In calculating the payback period where new equipment is replacing old equipment, any salvage value to be received on disposal of the old equipment should be deducted from the cost of the new equipment.
Goergen Corporation is considering a capital budgeting project that would require an initial investment of $700,000. The investment would generate annual cash inflows of $267,000 for the life of the project, which is 4 years. The company's discount rate is 10%. The net present value of the project is closest to: Use Exhibit 7B-1 and Exhibit 7B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.
(Ignore income taxes in this problem.) Consider the following three investment opportunities:
Project I would require an immediate cash outlay of $40,000 and would result in cash savings of $9,000 each year for 5 years.
Project II would require cash outlays of $7,000 per year and would provide a cash inflow of $40,000 at the end of 5 years.
Project III would require a cash outlay of $36,000 now and would provide a cash inflow of $60,000 at the end of 5 years.
Required:
The discount rate is 10%. Use the net present value method to determine which, if any, of the three projects is acceptable.