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One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for $110,000. You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many advantages and you can purchase it for $150,000 today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 10 years and has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will produce a gross margin (revenues minus operating expenses other than depreciation) of $40,000 per year for the next 10 years. The current machine is expected to produce a gross margin of $20,000 per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a useful life of 11 years, and has no salvage value, so depreciation expense for the current machine is $10,000 per year. The market value today of the current machine is $50,000. Your company's tax rate is 25%, and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is 12%. Should your company replace its year-old machine? Nirvana Chip Designs has finished designing its next generation of chips, the XJ5000 series and is getting ready to start production. As the analyst on the project, you are required to prepare pro forma free cash flows. Which of the following are relevant to your analysis? 1. Design costs for the chips. 2. Potential lost sales of the XJ4000 chips. 3. Proportional cost of the corporate jet lease. 4. Start-up investment in raw materials. 5. Upgrades to the chip fabrication facility required if the chip is produced. 6. Market research done to guide the development of the new chip. 7. Market value of land and buildings where new chip will be produced

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