Otter Outside Gear must decide whether to replace a 10 year-old packing machine with a new one
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Otter Outside Gear must decide whether to replace a 10 year-old packing machine with a new one that costs $153,800. Replacing the old machine will increase net operating income (excluding depreciation) from $70,000 to $110,000 and it will decrease net working capital by $18,000. The new machine falls in the MACRS 5-year class. If the new machine is purchased, it will be sold in six years for $25,000; whereas, if the old machine is kept, it will have no salvage value in six years. The old machine has a current market value of $10,860, and although its current book value is $8,000, in one year the old machine’s book value will be zero ($0). The firm’s marginal tax rate is 40 percent, and its required rate of return is 12 percent. Should the new packing machine be purchased?
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...
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