Nelson Inc

Essay

Nelson Inc.is considering the purchase of a $600,000 machine to manufacture a specialty tap for electrical equipment.The tap is in high demand and Nelson can sell all that it could manufacture for the next ten years, the government exempts taxes on profits from new investments.This legislation will most likely remain in effect in the foreseeable future.The equipment is expected to have ten years of useful life with no salvage value.The firm uses the double-declining-balance depreciation method and switches to the straight-line depreciation method in the last four years of the asset's 10-year life.Nelson uses a rate of 10% in evaluating its capital investments.The net cash inflows are expected to be as follows: Note: PV $1 factors, at 10%: year 1 = 0.909; year 2 = 0.826; year 3 = 0.751; year 4 = 0.683; year 5 = 0.621; year 6 = 0.564; year 7 = 0.513; year 8 = 0.467; year 9 = 0.424; year 10 = 0.386. The PV annuity factor for 10 years, 10% = 6.145.

Required:
1. What is the estimated net present value (NPV) of this proposed investment, rounded to the nearest thousand (e.g., $34,480 = $34,000)?
2. What is the estimated internal rate of return (IRR) on this project, rounded to the nearest whole % (e.g., 20.34% = 20%; 20.52% = 21%, etc.)? (Note: Students would have to have access to Excel to answer this question.)
3. What is the present value payback period for this proposed investment, in years (rounded to one decimal place)?