One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $120,000. You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many advantages; you can purchase it for $160,000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over ten years and has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will produce a gross margin (revenues minus operating expenses other than depreciation) of $60,000 per year for the next ten years. The current machine is expected to produce a gross margin of $23,000 per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a useful life of 11 years, and has no salvage value, so depreciation expense for the current machine is $10,909 per year. The market value today of the current machine is $45,000. Your company's tax rate is 38%, and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is 12%.

Should your company replace its year-old machine?

One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $120,000. You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many advantages, you can purchase it for $160,000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over ten years and has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will produce a gross margin (revenues minus operating expenses other than depreciation) of $60,000 per year for the next ten years. The current machine is expected to produce a gross margin of $23,000 per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a useful life of 11 years, and has no salvage value, so depreciation expense for the current machine is $10,909 per year. The market value today of the current machine is $45,000. Your company's tax rate is 38%, and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is 12%. Should your company replace its year-old machine? The NPV of replacing the year-old machine is $ . (Round to the nearest dollar.) Should your company replace its year-old machine? (Select the best choice below.) O A. Yes, there is a profit from replacing the machine. O B. No, there is a loss from replacing the machine