The Excon Machine Tool Company is considering the addition of a computerized lathe to its equipment inventory.

The initial cost of the equipment is $$780,000,$ and the lathe is expected to have a useful life of five years and no

salvage value. The cost savings and increased capacity attributable to the machine are estimated to generate

increases in the firm's annual cash inflows $($before considering depreciation$)$ of $$198,000.$ The machine will be

depreciated using MACRS for tax purposes. The $5-$year MACRS depreciation percentages as computed by the IRS

are: Year $1=20\mathrm{.}00\%$; Year $2=32\mathrm{.}00\%$; Year $3=19\mathrm{.}20\%$; Year $4=11\mathrm{.}52\%$; Year $5=11\mathrm{.}52\%$; Year $6=5\mathrm{.}76\%.$

Warren is currently in the $40\%$ income tax bracket. A $6\%$ after$-$tax rate of return is desired.

Required:

A$.$ What is the net present value of the investment?

B$.$ Should the machine be acquired by the firm?

C$.$ Assume that the equipment will be sold at the end of its useful life for $$118,000.$ If the depreciation amounts are

not revised, calculate the dollar impact of this change on the total net present value.

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What is the net present value of the investment?

Note: Cash outflows or any amount to be deducted should be entered with a minus sign as a negative number. Do not $rc$

intermediate calculations. Round final answers to the nearest dollar.