ABC Ltd manufactures a range of frozen convenience meals. The company operates production plants globally and partners with thousands of farmers and growers around the world. It packages, stores and transports its own products, and their products are consumed by millions of customers every day.

The company, along with its partnering farmers and growers, have been under increasing pressure to adapt to climate change and mitigate environmental impacts. There has been an increase in water usage across the years and some of the growing regions experienced severe drought. Further, changes in social demand have resulted in increased interest on food safety and quality and sustainable packaging.

The production manager of ABC Ltd wants funding for a new and more energy-efficient machine. The machine has a purchase price of $2,300,000, an estimated useful life of four years and no residual value. Projected operating data that shows the incremental revenue and costs for the first year is as follows:

Sales		1,200,000
Variable costs		400,000
Contribution margin		800,000
Fixed costs
Depreciation	575,000
Other costs	200,000
Total fixed costs		775,000
Net operating income		25,000

Incremental revenue and costs, not including straight-line depreciation, are projected to increase by 10% per annum. The existing equipment can be sold now for $200,000. Okumura Foods Ltd requires a rate of return of 7%. Ignore tax implications.

Required:

1. Compute the following for the investment proposal (present value tables are available on the next page):

1. Net present value.
2. Payback period.