Beryl's Iced Tea currently rents a bottling machine for $$51,000$ per year,

including all maintenance expenses. It is considering purchasing a

machine instead and is comparing two options:

a$.$ Purchase the machine it is currently renting for $$150,000.$ This machine

will require $$22,000$ per year in ongoing maintenance expenses.

b$.$ Purchase a new, more advanced machine for $$265,000.$ This machine

will require $$19,000$ per year in ongoing maintenance expenses and will

lower bottling costs by $$12,000$ per year. Also, $$39,000$ will be spent up

front to train the new operators of the machine.

Suppose the appropriate discount rate is $9\%$ per year and the machine is

purchased today. Maintenance and bottling costs are paid at the end of

each year, as is the cost of the rental machine. Assume also that the

machines will be depreciated via the straight$-$line method over seven years

and that they have a $10-$year life with a negligible salvage value. The

marginal corporate tax rate is $20\%.$

Should Beryl's Iced Tea continue to rent, purchase its current machine, or

purchase the advanced machine? To make this decision, calculate the

NPV of the FCF associated with each alternative.

The NPV of renting the current machine is $

$($Round to the

nearest dollar.$)$

The NPV of purchasing the current machine is $$-241,381.($Round to the

nearest dollar.$)$

The NPV of purchasing the advanced machine is $

$($Round to the

nearest dollar.$)$Beryl$\text{'}$s Iced Tea currently rents a bottling machine for $ $51$ comma $000$ per$$ year, including all maintenance expenses. It is considering purchasing a machine instead and is comparing two$$ options:

a$.$ Purchase the machine it is currently renting for $ $150$ comma $000.$ This machine will require $ $22$ comma $000$ per year in ongoing maintenance expenses.

b$.$ Purchase a$$ new, more advanced machine for $ $265$ comma $000.$ This machine will require $ $19$ comma $000$ per year in ongoing maintenance expenses and will lower bottling costs by $ $12$ comma $000$ per year.$$ Also, $ $39$ comma $000$ will be spent up front to train the new operators of the machine.

Suppose the appropriate discount rate is $9\%$ per year and the machine is purchased today. Maintenance and bottling costs are paid at the end of each$$ year, as is the cost of the rental machine. Assume also that the machines will be depreciated via the$$ straight$-$line method over seven years and that they have a$10-$year life with a negligible salvage value. The marginal corporate tax rate is $20\%.$

Should Beryl's Iced Tea continue to$$ rent, purchase its current$$ machine, or purchase the advanced$$ machine? To make this$$ decision, calculate the NPV of the FCF associated with each alternative.