67. Who Dat Restaurant is considering the purchase of a $9,200 souffl maker. The souffl maker has an economic life of five years and will be fully depreciated by the straight-line method. The machine will produce 1,600 souffls per year, with each costing $2.40 to make and priced at $4.85. Assume that the discount rate is 10 percent and the tax rate is 40 percent. What is the NPV of the project? (Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places (e.g., 32.16).) NPV $ Should the company make the purchase? Yes No

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All else equal, the payback period for a project will decrease whenever the:

duration of a project is lengthened.

cash inflows are moved earlier in time.

assigned discount rate decreases.

required return for a project increases.

initial cost increases.