In an Effort to Reduce Costs, Pontic Manufacturing Corporation Is

question 142

Multiple Choice

In an effort to reduce costs, Pontic Manufacturing Corporation is considering an investment in equipment that will reduce defects. This equipment will cost $420,000, will have an estimated useful life of 10 years, and will have an estimated salvage value of $50,000 at the end of 10 years. The company's discount rate is 22%. What amount of cost savings will this equipment have to generate per year in each of the 10 years in order for it to be an acceptable project? (Ignore income taxes.) .Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided.(Round your intermediate calculations to 3 decimal places.)

• A) $50,690 or more
• B) $41,315 or more
• C) $105,315 or more
• D) $94,316 or more

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