CSM Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine
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CSM Machine Shop is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $485,000 is estimated to result in $184,000 in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the MACRS five-year class, and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $55,000. The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $21,000, along with an additional $3,000 in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. If the shop’s tax rate is 34 percent and its discount rate is 11 percent, should the company buy and install the machine press?
Salvage ValueSalvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important... Discount Rate
Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...
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First we will calculate the depreciation each year which will be D 1 48500002000 97000 D 2 485000032...View the full answer
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Essentials Of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 9780073382463
7th Edition
Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan
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