A company is considering the purchase of a machine that woul…

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A cоmpаny is cоnsidering the purchаse оf а machine that would cost $430,000 and would last for 5 years, at the end of which, the machine would have a salvage value of $43,000. The machine would reduce labor and other costs by $103,000 per year. Additional working capital of $5,000 would be needed immediately, all of which would be recovered at the end of 5 years. The company requires a minimum pretax return of 11% on all investment projects.You are required to prepare a report that will show the calculations to determine the net present value. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. You can combine numbers that are to be multiplied by the same discount factor. Round the answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.Use the tables below to determine the appropriate discount factor(s).   a. What is the net present value of the purchase?b. Should the company purchase the machine?Present Value of $1; 1 ( 1 + r ) nPeriods4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%10.9620.9520.9430.9350.9260.9170.9090.9010.89320.9250.9070.890.8730.8570.8420.8260.8120.79730.8890.8640.840.8160.7940.7720.7510.7310.71240.8550.8230.7920.7630.7350.7080.6830.6590.63650.8220.7840.7470.7130.6810.650.6210.5930.56760.790.7460.7050.6660.630.5960.5640.5350.50770.760.7110.6650.6230.5830.5470.5130.4820.45280.7310.6770.6270.5820.540.5020.4670.4340.40490.7030.6450.5920.5440.50.460.4240.3910.361100.6760.6140.5580.5080.4630.4220.3860.3520.322Present Value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears; 1 r [ 1 - 1 ( 1 + r ) n ]Periods4%5%6%7%8%9%10%11%12%10.9620.9520.9430.9350.9260.9170.9090.9010.89321.8861.8591.8331.8081.7831.7591.7361.7131.6932.7752.7232.6732.6242.5772.5312.4872.4442.40243.633.5463.4653.3873.3123.243.173.1023.03754.4524.3294.2124.13.9933.893.7913.6963.60565.2425.0764.9174.7674.6234.4864.3554.2314.11176.0025.7865.5825.3895.2065.0334.8684.7124.56486.7336.4636.215.9715.7475.5355.3355.1464.96897.4357.1086.8026.5156.2475.9955.7595.5375.328108.1117.7227.367.0246.716.4186.1455.8895.65

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