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Kinston Industries is considering investing in a machine that will cost $125,000 and will last for three years. The machine will generate revenues of $120,000 each year and the cost of goods sold will be 50% of sales. At the end of year three the machine will be sold for $15,000. The appropriate cost of capital is 10% and Kinston is in the 35% tax bracket.
-Assume that Kinston's new machine will be depreciated using MACRS according to the following schedule:

What is the NPV of this project?

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Definitions:

Total Revenue

The overall amount of money that a business receives from the sale of goods or services, calculated as the unit price times the quantity sold.

Additional Worker

An employee added to the workforce, often to address increased demand or enhance productivity.

Profit-Maximizing

The method or approach through which a company decides on the pricing and production quantity that yields the highest profit.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated by employing one more unit of a resource or factor of production.