Benson Enterprises is deciding when to replace its old machine. The machine’s current salvagevalue is $1.2 million. Its current book value is $1 million. If not sold, the old machine will requiremaintenance costs of $420,000 at the end of the year for the next five years. Depreciation on theold machine is $200,000 per year. At the end of five years, it will have a salvage value of $220,000.A replacement machine costs $3.5 million now and requires maintenance costs of $160,000 at theend of each year during its economic life of five years. At the end of five years, the new machinewill have a salvage value of $540,000. It will be fully depreciated using the three-year MACRSschedule. In five years a replacement machine will cost $4,000,000. Pilot will need to purchasethis machine regardless of what choice it makes today. The corporate tax is 35 percent and theappropriate discount rate is 10 percent. The company is assumed to earn sufficient revenues togenerate tax shields from depreciation. Should Benson Enterprises replace the old machine nowor at the end of five years?
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