Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Following is information on an investment in a manufacturing machine. The machine has zero salvage value. The company requires a 6% return from its investments. Initial investment Net cash flows: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Assume that instead of a zero salvage value, as shown above, the machine has a salvage value of $27,000 at the end of its three-year life. Compute the machine's net present value. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round all present value factors to 4 decimal places. Round present value amounts to the nearest dollar.) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 3 salvage value Totals Initial investment Net present value Net Cash Flows $ $ (290,000) 105,000 92,000 115,000 0 Present Value Factor < Prev Present Value of Net Cash Flows $ $ 0 0 S 10 of 16 www www Next >

Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Following is information on an investment in a manufacturing machine. The machine has zero salvage value. The company requires a 6% return from its investments. Initial investment Net cash flows: Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Assume that instead of a zero salvage value, as shown above, the machine has a salvage value of $27,000 at the end of its three-year life. Compute the machine's net present value. (PV of $1, FV of $1, PVA of $1, and FVA of $1) (Use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided. Round all present value factors to 4 decimal places. Round present value amounts to the nearest dollar.) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 3 salvage value Totals Initial investment Net present value Net Cash Flows $ $ (290,000) 105,000 92,000 115,000 0 Present Value Factor < Prev Present Value of Net Cash Flows $ $ 0 0 S 10 of 16 www www Next >

Managerial Accounting

15th Edition

ISBN:9781337912020

Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Publisher:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Chapter12: Capital Investment Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4PA: Net present value method, internal rate of return method, and analysis for a service company The...

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