Assume that a company purchased a new machine for $24,750 that has no salvage value. The machine is expected to save the company $6,000 a year in cash operating costs for seven years. The company also expects the machine to provide annual intangible benefits that are difficult to quantify. Assuming the company's hurdle rate is 24%, the minimum value of the intangible benefits that would be required to make this investment acceptable is closest to: Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. Multiple Choice $1,634. $1,464. $1,404. $2,234. EXHIBIT 148-1 Present Value of $1; (1+r) Periods 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 1 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833 0.826 0.820 0.813 0.806 0.800 2 0.925 0.907 0.890 0.873 0.857 0.842 0.826 0.812 0.797 0.783 0.769 0.756 0.743 0.731 0.718 0.706 0.694 0.683 0.672 0.661 0.650 0.640 3 0.889 0.864 0.840 0.816 0.794 0.772 0.751 0.731 0.712 0.693 0.675 0.658 0.641 0.624 0.609 0.593 0.579 0.564 0.551 0.537 0.524 0.512 4 0.855 0.823 0.792 0.763 0.735 0.708 0.683 0.659 0.636 0.613 0.592 0.572 0.552 0.534 0.516 0.499 0.482 0.467 0.451 0.437 0.423 0.410 5 0.822 0.784 0.747 0.713 0.681 0.650 0.621 0.593 0.567 0.543 0.519 0.497 0.476 0.456 0.437 0.419 0.402 0.386 0.370 0.355 0.341 0.328 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 0.145 14 15 0.417 16 17 18 0.111 19 0.790 0.746 0.705 0.666 0.630 0.596 0.564 0.535 0.507 0.480 0.456 0.432 0.410 0.390 0.370 0.352 0.335 0.319 0.303 0.289 0.275 0.262 0.760 0.711 0.665 0.623 0.583 0.547 0.513 0.482 0.452 0.425 0.400 0.376 0.354 0.333 0.314 0.296 0.279 0.263 0.249 0.235 0.222 0.210 0.731 0.677 0.627 0.582 0.540 0.502 0.467 0.434 0.404 0.376 0.351 0.327 0.305 0.285 0.266 0.249 0.233 0.218 0.204 0.191 0.179 0.168 0.703 0.645 0.592 0.544 0.500 0.460 0.424 0.391 0.361 0.333 0.308 0.284 0.263 0.243 0.225 0.209 0.194 0.180 0.167 0.155 0.144 0.134 0.676 0.614 0.558 0.508 0.463 0.422 0.386 0.352 0.322 0.295 0.270 0.247 0.227 0.208 0.191 0.176 0.162 0.149 0.137 0.126 0.116 0.107 0.650 0.585 0.527 0.475 0.429 0.388 0.350 0.317 0.287 0.261 0.237 0.215 0.195 0.178 0.162 0.148 0.135 0.123 0.112 0.103 0.094 0.086 0.625 0.557 0.497 0.444 0.397 0.356 0.319 0.286 0.257 0.231 0.208 0.187 0.168 0.152 0.137 0.124 0.112 0.102 0.092 0.083 0.076 0.069 0.601 0.530 0.469 0.415 0.368 0.326 0.290 0.258 0.229 0.204 0.182 0.163 0.130 0.116 0.104 0.093 0.084 0.075 0.068 0.061 0.055 0.577 0.505 0.442 0.388 0.340 0.299 0.263 0.232 0.205 0.181 0.160 0.141 0.125 0.111 0.099 0.088 0.078 0.069 0.062 0.055 0.049 0.044 0.555 0.481 0.362 0.315 0.275 0.239 0.209 0.183 0.160 0.140 0.123 0.108 0.095 0.084 0.074 0.065 0.057 0.051 0.045 0.040 0.035 0.534 0.458 0.394 0.339 0.292 0.252 0.218 0.188 0.163 0.141 0.123 0.107 0.093 0.081 0.071 0.062 0.054 0.047 0.042 0.036 0.032 0.028 0.513 0.436 0.371 0.317 0.270 0.231 0.198 0.170 0.146 0.125 0.108 0.093 0.080 0.069 0.060 0.052 0.045 0.039 0.034 0.030 0.026 0.023 0.494 0.416 0.350 0.296 0.250 0.212 0.180 0.153 0.130 0.095 0.081 0.069 0.059 0.051 0.044 0.038 0.032 0.028 0.024 0.021 0.018 0.475 0.396 0.331 0.277 0.232 0.194 0.164 0.138 0.116 0.098 0.083 0.070 0.060 0.051 0.043 0.037 0.031 0.027 0.023 0.020 0.017 0.014 0.456 0.377 0.312 0.258 0.215 0.178 0.149 0.124 0.104 0.087 0.073 0.061 0.043 0.037 0.031 0.026 0.022 0.019 0.016 0.014 0.012 0.439 0.359 0.294 0.242 0.199 0.164 0.135 0.112 0.093 0.077 0.064 0.053 0.044 0.037 0.031 0.026 0.022 0.018 0.015 0.013 0.011 0.009 0.422 0.342 0.278 0.226 0.184 0.150 0.123 0.101 0.083 0.068 0.056 0.046 0.038 0.032 0.026 0.022 0.018 0.015 0.013 0.011 0.009 0.007 0.406 0.326 0.262 0.211 0.170 0.138 0.112 0.091 0.074 0.060 0.049 0.040 0.033 0.027 0.022 0.018 0.015 0.012 0.010 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.390 0.310 0.247 0.197 0.158 0.126 0.102 0.082 0.066 0.053 0.043 0.035 0.028 0.023 0.019 0.015 0.013 0.010 0.008 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.375 0.295 0.233 0.184 0.146 0.116 0.092 0.074 0.059 0.047 0.038 0.030 0.024 0.020 0.016 0.013 0.010 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.361 0.281 0.220 0.172 0.135 0.106 0.084 0.066 0.053 0.042 0.033 0.026 0.021 0.017 0.014 0.011 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.347 0.268 0.207 0.161 0.125 0.098 0.076 0.060 0.047 0.037 0.029 0.023 0.018 0.014 0.011 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.333 0.255 0.196 0.150 0.116 0.090 0.069 0.054 0.042 0.033 0.026 0.020 0.016 0.012 0.010 0.008 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.321 0.243 0.185 0.141 0.107 0.082 0.063 0.048 0.037 0.029 0.022 0.017 0.014 0.011 0.008 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.308 0.231 0.174 0.131 0.099 0.075 0.057 0.044 0.033 0.026 0.020 0.015 0.012 0.009 0.007 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.208 0.142 0.097 0.067 0.046 0.032 0.022 0.015 0.011 0.008 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 20 0.051 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 40 EXHIBIT 148-2 Present Value of an Annulty of $1 In Arrears; Periods 5% 6% 7% 8% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 4% 0.962 9% 0.917 1 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833 0.826 0.820 0.813 0.806 0.800 2 1.886 0.952 1.859 2.723 1.808 1.783 1.759 1.713 1.690 1.668 1.647 1.626 1.605 1.585 1.566 1.547 1.528 1.509 1.492 1.474 1.457 1.440 1.833 2.673 1.736 2.487 3 2.775 2.624 2.577 2.531 2.444 2.402 2.361 2.322 2.283 2.246 2.210 2.174 2.140 2.106 2.074 2.042 2.011 1.981 1.952 4 3.630 3.546 3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 2.855 2.798 2.743 2.690 2.639 2.589 2.540 2.494 2.448 2.404 2.362 5 4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3.791 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 3.352 3.274 3.199 3.127 3.058 2.991 2.926 2.864 2.803 2.745 2.689 6 5.242 5.076 4.917 4.767 4.623 4.486 7 6.002 5.786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5.033 8 6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 4.355 4.231 4.111 3.998 3.889 3.784 3.685 3.589 3.498 3.410 3.326 3.245 3.167 3.092 3.020 2.951 4.868 4712 4.564 4.423 4.288 4.160 4.039 3.922 3.812 3.706 3.605 3.508 3.416 3.327 3.242 3.161 5.335 5.146 4.968 4.799 4.639 4.487 4.344 4.207 4.078 3.954 3.837 3.726 3.619 3.518 3.421 3.329 5.759 5.537 5.328 5.132 4.946 4.772 4.607 4.451 4.303 4.163 4.031 3.905 3.786 3.673 3.566 3.463 6.145 5.889 5.650 5.426 5.216 5.019 4.833 4.659 4.494 4.339 4.192 4.054 3.923 3.799 3.682 3.571 9 7.435 7.108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 10 8.111 7.722 7360 7.024 6.710 6.418 11 8.306 7.887 7.499 7.139 6.805 6.495 6.207 5.938 5.687 5.453 5.234 5.029 4.836 4.656 4.486 4.327 4.177 4.035 3.902 3.776 3.656 8.760 9.385 12 8.863 8.384 7.943 7.536 7.161 6.814 6.492 6.194 5.918 5.660 5.421 5.197 4.988 4.793 4.611 4.439 4.278 4.127 3.985 3.851 3.725 13 9.986 9.394 7.904 7.487 7.103 6.750 6.424 6.122 5.842 5.583 5.342 5.118 4.910 4.715 4.533 4.362 4.203 4.053 3.912 3.780 8.853 9.295 14 10.563 9.899 8.358 8.745 9.108 8.244 7.367 6.982 6.628 6.302 6.002 5.724 5.468 5.229 5.008 4.802 4.611 4.432 4.265 4.108 3.962 3.824 7.786 8.061 15 11.118 10.380 9.712 8.559 7.606 7.191 6.811 6.462 6.142 5.847 5.575 5.324 5.092 4.876 4.675 4.489 4.315 4.153 4.001 3.859 16 11.652 10.838 10.106 9.447 8.851 8.313 7.824 7.379 6.974 6.604 6.265 5.954 5.668 5.405 5.162 4.938 4.730 4.536 4.357 4.189 4.033 3.887 17 12.166 11.274 10.477 9.763 9.122 8.544 8.022 7.549 7.120 6.729 6.373 6.047 5.749 5.475 5.222 4.990 4.775 4.576 4.391 4.219 4.059 3.910 18 12.659 11.690 10.828 10.059 9.372 8.756 8.2017.702 7.250 6.840 6.467 6.128 5.818 5.534 5.273 5.033 4.812 4.608 4.419 4.243 4.080 3.928 19 13.134 12.085 11.158 10.336 9.604 8.950 8.365 7.839 7.366 6.938 6.550 6.198 5.877 5.584 5.316 5.070 4.843 4.635 4.442 4.263 4.097 3.942 20 13.590 12.462 11.470 10.594 9.818 9.129 8.514 7.963 7.469 7025 6.623 6.259 5.929 5.628 5.353 5.101 4.870 4.657 4.460 4.279 4.110 3.954 21 14.029 12.821 11.764 10.836 10.017 9.292 8.649 8.075 7.562 7.102 6.687 6.312 5.973 5.665 5.384 5127 4.891 4.675 4.476 4.292 4.121 3.963 22 10.2019.442 8.772 8.176 7.645 7170 4.909 4.690 4.488 4.302 4.130 3.970 23 10.371 9.580 4.925 4703 4,499 4.311 4.137 3.976 14.451 13.163 12.042 11.061 14.857 13.489 12.303 11.272 15.247 13.799 12.550 11.469 15.622 14.094 12.783 11.654 6.743 6.359 6.011 5.696 5.410 5.149 6.792 6.399 6.044 5.723 5.432 5.167 6.835 6.434 6.073 5.746 5.451 5.182 6.873 6.464 6.097 5.766 5.467 5.195 24 8.883 8.266 7.718 7.230 8.985 8.348 7.784 7283 9.077 8.422 7.843 7.330 10.529 9.707 4.937 4.713 4.507 4.318 4.143 3.981 3.985 25 10.675 9.823 4.948 4721 4.514 4.323 4.147 26 15.983 14.375 13.003 11.826 10.810 9.929 9.161 8.488 7.896 7.372 6.906 6.491 6.118 5.783 5.480 5.206 4.956 4728 4.520 4.328 4151 3.988 27 16.330 14.643 13.211 11.987 10.935 10.027 9.237 8.548 7.943 7.409 6.935 6.514 6.136 5.798 5.492 5.215 4.964 4734 4.524 4.332 4154 3.990 28 16.663 14.898 13.406 12.137 11.051 10.116 6.961 6.534 6.152 5.810 5.502 5.223 4.970 4739 4.528 4.335 3.992 4.157 4.159 29 16.984 15.141 13.591 12.278 11.158 9.307 8.602 7.984 7.441 9.370 8.650 8.022 7.470 9.427 8.694 8.055 7.496 10.198 6.983 6.551 6.166 5.820 5.510 5.229 4.975 4743 4.531 4.337 3.994 30 17.292 15.372 13.765 12.409 11.258 10.274 7.003 6.566 6.177 5.829 5.517 5.235 4.979 4746 4.534 4.339 4.160 3.995 40 19.793 17.159 15.046 13.332 11.925 10.757 9.779 8.951 8.244 7.634 7105 6.642 6.233 5.871 5.548 5.258 4.997 4.760 4.544 4.347 4.166 3.999