Your company, is analyzing a potential opportunity to cut costs. It can spend $1,950,000 today on the
Question:
Your company, is analyzing a potential opportunity to cut costs. It can spend $1,950,000 today on the purchase and $ 15,000 on the installation of a new automated processing line. The equipment will have a six-year life, at which time it can be sold for $378,000. The equipment qualifies as a Class 8 asset with a 10% CCA rate. Since the equipment was be purchased in 2017, it was subject to the half-year rule. The benefit of installing the new equipment is a reduction in labor costs of $800,000 per year. The new process will lead to an immediate increase in Net Working Capital (NWC) of $25,000, which will be recovered at the conclusion of the project. The firm has a 45% corporate tax rate and it wants a 20% return. Should they undertake this cost-cutting program?
What is the NPV for the project?
Introduction to Operations Research
ISBN: 978-1259162985
10th edition
Authors: Frederick S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman