Bob Johnson is considering purchasing a new piece of equipment for his business. The machine costs $160,000. Bob estimates that the machine can produce $43,000 cash inflow per year for the next five years. His cost of capital is 12 percent. Based upon the net present value of this investment, Bob should
Group of answer choices
invest in the equipment.
invest in the machine if he can get a higher cost of capital.
not invest in the machine.
Cannot tell without additional information.
Correct answer is option C.not invest in the machine
First we need to calculate Net Present Value [ NPV ] of the machine
NPV = Present value of cash inflows - Initial investment
=43000*PVIFA,12%5 - 160,000
=43000*3.604776 -160,000
=155,005.37-160,000
= -4994.63
It is to be noted that,NPV is negetive and not feasible to invest in the machine.Moreover higher cost of capital will increase the loss,so should avoid the same.
NOTE
-The formula for calculating the Present Value Annuity
Inflow Factor (PVIFA) is [{1 - (1 / (1 + r)n} / r], where “r” is
Discount rate and “n” is the useful life of
investment
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