Oregon Forest Products will acquire new equipment that falls under the five-year MACRS category. The cost is $440,000. If the equipment is purchased, the following earnings before depreciation and taxes will be generated for the next six years. Use Table 12-12. Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods.

		Earnings before Depreciation
Year 1		$	125,000
Year 2			175,000
Year 3			120,000
Year 4			80,000
Year 5			71,000
Year 6			41,000

The firm is in a 30 percent tax bracket and has a 12 percent cost of capital.

a. Calculate the net present value. (A negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Net present value: ______ b. Under the net present value method, should Oregon Forest Products purchase the equipment asset?

	Yes
	No