The management of Idaho Corporation is considering the purchase of a new machine costing $430,000. The company's desired rate of return is 10%. The present value factors for $1 at compound interest of 10% for Years 1 through 5 are 0.909, 0.826, 0.751, 0.683, and 0.621, respectively. In addition to the foregoing information, use the following data in determining the acceptability of this investment: Year Income from Operations Net Cash Flow 1 $100,000 $180,000 2 40,000 120,000 3 20,000 100,000 4 10,000 90,000 5 10,000 90,000 The net present value for this investment is

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Answer:

NPV    $25,200

Explanation:

The computation of the net present value is shown below

Years   Cash flow            Discount            PV

0       -$430,000                  1                 -$430,000

1         $180,000                0.909             $163,620

2       $120,000                  0.826           $99,120

3       $100,000                   0.751           $75,100

4       $90,000                   0.683           $61,470

5       $90,000                   0.621           $55,890

NPV                                                        $25,200