Saxon Products, Inc., is investigating the purchase of a robot for use on the company's assembly line. Selected data relating to the robot are provided below: Engineering studies suggest that use of the robot will result in a savings of 33,000 direct labor-hours each year. The labor rate is $16 per hour. Also, the smoother work flow made possible by the use of automation will allow the company to reduce the amount of inventory on hand by $408,000. This inventory reduction will take place at the end of the first year of operation; the released funds will be avallable for use elsewhere in the company. Saxon Products has a 19% required rate of return. Click here to view Exhibit.78-1 and Exhibit 78-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not include the $408.000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot. 2.b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were \$83,000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,500 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 33,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash inflow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleid a 19% rate of return. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not indude the $408,000 Inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed Investment in the robot. 2-b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $83. than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,500 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 33,00 Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investn 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleld a 19% rate of return. Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot. 2.b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $83,000 mor than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,500 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 33,000 hours Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash inflow t would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleld a 19% rate of return. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,500 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 33,000 Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investmer 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash in would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yield a 19% rate of return. Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $83,000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,500 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 33,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? (Enter negative amount with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,500 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this i 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-o. Which of the following are intengible benefits assoclated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annue would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleld a 19% rate of return. Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annt would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleld a 19% rate of return. Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? (Select which of the follow statements (Is) are true by selecting an " X ".) than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,500 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 33,000 Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investme 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash in would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleld a 19% rate of return. x Answer is not complete. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash inflow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleld a 19% rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.)
