To find IRR in Excel with the IRR command, begin by arranging the cash outflow and inflows
project should be accepted.
P11-30 Integrative: Investment decision (LG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Challenge)
a. Initial investment:
Installed cost of new asset
Cost of the new machine $1,200,000
Installation costs 150,000
*Book value
$384,000. So $185,000
$384,000
$199,000 loss from sale of existing press. Tax
consequences are $199,000 loss from sale
(0.40)
$79,600.
Calculation of Operating Cash Flows – New Machine
Ye
ar
Reduction in
Operating Costs Depreciation Net Profits
before Taxes Taxes Net Profits
after Taxes Cash
Flow
1 $350,000 $270,000 $80,000 $32,00
0$48,000 $318,0
00
2 350,000 432,000 82,000 32,80
0
49,200 382,80
0
Existing Machine
Year Depreciati
on
Net Profits
before
Taxes Taxes Net Profits
after
Taxes
Cash
Flow
1 $152,
000
$15
2,000
$60,80
0$91,2
00 $60,800
2 96,00
0
96,
000
38,400 57,6
00 38,400