You are the manager of an operating division of a manufacturing company. Your division
has $4,500,000 in assets, and your budgeted income statement for the current year
follows:
Your company uses a performance evaluation and bonus plan, which is based on return
on investment (ROI) computed with end-of-year gross asset balances.
In October, you discover that you can purchase a new machine for $3,250,000, which will
enable you to expand the output of your division and save costs. The machine would have
a salvage value of $250,000 and would be depreciated over 3-years using the straight-line
method. It will increase output by 10% while reducing cash fixed costs by 5%. If you accept
the machine, it will be installed in late December, but no depreciation will be taken on the