9 Assume that a company is considering purchasing a machine for $100,000 that will have a seven-year useful life and a $12.000 salvage value The machine will lower operating costs by $18,000 per year and increase sales volume by 1,000 units per year. The company earns a contribution margin of $3.00 per unit. The company also expects this investment to provide qualitative benefits that it is struggling to incorporate into its financial analysis. Assuming the company's required rate of return is 17%, the minimum dollar value per year that must be provided by the machine's qualitative benefits to justify the $100,000 investment is closest to: Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 1482, to determine the appropriate discount foctor(s) using the tables provided Multiple Choice $4,578 $3,478 53.788 $4,508 10 Assume that a company is considering buying a new piece of equipment for $280,000 that would have a useful life of five years and a selvage value of $30,000. The equipment would generate the following estimated annual revenues and expenses $120,000 Revenues Less operating expenses: Commissions Insurance Depreciation Maintenance Net operating income $15,000 5,000 50,000 30,000 100,000 $ 20,000 Click here to view Exhibit 148.1 and Exhibit 140 2. to determine the appropriate discount factors) using the tables provided The company also believes that this investment would provide some annual intangible benefits that are difficult to quantity Assuming a discount rate of 15%, the minimum dollar value per year that must be provided by the equipment's intangible benefits to justify the $280,000 investment is closest to The company also believes that this investmen rate of 15%, the minimum dollar value per yeart is closest to: 10 Multiple Choice O O $44,134. $53,084. $9,084. O $134. Assume the following information for a capital budgeting proposal with a five-year time horizon: 12 $400,000 Initial investment: Cost of equipment (zero salvage value) Annual revenues and costs: Sales revenues Variable expenses Depreciation expense Fixed out-of-pocket costs $300,000 $130,000 $ 50,000 $ 40,000 Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 148-2. to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. Assuming a discount rate of 12%, this proposal's profitability Index is closest to: Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exh 12 Assuming a discount rate of 12%, this pr Multiple Choice O 1.22 1.26. 1.17. O 1.12