Question 1.
Part A: You are considering an upgrade at a chip manufacturing plant. A new VLSI testing station costs $100,000, installed. It will save $50,000 per year in labor costs. Use five-year tax life and a tax rate of 40%. Find the rate of return (IRR). (Use two sig. figs.))
Part B: If the unit requires reprogramming calibration during the fourth year at a cost of $30,000, what is the new IRR with this condition?
Question 2. You purchase a farm for $1,000,000 in cash. A local farmer rents the land to grow wheat and this pays your real estate taxes and insurance. After five years you can sell for $2,000,000. If inflation is 3% per year, what is your real rate of return on the investment?