Exercise 173

Yappy Company is considering a capital investment of $320,000 in additional equipment. The new equipment is expected to have a useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method. During the life of the investment, annual net income and cash inflows are expected to be $22,000 and $62,000, respectively. Yappy requires a 10% return on all new investments. Compute each of the following: Indicate whether the investment should be accepted or rejected