a. AM Express Inc. is considering the purchase of an additional delivery vehicle for $55,000 on January 1, 20Y1. The truck is expected to have a five-year life with an expected residual value of $15,000 at the end of five years. The expected additional revenues from the added delivery capacity are anticipated to be $58,000 per year for each of the next five years. A driver will cost $42,000 in 20Y1, with an expected annual salary increase of $1,000 for each year thereafter. The annual operating costs for the truck are estimated to be $3,000 per year.

Present Value of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	0.890	0.826	0.797	0.756	0.694
3	0.840	0.751	0.712	0.658	0.579
4	0.792	0.683	0.636	0.572	0.482
5	0.747	0.621	0.567	0.497	0.402
6	0.705	0.564	0.507	0.432	0.335
7	0.665	0.513	0.452	0.376	0.279
8	0.627	0.467	0.404	0.327	0.233
9	0.592	0.424	0.361	0.284	0.194
10	0.558	0.386	0.322	0.247	0.162

Determine the expected annual net cash flows from the delivery truck investment for 20Y120Y5.

	Annual Net Cash Flow
20Y1	$fill in the blank 1
20Y2	$fill in the blank 2
20Y3	$fill in the blank 3
20Y4	$fill in the blank 4
20Y5	$fill in the blank 5

Calculate the net present value of the investment, assuming that the minimum desired rate of return is 12%. (If required, round to the nearest dollar.) Use the table of the present value of $1 presented above. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

Present value of annual net cash flows	$fill in the blank 6
Investment	$fill in the blank 7
Net present value

b.

Buckeye Healthcare Corp. is proposing to spend $71,896 on a six-year project that has estimated net cash flows of $19,000 for each of the six years.

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.352	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.784	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

Compute the net present value, using a rate of return of 20%. Use the table of present value of an annuity of $1 presented above. If required, round to the nearest dollar. Use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

Present value of annual net cash flows	$fill in the blank 1
Less amount to be invested	$fill in the blank 2
Net present value	$fill in the blank 3

Determine the internal rate of return by computing a present value factor for an annuity of $1 and using the table of the present value of an annuity of $1 presented above. fill in the blank 5 %