Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 165

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following question(s) .Hawkeye Cleaners has been considering the purchase of an industrial dry-cleaning machine.The existing machine is operable for three more years and will have a zero disposal price.If the machine is disposed of now, it may be sold for $30,000.The new machine will cost $200,000, an additional cash investment in working capital of $60,000 will be required and will be returned at the end of the project.The machine is expected to last 3 years and has an estimated disposal value at that time of $20,000.The new machine will reduce the average amount of time required to wash clothing and will decrease labour costs.The investment is expected to net $50,000 in additional cash inflows during the year of acquisition and $150,000 each additional year of use.These cash flows will generally occur throughout the year and are recognized at the end of each year.Income taxes are not considered in this problem.
-When the net present value method is used, only projects with ________ are ________.

• A)negative net present value; acceptable
• B)negative net future value; not acceptable
• C)positive net future value; acceptable
• D)positive net present value; acceptable
• E)positive net value; not acceptable

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Definitions:

MC = MR

The point where Marginal Cost equals Marginal Revenue, considered the optimal point of production for maximum profit.

ATC Curve

A graph showing the average total cost of production at different levels of output, illustrating how costs vary with changes in output.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, reflecting the total financial gain.

Perfectly Competitive Industry

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, free entry and exit, homogeneous products, and perfect information, leading to price takers on both the supply and demand sides.