The Zeron Corporation Wants to Purchase a New Machine for Its

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Multiple Choice

The Zeron Corporation wants to purchase a new machine for its factory operations at a cost of $380,000. The investment is expected to generate $225,000 in annual cash flows for a period of four years. The required rate of return is 10%. The old machine can be sold for $30,000. The machine is expected to have zero value at the end of the four-year period. What is the net present value of the investment? Would the company want to purchase the new machine? Income taxes are not considered.

• A) $363,025; yes
• B) $22,500; no
• C) $350,000; yes
• D) $375,650; no

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

Variable costing is a costing method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Consistent costs associated with manufacturing that do not vary with the level of production, such as rent and salaries of managers.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that charges all variable production costs directly to the cost of production, excluding fixed overhead costs from product costing.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with manufacturing that do not vary with the level of production, such as rent, salaries of managers, and depreciation of equipment.