Q8:

Amphora Corporation is evaluating a proposal to purchase a new hydraulic press to replace a less efficient machine presently in use. Total cost of the new equipment (including delivery and installation) is 10,000,000. If it is purchased, Amphora will incur costs of 250,000 to remove the present equipment and overhaul its facilities. This 250,000 is tax deductible at the time of purchase.

Depreciation for tax purposes will be allowed as follows: year 1, 2,000,000; year 2, 3,500,000; and in each of years 3 through 5, 1,500,000 per year. The existing equipment has a book and tax value of 5,000,000 and a remaining useful life of 10 years. However, the existing equipment can be sold for only 2,000,000 and is being depreciated for book and tax purposes using the straight-line method over its actual life.

Management has provided you with the following comparative manufacturing cost data:

	Present Equipment	New Equipment
Annual capacity (units)	400,000	400,000
Annual costs:
Labour	1,500,000	1,250,000
Depreciation	500,000	700,000
Other (all cash)	2,400,000	1,000,000
Total annual costs	4,400,000	2,950,000

The existing equipment is expected to have a salvage value equal to its removal costs at the end of 10 years. The new equipment is expected to have a salvage value of 3,000,000 at the end of 10 years, which will be taxable, and no removal costs. No changes in working capital are required with the purchase of the new equipment. The sales force does not expect any changes in the volume of sales over the next 10 years. The company's cost of capital is 16 percent, and its tax rate is 30 percent.

(A) Calculate the removal costs of the existing equipment net of tax effects. (0.5 mark)

(B) Compute the present value of the depreciation tax shield. (2 marks)

(C) Compute the forgone tax benefits of the old equipment. (0.5 mark)

(D) Calculate the cash inflow, net of taxes, from the sale of the new equipment in year 10. (0.5 mark).

(E) Calculate the tax benefit arising from the loss on the old equipment. (0.5 mark).

(F) Compute the annual differential cash flows arising from the investment in years 1 through 10 (1 mark).

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