All analysis should be done in MS Excel. A memo to your boss explaining the situation, your analysis and conclusion should be written in MS Word. You must upload both files to be graded)

Aswath Corporation has a machine that requires repairs or should be replaced. You have recently been hired by Aswath and one of your assignments is to help decide whether replacing the machine or repairing it is in the best interest of your company.

Investment required for replacing the machine is $2,995,000 and cost to repair the machine is $790,000. Repairing the machine will cut down on the number of returns from customers and therefore increase cash flows, while replacing the machine may increase the number of units sold. Aswath has evaluated and calculated additional cash flows that will be generated under the two scenarios over the next five years as follows:

Year	Cash flow (if repaired)	Cash Flow (if replaced)
1	325,500	970,300
2	310,000	975,000
3	269,800	990,100
4	210,100	720,800
5	140,700	530,000

Cost of capital for the project (repair or replacement) may vary anywhere from 12 to 16% for both scenarios. You should therefore conduct your analysis with at least five WACC points 12%, 13%, 14%, 15%, and 16%. Aswath does not like to accept projects that will pay back in more than 4 years, so you must calculate Payback period to know which if any project is acceptable.

You must conduct the analysis using your knowledge of capital budgeting (NPV, IRR etc.) and time value of money to decide which of the options is better for Aswath. All analysis must be done in Excel. Your excel model should be such that it can be used by Aswath for other similar situations so anyone can change any numbers and use the model again. This would require all calculations to be using cell references and excel functions.

You must write a memo to your boss, explaining the situation, your analysis, and your conclusion. You must also explain the drawbacks of your technique/s if there are any.

NOTE: You will only get full credit for the assignment if your analysis is correct, all calculation cells are either cell references or formulae and your memo is properly formatted, grammatically correct, have the right content and the right flow. An Excel template with few inputs already entered is provided for your ben

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