Brooks Clinic Is Considering Investing In New Heart Monitoring Equipment It Has Two Options Option A Would Have An Ini 1 (21.86 KiB) Viewed 52 times
Brooks Clinic Is Considering Investing In New Heart Monitoring Equipment It Has Two Options Option A Would Have An Ini 2 (29.97 KiB) Viewed 52 times
Brooks Clinic is considering investing in new heart-monitoring equipment. It has two options. Option A would have an initial lower cost but would require a significant expenditure for rebuilding after 4 years. Option B would require no rebuilding expenditure, but its maintenance costs would be higher. Since the Option B machine is of initial higher quality, it is expected to have a salvage value at the end of its useful life. The following estimates were made of the cash flows. The company's cost of capital is 6%. Option A Option B Initial cost $186,000 $277,000 Annual cash inflows $72,200 $82,700 Annual cash outflows $28,000 $26,800 Cost to rebuild (end of year 4) $51,000 $0 Salvage value $0 $8,600 Estimated useful life 7 years 7 years Click here to view PV table.
(a) Compute the (1) net present value, (2) profitability index, and (3) internal rate of return for each option. (Hint: To solve for internal rate of return, experiment with alternative discount rates to arrive at a net present value of zero.) (If the net present value is negative, use either a negative sign preceding the number eg-45 or parentheses eg (45). Round answers for present value and IRR to 0 decimal places, e.g. 125 and round profitability index to 2 decimal places, e.g. 12.50. For calculation purposes, use 5 decimal places as displayed in the factor table provided.) Net Present Value Profitability Index Internal Rate of Return Option A $ Option B LA % %
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