Response to the following problem:
In 2018 Bluegum Enterprise is considering the acquisition of a new cooling system for one of its plants. The system requires an initial outlay of $54,200 in Year 0 and have an expected life of five years. The cooling system is expected to reduce the firm's overall costs by $20,608 at the end of each year over its five-year life. In addition to the $20,608 cash flow from operations during the fifth and final year, there will be an additional cash flow of $13,200 at the end of the fifth year associated with the salvage value of the system, making the cash flow in year 5 equal to $33,808.
Given a required return of 15%, calculate the following:
(a) Payback period
(b) Discounted payback period
(c) Net present value
(d) Profitability index
(e) Internal rate of return
(f) Should this project be accepted?
(g) If the required rate of return is 20%, should this project be accepted?