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Chapter 13 Problems 0 Saved Help 12 points eBook Print References Clean Duds Laundromat has an industrial water softener that enhances the water quality used in its washing machines. The water softener is approaching the end of its useful life and must be either overhauled or replaced. Details of the two alternatives are shown below. If the company overhauls its current water softener, then it will be usable for eight more years. If, instead, a new water softener is purchased, it will be used for eight years, after which it will be replaced. The new water softener will be considerably more energy efcient, resulting in a substantial reduction in annual operating costs, as shown below: Current New Water Water Softener Softener Purchase cost new $14,000 $19,000 Remaining book value $10,500 Overhaul needed now $ 7,000 Annual cash operating costs $ 9,000 $ 6,300 Salvage value now $ 3,200 Salvage value eight: years from now S 1,600 $ 4,200 Clean Duds computes depreciation on a straight-line basis. All equipment purchases are evaluated using a 15% discount rate. Required: (Ignore income taxes.) 1-a. Determine the present value of net cash flows using the totalcost approach. (Hint Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) (Enter any cash outflows with a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round final answers to the nearest dollar amount.) Purchase the new softener Save & Exit Submit W Chapter 13 Problems i Saved Help Save & Exit Submit Check my work 3 nearest dollar amount.) PV of Net Cash Flows 12 Purchase the new softener points Upgrade and Keep the old softener eBook Print References 1-b. Should Clean Duds Laundromat upgrade the old water softener or purchase the new one? O Purchase the new softener O Upgrade the old softener 2. Using the incremental-cost approach, determine the net present value in favor of (or against) purchasing the new water softener? (Hint. Use Microsoft Excel to calculate the discount factor(s).) (Do not round intermediate calculations and round final answer to the nearest dollar amount.) Net present value

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