Help Save & Exit Submit Lukow Products is investigating the purchase of a piece of automated equipment that will save $120,000 each year in direct labor and inventory carrying costs. This equipment costs $910,000 and is expected to have a 11-year useful life with no salvage value. The company's required rate of return is 10% on all equipment purchases. Management anticipates that this equipment will provide intangible benefits such as greater flexibility and higher-quality output that will result in additional future cash inflows. Click here to view Exhibit 138-1 and Exhibit 138-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table. Required 1. What is the net present value of the piece of equipment before considering its intangible benefits? (Enter negative amount with a minus sign.) 2. What minimum dollar value per year must be provided by the equipment's intangible benefits to justify the $910,000 investment? 1. Net 2. Prev 2 of 5 Next >