Please Answer the Following:

a. what is the NPV of the replacement?

b. Should your company replace its year old machine?

One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $110,000 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 10 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 $50,000 per year for the next 10 years. The current machine is expected to produce EBITDA of $20,000 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 $10,000 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 25%, and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is 10%. Is it profitable to replace the year-old machine