Your Company Is Considering the Purchase of a New Machine

question 40

Multiple Choice

Your company is considering the purchase of a new machine. The original cost of the old machine was $75,000; it is now five years old, and it has a current market value of $20,000. The old machine is being depreciated over a 10-year life toward a zero estimated salvage value on a straight-line basis, resulting in a current book value of $37,500 and an annual depreciation expense of $7,500. The old machine can be used for six more years but has no market value after its depreciable life is over. Management is contemplating the purchase of a new machine whose cost is $60,000 and whose estimated salvage value is zero. Expected before-tax cash savings from the new machine are $10,000 a year over its full MACRS depreciable life. Depreciation is computed using MACRS over a five-year life, and the cost of capital is 9 percent. Assume a 21 percent tax rate. What will the year 1 operating cash flow for this project be?

• A) $3,300
• B) $4,236
• C) $8,845
• D) $13,200

Analyze the economic effects of monopoly on income distribution.

Describe the conditions for effective price discrimination in monopoly.

Understand the relationship between demand elasticity and monopolist's pricing decisions.

Recognize the implications of patents and monopolistic barriers to entry on firm behavior and market structure.

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Definitions:

Future Value

The value of an investment or cash flow at a specified date in the future, adjusted for interest or return.

Asset-backed Commercial Papers

Short-term investments secured by bundled assets, like loans or receivables, allowing companies to finance these assets.

Investors

Individuals or entities that allocate capital with the expectation of achieving a future financial return.

Securities

Assets which embody either ownership in a stock of a company available to the public, a lending relationship with a government or corporate entity through bonds, or claims to ownership via options.