Question

A company is considering the purchase of a piece of equipment that would cost $400,000 and would last for 9 years. At the end of 9 years, the equipment would have a salvage value of $93,000. The equipment would provide annual cost savings of $73,000. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 17% on all investment projects. (Ignore income taxes.) Required: Provide your Excel input and the final net present value amount you calculated. (If a variable is not used in the calculation, input a zero (0). Omit the "$" and "%" signs in your response.) Round your answer to the nearest dollar and use a minus sign for negative numbers.

Excel input: Rate % Nper PMT $ PV $ FV $ Net Present Value (NPV) $ Required: Input the required variables and the computed internal rate of return. (If a variable is not used in the calculation, input a zero (0). Omit the "$" and "%" signs in your response.) Round your answer to one decimal place and use a minus sign for negative numbers.

Excel input: Rate % Nper PMT $ PV $ FV $ Internal Rate of Return (IRR) %

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