Henrie’s Drapery Service is investigating the purchase of a new machine for cleaning and blocking drapes. The machine would cost $151,640, including freight and installation. Henrie’s estimated the new machine would increase the company’s cash inflows, net of expenses, by $40,000 per year. The machine would have a five-year useful life and no salvage value.
Click here to view Exhibit 13B-1 and Exhibit 13B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using table.
Required:
1. What is the machine’s internal rate of return? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percentage.)
2. Using a discount rate of 10%, what is the machine’s net present value? Interpret your results.
3. Suppose the new machine would increase the company’s annual cash inflows, net of expenses, by only $36,000 per year. Under these conditions, what is the internal rate of return? (Round your final answer to the nearest whole percentage.)
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