Question: NY Precision Inc. is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Six months ago, it contracted with Dr. Wright to provide a thorough

NY Precision Inc. is considering a four-year project to improve its production efficiency. Six months ago, it contracted with Dr. Wright to provide a thorough study of whether there would be a need for this four-year efficiency project. The report was delivered one month ago and its cost was $50,000. The report suggested that the company should go ahead with the project subject to the companys more detailed financial analysis. Doing the project will require an initial investment in a machine costing $500,000 at time 0. The project will result in $200,000 in annual pretax cost savings. The machine falls in the MACRS 5-year class and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $60,000. At time 0, the project will also require an additional investment in inventory of $20,000 and account receivables of $10000, and accounts payable will also increase by $15000, every other current accounts remain the same. Except for this one time increase at time 0 of $20000, $10000, and $15000, the inventory, account receivable, and accounts payable levels will not change during the life of the project. If the companys tax rate is 20% and its costing of funding is 8%, should the company accept the project? The 5-year MACRS schedule is as follows

Year 5-Year Class
1 20%
2 32%
3 19.2%
4 11.52%
5 11.52%
6 5.76%

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