Question

The Perez Company has the opportunity to invest in one of two mutually exclusive machines that will produce a product it will need for the foreseeable future. Machine A costs $11 million but realizes after-tax inflows of $5 million per year for 4 years. After 4 years, the machine must be replaced. Machine B costs $13 million and realizes after-tax inflows of $3.5 million per year for 8 years, after which it must be replaced. Assume that machine prices are not expected to rise because inflation will be offset by cheaper components used in the machines. The cost of capital is 14%. By how much would the value of the company increase if it accepted the better machine? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answer to two decimal places.

$ million

What is the equivalent annual annuity for each machine? Enter your answer in millions. For example, an answer of $1.2 million should be entered as 1.2, not 1,200,000. Round your answers to two decimal places.

Machine A $ million
Machine B $ million

Answer 1

To determine which machine offers a greater increase in value for Perez Company, we must calculate the Equivalent Annual Annuity (EAA) for each machine using the present value of cash inflows and the cost of capital to compare the investments. Without the calculations, we cannot provide the specific values for EAA or the increase in company value.

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem provided is to determine which machine investment would increase the value of Perez Company more significantly, given a choice between Machine A and Machine B. This is done by calculating the Equivalent Annual Annuity (EAA) for each machine, which will allow for a direct comparison of the value of two investments with different lifespans and cash flows.

To calculate the EAA, we need to find the present value of the cash inflows for each machine and then calculate the EAA from that present value using the cost of capital rate. To find the present value (PV), we use the formula: PV = Cash Inflow / (1 + r)^t where r is the cost of capital, and t is the number of years. Then, we use the present value to calculate the annuity payment that would equal this present value using the formula for an ordinary annuity.

For example, to find the equivalent annual annuity for Machine A:

First, calculate the present value of the cash inflows.

Then, use the Present Value of Annuity formula to find the EAA.

Without the actual calculations and result for each step, we cannot provide the exact increase in value or the EAA for each machine.

Answer 2

Machine A = $ 1.22 million

Machine B = $ 0.70 million

Step-by-step explanation:

The Equivalent Annual Annuity of the machines is as follows

Machine A = $ 1.22 million

Machine B = $ 0.70 million

Thus the Machine A with a higher Equivalent Annual Annuity of $ 1.22 Million is the better machine.

If the company accepted the better machine which is Machine A, the value of the company increases by $ 3.57 Million (Which is the net total of discounted cash Inflows = Net Present value of Machine A)

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