Your companys tax rate is 42 and the opportunity cost of


One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $ 90,000 You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many advantages; you can purchase it for $140,000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over ten? years, after which it has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will contribute EBITDA? (earnings before? interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of $60,000 per year for the next ten years. The current machine is expected to produce EBITDA of $20,000 per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a? straight-line basis over a useful life of 11 years, after which it will have no salvage value, so depreciation expense for the current machine is $8,182 per year. All other expenses of the two machines are identical. The market value today of the current machine is $50,000. Your company's tax rate is 42%, and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is 10%. Is it profitable to replace the?year-old machine? The NPV of the replacement is $______ ?(Round to the nearest dollar.)

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