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 $ 46,800, 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 $ 75,300 and requires $ 4,300 in 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 $ 55 comma 000 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

New machine			Old machine
Year	Revenue	Expenses (excluding depreciation and interest)		Revenue	Expenses (excluding depreciation and interest)
1	$750,900	$719,900		$674,900	$660,000
2	750,900	719,900		676,900	660,000
3	750,900	719,900		680,900	660,000
4	750,900	719,900		678,900	660,000
5	750,900	719,900		674,900	660,000

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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%

contains the applicable MACRS depreciation percentages.) Note: The new machine will have no terminal value at the end of 5 years.

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.

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

Calculate the initial investment below:(Round to the nearest dollar.)

Cost of new asset $

Installation costs

Total cost of new asset $

Proceeds from sale of old asset $

Tax on sale of old asset

Total proceeds, sale of old asset $

Initial investment $