A New Machine Tool Is Expected to Generate Receipts as Follows

question 19

Essay

A new machine tool is expected to generate receipts as follows: $5,000 in year one; $3,000 in year two, nothing in the next year, and $2,000 in the fourth year. At an interest rate of 6%, what is the net present value of these receipts? Is this a better net present value than $2,500 each year over four years? Explain.

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Definitions:

Excess Capacity

A situation where a company can produce more goods or provide more services than currently demanded, indicating unused productive potential.

Special Order

A one-time customer order often involving a large quantity and requiring a separate pricing or product specification arrangement.

Special Order Price

The price charged for a product or service that is outside the company's normal scope of work or products; often tailored pricing for a specific customer request.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product cost calculation, contrasting with absorption costing that also includes fixed costs.