Problem $6-13$ Cost$-$Cutting Proposals

Tanaka Machine Shop is considering a $4-$year project to improve its production efficiency. Buying a new machine press for $$430,000$ is estimated to result in $$172,000$ in annual pretax cost savings. The press falls in the $5-$year MACRS class, and it will have a salvage value at the end of the project of $$71,000.$ The press also requires an initial investment in spare parts inventory of $$29,000,$ along with an additional $$3,550$ in inventory for each succeeding year of the project. The shop's tax rate is $24$ percent and its discount rate is $11$ percent. $($MACRS schedule$)$ Calculate the NPV of this project. $($Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to $2$ decimal places, e$.$g$.,32\mathrm{.}16.)$

NPV

Should the company buy and install the machine press?

$$ Yes

$$ No