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31) You are considering investing $600,000 in a new automated inventory system that will
provide after-tax cost savings of $50,000 next year. These cost savings are expected to grow at
the same rate as sales. If sales are expected to grow at 5% per year and your cost of capital is
10%, then what is the NPV of the automated inventory system?
A) $400,000
B) $500,000
C) -$100,000
D) $1,000,000
Use the information for the question(s) below.
The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that
has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30,000 and the machine will be
depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0.
The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2,000 canes in year 1. Sales are
estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three. The price per cane that
Sisyphean will charge its customers is $18 each and is to remain constant. The canes have a cost
per unit to manufacture of $9 each.
Installation of the machine and the resulting increase in manufacturing capacity will require an
increase in various net working capital accounts. It is estimated that the Sisyphean Corporation
needs to hold 2% of its annual sales in cash, 4% of its annual sales in accounts receivable, 9% of
its annual sales in inventory, and 6% of its annual sales in accounts payable. The firm is in the
35% tax bracket, and has a cost of capital of 10%.