The management of Niagra National Bank is considering an investment in automatic teller machines. The machines would cost $148,050 and have a useful life of seven years. The bank’s controller has estimated that the automatic teller machines will save the bank $31,500 after taxes during each year of their life (including the depreciation tax shield). The machines will have no salvage value.
Required:
1.Compute the payback period for the proposed investment. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)
2.Compute the net present value of the proposed investment assuming an after-tax hurdle rate of: (a) 10 percent, (b) 12 percent, and (c) 14 percent. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)
1.
Payback period = Initial Investment / Annual inflow
= $148050 / $31500
= 4.7 years.
2.
Net present value = present value of cash inflow - intital cash outflow
(a)
Net present value = $31500 x Present value Annuity factor (10%,7) - $148050
= $31500 x 4.86842 - $148050
= $153355 - $148050
= $5305.
(b)
Net present value = $31500 x Present value Annuity factor (12%,7) - $148050
= $31500 x 4.56376 - $148050
= $143758 - $148050
= - $4292
(c)
Net present value = $31500 x Present value Annuity factor (14%,7) - $148050
= $31500 x 4.28830 - $148050
= $135081 - $148050
= - $12969.
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