000

Sales

8640000

8640000

8640000

(-) Variable Cost

-3369600

-3369600

-3369600

(-) Fixed Cost

-135000

-135000

-135000

(-) Depreciation

-760000

-760000

-760000

Profit Before Tax

4375400

4375400

4375400

(-) Tax @ 35%

-1531390

-1531390

-1531390

Net Income

2844010

2844010

2844010

(+) Depreciation

760000

760000

760000

Net Cash Flow

-2280000

3604010

3604010

3604010

EAC = NPV(10%)/PVA(10%,3)
= [-2280000 + 3604010*PVA(10%,3)] / PVA(10%,3)
= [-2280000 + 3604010*2.4869] / 2.4869
= 2,687,188

PARTICULARS

0

1

2

3

Initial Investment

-2280000

Sales

8640000

8640000

8640000

(-) Variable Cost

-3369600

-3369600

-3369600

(-) Fixed Cost

-135000

-135000

-135000

(-) Depreciation

-760000

-760000

-760000

Profit Before Tax

4375400

4375400

4375400

(-) Tax @ 35%

-1531390

-1531390

-1531390

Net Income

2844010

2844010

2844010

(+) Depreciation

760000

760000

760000

Net Cash Flow

-2280000

3604010

3604010

3604010