ACME Company is interested in buying a new machine that costs $500,000. It is projected that sales for the first year will be $350,000 and will increase each year by 15%. Variable costs are estimated to be 60% of sales with a one time repair cost of $25,000 in year 4. The machine will have a useful life of 5 years, the tax rate = 33% and the discount rate is 10%. Using the valuation tools youve learned (payback, discounted payback, NPV, IRR, PI), recommend if the company should invest in this machine.

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