Question: 2. (Part A repeated- You are considering an upgrade at a chip manufacturing plant. A new VLSI testing station costs $100,000, installed. It will save

2. (Part A repeated- You are considering an upgrade at a chip manufacturing plant. A new VLSI testing station costs $100,000, installed. It will save $50,000 per year in labor costs. Use five-year tax life and a tax rate of 40%. Find the rate of return (IRR). (Use two sig. figs.)) Part B- If the unit requires reprogramming calibration during the fourth year at a cost of $30,000, what is the new IRR with this condition? The answer to Part B is:

1.

18%

2.

None of these answers

3.

22%

4.

20%

5.

27%

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