Book & Bible Bookstore Desires to Buy a New Coding

question 48

Essay

Book & Bible Bookstore desires to buy a new coding machine to help control book inventories. The machine sells for $36,586 and requires working capital of $4,000. Its estimated useful life is five years and will have a salvage value of $4,000. Recovery of working capital will be $4,000 at the end of its useful life. Annual cash savings from the purchase of the machine will be $10,000.
Required:
a.Compute the net present value at a 14% required rate of return.
b.Compute the internal rate of return.
c.Determine the payback period of the investment.

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Definitions:

Ownership Interest

The proportion of an entity owned by a particular investor, reflecting the extent of their legal claim on assets and earnings.

Characterised

Described in terms of distinctive qualities or features.

Direct

In financial and business contexts, this term refers to a method or approach that involves straight interaction without intermediary channels, often used in marketing to describe direct communication or sales to customers.

NCI Allocation

Refers to the distribution of Net Current Assets among various parties or accounts, primarily focusing on how non-controlling interest (NCI) is allocated in consolidated financial statements.