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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