You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. the base price is $10

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You must evaluate a proposal to buy a new milling machine. the base price is $108,000, and shipping and installation costs would add another $12,500. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and it would be sold after 3 years for $65,000. the applicable depreciation rates are 33%, 45%, 15%, and 7%. The machine would require a $5,500 increase in net operating working capital (increased inventory less increased accounts payable). There would be no effect on revenues, but pretax labor costs would decline buy $44,000 per year. The marginal tax rate is 35%, and the WACC is 12%. Also, the firm spent $5,000 last year investigating the feasibility of using the machine.

What is the initial investment outlay for the machine for capital budgeting purposes, that is, what is the Year 0 project cash flow?

Explanation / Answer

The Initial Investment outlay (Year 0 cash flow) = Base Price + Shipping/Installation + Increase in Working Capital

= $108,000 + $12,500 + $5,500

= $126,000

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