Company A recently put out a request for quote for the supply of new machines. Company A needs to purchase Forty (40) new machines each year for the next seven years. In order to bid on the project, you will need to acquire $500,000 of new, specialized equipment. This equipment is a class 8 asset with a 20% CCA rate, calculated using the Half-year rule method. You believe that you will be able to sell the new equipment for $70,000 at the end of the project. It will cost you $3,000 in labour and supplies to produce each ticketing machine and your fixed overhead will cost $135,000 per year. Net working capital will rise by $28,000 initially but this will all be recovered at the end of the project. Your firms tax rate is 35% and the firms cost of capital is 15%. How much should we bid to produce each new machine?

The NPV of the total cost stream for the new ticket machines is:

Multiple Choice

• $ -1,152,274

• $ 1,645,850

• $ 957,654

• $ -1,092,533