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Question - Blake Construction is investing in new equipment to lay asphalt for roads and parking lots. Blake is will purchase the new equipment either from John Deer or Caterpillar.
After-tax cash inflows for the equipment are as follows:
Year
|
John Deere
|
Caterpillar
|
1
|
425,000
|
135,000
|
2
|
375,000
|
135,000
|
3
|
270,000
|
360,000
|
4
|
230,000
|
450,000
|
5
|
185,000
|
500,000
|
1) In both cases, the equipment has an initial investment of $750,000.
In both cases, assume that the equipment has a life of 5 years with no salvage value.
Assuming a discount rate of 8%, compute the net present value of each piece of equipment.
2) A third option has surfaced for equipment purchased from another supplier.
The cost also is $750,000, but this equipment will produce even cash flows over its 5-year life.
What must the annual cash flow be for this equipment to be selected over the other two? Assume a 8% discount rate.