Central Laundry and Cleaners is considering replacing an existing piece of machinery with a more sophisticated machine. The old machine was purchased 3 years ago at a cost of $46,000,and this amount was being depreciated under MACRS using a 5-year recovery period. The machine has 5 years of usable life remaining. The new machine that is being considered costs $76,500 and requires $3,800in installation costs. The new machine would be depreciated under MACRS using a 5-year recovery period. The firm can currently sell the old machine for $54,100 without incurring any removal or cleanup costs. The firm is subject to a tax rate of 40% The revenues and expenses (excluding depreciation and interest) associated with the new and the old machines for the next 5 years are given in the table (Table contains the applicable MACRS depreciation percentages.) Note: The new machine will have no terminal value at the end of 5 years.

	New machine			Old machine
Year	Revenue	Expenses (excluding depreciation and interest)		Revenue	Expenses (excluding depreciation and interest)
1	$750,500	$@CNUM{720700}		$@CNUM{674100}	$@CNUM{659900}
2	750500	720700		676100	659900
3	750500	720700		680100	659900
4	750500	720700		678100	659900
5	750500	720700		674100	659900

Rounded Depreciation Percentages by Recovery Year Using MACRS for First Four Property Classes
	Percentage by recovery year*
Recovery year	3 years	5 years	7 years	10 years
1	33%	20%	14%	10%
2	45%	32%	25%	18%
3	15%	19%	18%	14%
4	7%	12%	12%	12%
5		12%	9%	9%
6		5%	9%	8%
7			9%	7%
8			4%	6%
9				6%
10				6%
11				4%
Totals	100%	100%	100%	100%

a. Calculate the initial investment associated with replacement of the old machine by the new one.

b. Determine the incremental operating cash inflows associated with the proposed replacement. (Note: Be sure to consider the depreciation in year 6.)

c. Depict on a time line the relevant cash flows found in parts (a)and (b)associated with the proposed replacement decision.