7. Analysis of a replacement project At times firms will need to decide if they want to continue to use their current equipment or replace the equipment with newer equipment. In this case, the company will need to perform a replacement analysis to determine which alternative is the best financial decision for the company. Consider the case of Jones Company: The managers of Jones Company are considering replacing an existing piece of equipment, and have collected the following Information: The new plece of equipment will have a cost of $9,000,000, and it will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over a period or five years (years 1-5) The old machine is also being depreciated on a straight-line basis. It has a book value of $200,000 (at year) and three more years of depreciation left (550,000 per year). The new equipment will have a salvage value of $0 at the end of the project's life (year S). The old machine has a current salvage value (at year 0) of $300,000 Replacing the old machine will require an investment in net working capital (NWC) of $50,000 that will be recovered at the end of the project's life (year 5). The new machine is more efficient, so the incremental increase in camnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) will increase by a total of $400,000 in each of the next five years (years 1-5). (Hint: This value represents the difference between the revenues and operating costs (including depreciation expense) generated using the new equipment and that earned using the old equipment.) . The project's required rate of retum is 9% The company's annual tax rate is 35% Complete the following table and compute the incremental cash flows associated with the replacement of the old equipment with the new equiment Year o Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Tnitia investment $400.000 ERIT Less: Taxes Plus: New depreciation Less: Old depreciation Plus Salvage Value Les Taxon salvage Less NWC Plus Recapture of NWC Total Net 12.060,000 Cash Flow The net present value (NPVof this replacement project is