Flatte Restaurant is considering the purchase of a $10,000 soufflé maker. The soufflé maker has an economic life of five years and will be fully depreciated by the straight-line method. The machine will produce 2,000 soufflés per year, with each costing $2.40 to make and priced at $5.25. Assume that the discount rate is 13 percent and the tax rate is 40 percent.
What is the NPV of the project?
Should the company make the purchase?