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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.
-Investment A requires a net investment of $600,000.The required rate of return is 10 percent for the three-year annuity.What are the annual cash inflows if the net present value equals 0?

Definitions:

Recessionary Gap

The difference between the actual level of GDP and the potential level of GDP in an economy, indicating economic underperformance.

Classical Economists

A group of 18th- and 19th-century economists who believed that economic downturns corrected themselves through natural market forces; thus, they believed the economy was self-correcting and needed no government intervention.

John Maynard Keynes

An influential British economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments.

Expansionary Gap

A situation where actual output in an economy exceeds the potential output, leading to inflationary pressures due to high demand.