The startracks corporation is considering the purchase of


The Startracks corporation is considering the purchase of new equipment to replace some old, existing equipment. The old equipment is fully depreciated and has a current market value of $1.2M. The new equipment costs $10.4M and will be depreciated using the 5 year MACRS class. The equipment is used to produce items with constant annual revenues of $18M. Current costs (using the old equipment) are $3M per year. The new equipment will not change the expected revenues (they will remain at $18M per year), but will allow the company to cut costs by $1M per year. The project is expected to last for 4 years, at which time the new equipment would be worth $6.0M. If the old equipment is kept, it will be worthless in 4 years. The company's marginal tax rate is 35%. The company is financed with $50M of preferred stock and $150M of common stock. The preferred stock has a current value of $20 and pays constant dividends of $2 annually. The expected return on the common stock is 14.4%. Should the project be accepted?

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