Question: Tim Smunt has been asked to evaluate two machines. After some investigation, he determines that they have the costs shown in the following table: Machine
Tim Smunt has been asked to evaluate two machines. After some investigation, he determines that they have the costs shown in the following table:
| Machine A | Machine B | |||
| Original Cost | $ 10 comma 000 | |||
| $ 28 comma 000 |
| Labor per year | $ 2 comma 400 |
| $ 4 comma 000 |
| Maintenance per year | $ 4 comma 000 |
| $ 800 |
| Salvage value | $ 2 comma 400 |
| $ 7 comma 000 |
He is told to assume that:
1. The life of each machine is
3
years.
2. The company thinks it knows how to make
14
%
on investments no more risky than this one.
3. Labor and maintenance are paid at the end of the year.
The NPV for Machine A = $____ (round your response to the nearest whole number and include a minus sign if necessary)
The NPV for Machiene B= $____ (round your response to the nearest whole number and include a minus sign if necessary)
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