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Current Machine New Machine Purchases Price, New 112,500 148,000 Current Book Value 33,500 Overhaul Needed Now 27,500 Annual Cash Operating Cost 63,000 48,000 Current Disposal

Current Machine

New Machine

Purchases Price, New

112,500

148,000

Current Book Value

33,500

Overhaul Needed Now

27,500

Annual Cash Operating Cost

63,000

48,000

Current Disposal Value

40,000

Salvage Value In 5 years

8,000

35,000

Trudys Tire Company needs to overhaul its auto lift system or buy a new one. Trudys uses straight line depreciation to depreciate equipment. The current machine has 5-year remaining on its useful life and the new machine has a 5-year useful life. The company is subject to a 30% income tax rate. Trudys has a required rate of return of 15%.

Present a net present value analysis to compare the two options.(Please Show Work) Note: do not use the incremental/differential analysis approach.

Which alternative would you recommend and why?

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