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Degnan Dance Company, Inc., a manufacturer of dance and exercise apparel, is con

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Question

Degnan Dance Company, Inc., a manufacturer of dance and exercise apparel, is considering replacing an existing piece of equipment with a more sophisticated machine.

Existing Machine

Cost = $100,000

Purchased 2 years ago

Depreciation using MACRS over 5-year recovery schedule

Current market value = $105,000

Five year usable life remaining

Proposed Machine

Cost = $150,000

Installaion = $20,000

Depreciation - the MACRS a 5-year recovery schedule will be used

Five year usable life expected

Earnings before Depreciation and Taxes

Existing Machine

Year

1 $160,000

2 $150,000

3 $140,000

4 $140,000

5 $140,000

Proposed Machine

1 $170,000

2 $170,000

3 $170,000

4 $170,000

5 $170,000

The firm pays 40% taxes on ordinary income and capital gains


CALCULATE THE NET PRESENT VALUE


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Explanation / Answer

The required rate of return is 10%

Incremental cash flows:

Proposed machine:

Initial cash flows: Purchase price + installation = $170,000

Operating cash flows:

Using a 5-yr MACRS schedule, depreciation for the proposed machine for 5 years is:

                Yr.           1:           170000 * 0.2        = 34000

                                2:            170000 * 0.32      = 54400

                                3:                                               32640

                                4:                                               19580

                                5:                                               19580

OCFs:                     Yr            1                              2                              3                              4                              5

                                               

                EBDepr                  170000                  170000                  170000                  170000                  170000

                - Depr                     34000                    54400                    32640                    19580                    19580

                EBIT                      136000                  115600                  137360                  150420                  150420

                -taxes                     54400                    46240                    54948                    60168                    60168

                +Depr                     34000                    54400                    32640                    19580                    19580

                OCF                        115600                  123760                  115052                  109832                  109832

Terminal cash flow:

                Sale of proposed machine (at book value):

                                Book value = 170000

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