Gruber Landscape is planning to buy a new all purpose utility truck for $20,000. The truck has a useful life of 10 years at which time it can be sold for $3,000. Accountants at the firm have forecasted the following end-of-year net after-tax cash flows for the truck:
Year Cash Flow
1 4,500
2 4,500
3 4,000
4 4,000
5 3,500
6 3,500
7 3,500
8 (3,500)
9 3,500
10 3,500
The company requires a hurdle rate of 12.5% for all projects. Using NPV and IRR demonstrate if the truck should be purchased. Show all your work