Reference no: EM132543766

Suppose that ABC Ltd is considering purchasing one of three new processing machines. Either machine would make it possible for the company to produce its products more efficiently.

Estimates regarding each machine are provided below:

                                                             Machine A                Machine B                      Machine C

Original cost                                    $79,000                  $110,000                    $244,000

Estimated life                                    7 years                    8 years                  10 years

Salvage value                                        Nil                           Nil                      $30,000

Estimated annual cash inflows                 $30,000                     $ 60,000                  $58,500

Estimated annual cash outflows                   $ 7,000                       $ 35,000            $18,500

Question 1: If the projects cannot be repeated, which machine should ABC Ltd choose based on the NPV criteria at an 8% cost of capital?

Question 2: If the projects can be repeated, which machine should ABC Ltd choose based on the NPV criteria at an 8% cost of capital?

Question 3: Calculate the internal rate of return for Machine A? [Hint: internal rate of return is the rate which results in a zero NPV using linear interpolation], and discuss 1 drawback of the IRR against the NPV