Question: The Rustic Welt Company is proposing to replace its old welt-making machinery with more modern equipment. The new equipment costs $10.7 million (the existing equipment

The Rustic Welt Company is proposing to replace its old welt-making machinery with more modern equipment. The new equipment costs $10.7 million (the existing equipment has zero salvage value). The attraction of the new machinery is that it is expected to cut manufacturing costs from their current level of $9.70 a welt to $5.70. However, as the following table shows, there is some uncertainty about both the future sales and the performance of the new machinery:

Pessimistic Expected Optimistic
Sales (million welts) 2.1 2.2 2.4
Manufacturing cost ($ per welt) 7.70 5.70 4.70
Life of new machinery (years) 8 11 14

Conduct a sensitivity analysis of the replacement decision assuming a discount rate of 11%. Rustic does not pay taxes. Calculate the NPV. out this in a same graph above with new numbers

Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar amount. Enter your answers in dollars not in millions. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.

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