Tech Engineering Company Is Considering the Purchase of a New

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Tech Engineering Company is considering the purchase of a new machine to replace an existing one.The old machine was purchased 5 years ago at a cost of $20,000,and it is being depreciated on a straight line basis to a zero salvage value over a 10-year life.The current market value of the old machine is $14,000.The new machine,which falls into the MACRS 5-year class,has an estimated life of 5 years,it costs $30,000,and Tech plans to sell the machine at the end of the 5th year for $1,000.The new machine is expected to generate before-tax cash savings of $3,000 per year.The company's tax rate is 40 percent.What is the IRR of the proposed project?

• A) 4.1%
• B) 2.2%
• C) 0.0%
• D) −1.5%
• E) −3.3%

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