Omaha Plating Corporation Is Considering Purchasing a Machine for $1,500,000

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Essay

Omaha Plating Corporation is considering purchasing a machine for $1,500,000.The machine will generate a constant after-tax income of $100,000 per year for 15 years.The firm will use straight-line (SL)depreciation for the new machine over 10 years with no residual value.Note: the PV factor for 5 years,10% is 0.386;the PV annuity factor for 10%,10 years is 6.145;and,the PV annuity factor for 10%,5 years is 3.791.
Required: Using the desired rate of return of 10%,what is the estimated net present value (NPV)of the investment project (rounded to the nearest thousand)? Assume that the cash flows occur at year-end.

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