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The Campbell Company is considering adding a robotic paint sprayer to its production line

Finance Aug 16, 2020

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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