Question: Russell Industries is considering replacing a fully depreciated machine that has a remaining useful life of 10 years with a newer, more sophisticated machine. The
Russell Industries is considering replacing a fully depreciated machine that has a remaining useful life of 10 years with a newer, more sophisticated machine. The new machine will cost $210,000 and will require $30,800 in installation costs. It will be depreciated under MACRS using a 5-year recovery period (see the table for the applicable depreciation percentages). A $24,000 increase in net working capital will be required to support the new machine. The firm's managers plan to evaluate the potential replacement over a 4-year period. They estimate that the old machine could be sold at the end of 4 years to net $16,300 before taxes; the new machine at the end of 4 years will be worth $79,000
before taxes. Calculate the terminal cash flow at the end of year 4 that is relevant to the proposed purchase of the new machine. The firm is subject to a 40%
tax rate.
| Rounded Depreciation Percentages by Recovery Year Using MACRS for | |||||
| First Four Property Classes | |||||
| Percentage by recovery year* | |||||
| Recovery year | 3 years | 5 years | 7 years | 10 years | |
| 1 | 33% | 20% | 14% | 10% | |
| 2 | 45% | 32% | 25% | 18% | |
| 3 | 15% | 19% | 18% | 14% | |
| 4 | 7% | 12% | 12% | 12% | |
| 5 | 12% | 9% | 9% | ||
| 6 | 5% | 9% | 8% | ||
| 7 | 9% | 7% | |||
| 8 | 4% | 6% | |||
| 9 | 6% | ||||
| 10 | 6% | ||||
| 11 | 4% | ||||
| Totals | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
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The terminal cash flow for the replacement decision is shown below:(Round to the nearest dollar.)
| Proceeds from sale of new machine | $ | |||
| Tax on sale of new machine | ||||
| Total after-tax proceeds-new asset | $ | |||
| Proceeds from sale of old machine | $ | |||
| Tax on sale of old machine | ||||
| Total after-tax proceeds-old asset | $ | |||
| Change in net working capital | ||||
| Terminal cash flow | $ |
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