The management of Kunkel Company is considering the purchase of a $33,000 machine that would reduce operating costs by $8,500 per year. At the end of the machines five-year useful life, it will have zero scrap value. The companys required rate of return is 16%.

Click here to view Exhibit 8B-1 and Exhibit 8B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.

Required:

1. Determine the net present value of the investment in the machine.

2. What is the difference between the total, undiscounted cash inflows and cash outflows over the entire life of the machine? (Any cash outflows should be indicated by a minus sign.)