Charlie Corporation is considering buying a new donut maker. This machine will replace an old donut maker that still has a useful life of 6 years. The new machine will cost $3,780 a year to operate, as opposed to the old machine, which costs $4,250 per year to operate. Also, because of increased capacity, an additional 21,800 donuts a year can be produced. The company makes a contribution margin of $0.10 per donut. The old machine can be sold for $8,800 and the new machine costs $31,800. The incremental annual net cash inflows provided by the new machine would be (Ignore income taxes.):
$2,650
$470
$2,180
$6,620
Contribution Per Donut = | 0.1 |
Additional donuts produced = | 21800 |
Additional Contribution = | 2180 |
Operating cost from new Machine = | 3780 |
Operating cost from Old Machine = | 4250 |
Net Saving in operating cost per year | 470 |
Cost of new machine | 31800 |
Less Resale value of old machine | 8800 |
Cost of replacement = | 23000 |
Incremental annual net cash inflows provided by new machine= | |
Additional Contribution + Saving in operating costs | 2650 |
Answer- 2650 | |
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