Question: Replcement Project: KFUPM is planning to replace it heavy duty printing machine with a newer model that is faster and better quality. The existing machine

Replcement Project:
KFUPM is planning to replace it heavy duty printing machine with a newer model that is faster and better quality. The existing machine has a life of 5 years and 2 years of them has passed. Now KFUPM is eval machine with the newer model which has a life of 3 years. KFUPM hired you to analyze the proposed replacement and you collected the below information.
New Machine:
Life of machine: 3 years
The cost of the new machine is SAR 1,158
The machine will increase the gross profit every year by SAR 307
The market value of the machine when sold at the end of its life is SAR 204
If replaced, then the net working capital (NOWC) will increase every year by SAR 22
KFUPM will recover all investments in working capital at the end of the new machine's life (after 3 years).
Old Machine:
Life of machine is 5 years. 2 years has past. Effective remaining life of the machine is 3 years.
Orginal cost of the existing machine is SAR 874
Total depreciation of the past 2 years is SAR 349.6
If KFUPM decided to go with the replacement proposal, then the existing machine can be sold right now at SAR 208
The market value of the machine when sold at the end of its life is zero (3 years from today)
WACC is 9.11%
Tax rate is 40%
Both machines use straight-line Depreciation.
Calculate the follwoing:
Notes:
Use 2 Decimals
It is advisable to solve the question using Excel or on paper, and then put your relevant answers here:
Depreciable base SAR is
A1. New Machine:
NOPAT + Dep.
Yearo Year1
A2. Cash Flows from Working Captial (WC):
\table[[,Yearo,Year1,Year2],[(-) change in NOWC*,,0,0]]
A3. Cash Flows from the Initial Outlay (IO):
\table[[Yearo],[(-)10**,
 Replcement Project: KFUPM is planning to replace it heavy duty printing

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