Your Company Is Deciding When to Invest in a New

question 78

Multiple Choice

Your company is deciding when to invest in a new machine.The new machine will increase cash flow by $240,000 per year.You believe the technology used in the machine has a 10-year life; in other words,no matter when you purchase the machine,it will be obsolete 10 years from today.The machine is currently priced at $1,200,000.The cost of the machine will decline by $120,000 per year until it reaches $720,000,where it will remain.Your required return is 8 percent.In which year should you purchase the machine?

• A)Year 0
• B)Year 1
• C)Year 2
• D)Year 3
• E)Year 4

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Real Estate

Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water.

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