Compare two alternatives for equipment purchases
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Compare two alternatives for equipment purchases using capital budgeting techniques.
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Zimman Manufacturing Company is considering two alternative equipment purchases. Equipment X costs $1 million, has an expected life of 5 years, and generates after-tax cash flows of $350,000 per year. At the end of 5 years, the salvage value of the original Equipment is zero, but the company will be able to purchase another Equipment X at a cost of $1.2 million. The second Equipment X will generate after-tax cash flows of $375,000 a year for another 5 years at which time its salvage value will again be zero.
Alternatively, the company can buy Equipment B at a cost of $1.5 million today. Equipment B will produce after-tax cash flows of $400,000 a year for 10 years, and after 10 years it will have an after-tax salvage value of $100,000. Assume that the cost of capital is 12 percent.
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