DataPoint Engineering is considering the purchase of a new piece of equipment for $240,000. It has an eight-year midpoint of its asset depreciation range (ADR). It will require an additional initial investment of $140,000 in nondepreciable working capital. Thirty-five thousand dollars of this investment will be recovered after the sixth year and will provide additional cash flow for that year. Income before depreciation and taxes for the next six years will be:
Year Amount
1 .........$185,000
2 ......... 160,000
3 ......... 130,000
4 ......... 115,000
5 ......... 95,000
6 ......... 85,000
The tax rate is 40 percent. The cost of capital must be computed based on the following (round the final value to the nearest whole number):

a. Determine the annual depreciation schedule.
b. Determine annual cash flow. Include recovered working capital in the sixth year.
c. Determine the weighted average cost of capital.
d. Determine the net present value. Should DataPoint purchase the newequipment?

Cost (aftertax) Weights 0S Debt Preferred stock. Kp Common equity (retained eamingK 9.5% 13.2 18.0 Kd 25% 25 50