unapter Signment At times firms will need to decide if they want to continue to use their current equipment or replace the equipment with newer equipment. In this case, the company will need to perform a replacement analysis to determine which alternative is the best financial decision for the company A- Consider the case of LoRusso Company: The managers of Lorusso Company are considering replacing an existing piece of equipment, and have collected the following information: The new plece of equipment will have a cost of $1,800,000, and it will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over a period of five years (years 1-5). The old machine is also being depreciated on a straight-line basis. It has a book value of $200,000 (at year and three more years of depreciation left ($50,000 per year) . The new equipment will have a salvape value of $0 at the end of the project's ite (years). The old machine has a current salvage value at year 0) of $300,000 Replacing the old machine will require an investment in net working capital WC) of $45,000 that wall be recovered at the end of the project's life (vear 5). The new machine is more effident, so the incremental increase in earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) will increase by a total of $400,000 in each of the next five years (vears 1-5). (Hint: This value represents the difference between the revenues and operating costs (induding depreciation expense generated using the new equipment and that earned using the old equipment The project's required rate of return is 89 The company's annual tax rate is 40% hapter 10 Assignment Complete the following table and compute the incremental cash flows associated with the replacement of the old equipment with the new equipment Year o Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Initial investment EBIT $400,000 Less: Taxes Plus: New depreciation Less: Old depreciation Plus: Salvage value Less: Tax on salvage Less: NWC Plus: Recapture of NWC Total Net Cash Flow 5600,000 EBIT Less: Taxes $400 Plus: New depreciation Less: Old depreciation Plus: Salvage value Less: Tax on salvage Less: NWC Plus: Recapture of NWC Total Net Cash Flow $600,000 The net present value (NPV) of this replacement project is