22. A company is considering investing in new machinery as part of a project to increase production output. There are two investment alternatives available; Machine X and Machine Y. Both machines have a lifetime of 3 years and will increase production output corresponding to revenue of $500.000 per year. Machine X is more expensive, with an initial investment of $900.000, but its operating and maintenance costs are lower with an annual cost of $100.000. Machine Y means an initial investment of $630.000, with annual operating and maintenance costs of $200.000. The information is summarized in the table below. Both machines have zero salvage value. The company uses a discount rate of 10 %.

a) Calculate payback time for Machine X and Machine Y?

b) Calculate Net present value (NPV) for Machine X and Machine Y?

c) Based on your calculations would you advise the company to go ahead with the project and if so, which machine should they choose?

Machine X Machine Y Initial investment year 0 Annual operating and maintenance cost, year 1- $900.000 $100.000 $630.000 $200.000 Annual revenue, year 1-3 $500.000 $500.000