One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $95,000. You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many advantages; you can purchase it for $150,000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over ten years, after which it has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will contribute EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of $55,000 per year for the next ten years. The current machine is expected to produce EBITDA of$22,000 per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a useful life of 11 years, after which it will have no salvage value, so depreciation expense for the current machine is$8,636 per year. All other expenses of the two machines are identical. The market value today of the current machine is$50,000 . Your company's tax rate is 20% , and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is 10% . Is it profitable to replace the year-old machine?

The NPV of the replacement is

Should your company replace its year-old machine? (Select the best choice below.)

A.

No, there is a loss from replacing the machine.

B.

Yes, there is a profit from replacing the machine.