(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Your Company has some equipment that can either be repaired right now for $50,000 or sold for $13,000 scrap value.  As an alternative, Your Company could buy new equipment for $150,000. Both pieces of equipment would last 8 years. The annual operating expenses of the new equipment would be $8,500 less than the operating costs of the old machine. In addition, the new machine would be able to produce 100 more units that can be sold for a contribution margin of $65 per unit. The new equipment is expected to have a $10,000 salvage value in 8 years. Your Company discount rate is 8%. What is the net present value of the decision to buy the new equipment instead of repairing the old equipment?   a $4,605   b $3,225   c $1,605   d ($ 795)

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(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Your Company has some equipment that can either be repaired right now for $50,000 or sold for $13,000 scrap value.  As an alternative, Your Company could buy new equipment for $150,000. Both pieces of equipment would last 8 years. The annual operating expenses of the new equipment would be $8,500 less than the operating costs of the old machine. In addition, the new machine would be able to produce 100 more units that can be sold for a contribution margin of $65 per unit. The new equipment is expected to have a $10,000 salvage value in 8 years. Your Company discount rate is 8%. What is the net present value of the decision to buy the new equipment instead of repairing the old equipment?

  a

$4,605

  b

$3,225

  c

$1,605

  d

($ 795)

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