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The Campbell Company is considering adding a robotic paint sprayer to its production line
The Campbell Company is considering adding a robotic paint sprayer to its production line. The sprayer's base price is $850,000, and it would cost another $20,000 to install it. The machine falls into the MACRS 3-year class, and it would be sold after 3 years for $564,000. The MACRS rates for the first three years are 0.3333, 0.4445, and 0.1481. The machine would require an increase in net working capital (inventory) of $14,000. The sprayer would not change revenues, but it is expected to save the firm $356,000 per year in before-tax operating costs, mainly labor. Campbell's marginal tax rate is 25%. (Ignore the half-year convention for the straight-line method.) Cash outflows, if any, should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest dollar.
What is the Year-0 net cash flow?
What are the net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3?
Year 1: $
Year 2: $
Year 3: $
What is the additional Year-3 cash flow (i.e, the after-tax salvage and the return of working capital)?
If the project's cost of capital is 13%, what is the NPV of the project?
Expert Solution
Year-0 net cash flow = -$884,000
Net operating cash flows in Years 1, 2, and 3;
Year 1: $339,492.75
Year 2: $363,678.75
Year 3: $299,211.75
Additional Year-3 cash flow = $14,000 + $439,116.75
= $453,116.75
NPV = $222,652.14
Since, the NPV is positive. So, the it should be purchased.
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