A Company Is Considering a Proposal to Invest $30,000 in a Project

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Essay

A company is considering a proposal to invest $30,000 in a project that would provide the following net cash flows:
$$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Year 1 } & \$ 6,500 \\\text { Year 2 } & 10,700 \\\text { Year 3 } & 15,000 \\\text { Year 4 } & 12,800\end{array}$$ a.Compute the project's payback period.
b.Compute the net present value of the project assuming a 10% discount rate with the following factors: PV factors for $1(yr.1: 0.9091; yr.2: 0.8264; yr.3:0 .7513; yr.4: 0.6830)
c.Should the company invest in the machine? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units

A concept in cost accounting used to allocate costs to partially completed goods, converting them into an amount of fully completed units.

Conversion Activity

The process of transforming raw materials or components into finished goods or services.

Cost Per Equivalent Unit

The calculation used in process costing to allocate costs to partially completed units, giving them the same treatment as fully completed units.

Conversion Cost

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overheads, which are incurred to convert raw materials into finished goods.