Winona Miller, president of CLJ Products, is considering the purchase of a computer-aided manufacturing system that requires an initial investment of $4,000,000 and is estimated to have a useful life of 10 years. CLJ Products' cost of capital is currently 12 percent. The annual after-tax cash benefits/savings associated with the system are as follows:
- Decrease in defective products: $100,000
- Revenue increase due to improved quality: $150,000
- Decrease in operating costs: $300,000
The project manager reviewed the projected cash flows and pointed out that two items had been missed. First, the system would have a salvage value, net of any tax effects, of $500,000 at the end of 10 years.
Second, the increased quality would allow the company to increase its market share by 30 percent, leading to an additional annual after-tax benefit of $180,000. Given this new information, recalculate the payback period, NPV, and IRR. Use the minus sign to indicate a negative NPV, if required.
- Payback period?
- NPV?
- IRR?