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America Cola is considering the purchase of a special-purpose bottling machine for 65,000.Itisexpectedtohaveausefullifeof4yearswithnoterminaldisposalvalue.Theplantmanagerestimatesthefollowingsavingsincashoperatingcosts:SouthernColausesarequiredrateofreturnof1865,000. It is expected to have a useful life of 4 years with no terminal disposal value. The plant manager estimates the following savings in cash operating costs: Southern Cola uses a required rate of return of 18% in its capital budgeting decisions. Ignore income taxes in your analysis. Assume all cash flows occur at year-end except for initial investment amounts. Calculate the following for the special-purpose bottling machine: 1. Net present value 2. Payback period 3. Discounted payback period 4. Internal rate of return (using the interpolation method) 5. Accrual accounting rate of return based on net initial investment (Assume straight-line depreciation. Use the average annual savings in cash operating costs when computing the numerator of the accrual accounting rate of return.)

YearAmount1$25,000222,000321,000420,000Total$88,000\begin{matrix} \text{Year} & \text{Amount}\\ \text{1} & \text{\$25,000}\\ \text{2} & \text{22,000}\\ \text{3} & \text{21,000}\\ \text{4} & \text{20,000}\\ \text{Total} & \text{\$88,000}\\ \end{matrix}

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City Hospital, a nonprofit organization, estimates that it can save $28,000 a year in cash operating costs for the next 10 years if it buys a special-purpose eye testing machine at a cost of$110,000. No terminal disposal value is expected. City Hospital’s required rate of return is 14%. Assume all cash flows occur at year-end except for initial investment amounts. City Hospital uses straight-line depreciation. 1. Calculate the following for the special-purpose eye-testing machine: a. Net present value b. Payback period c. Internal rate of return d. Accrual accounting rate of return based on net initial investment e. Accrual accounting rate of return based on average investment 2. What other factors should City Hospital consider in deciding whether to purchase the special-purpose eye-testing machine?

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