Saxon Products, Incorporated, is investigating the purchase of a robot for use on the company's assembly line. Selected data relating to the robot are provided below: In addition to the data above, engineering studies suggest that use of the robot will result in a savings of 32.000 direct labor-hour5 each year. The labor rate is $14 per hour. Also, the smoother work flow made possible by the use of automation will allow the company to reduce the amount of inventory on hand by $407,000. This inventory reduction will take place at the end of the first year of operation; the released funds will be available for use elsewhere in the company. Saxon Products has a 15% required rate of return. Click here to view Exhibit148-1 and Exhibit:148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not include the $407,000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot. 2-b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-0. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $82,000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,000 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 32,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3.b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-o. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-6. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annuat cash inflow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(0) for the automated equipment to yield a 15% rate of return. Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables: Required: 1. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not include the $407,000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot: 2-b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $82,000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,000 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 32,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requitement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash inflow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yield a 15% rate of return. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Determine the annual net cost savings if the fobot is purchased. (Do not include the $407,000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) Click here to view Exhibit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(5) using tables. Required: 1. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not include the $407,000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot 2-b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $82,000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,000 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 32,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash inflow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yield a 15% rate of return. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot. (Round your finat answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) Click here to view Exhlbit 148-1 and Exhibit 148-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using tables. Required: 1. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not include the $407,000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot 2-b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $82,000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,000 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 32,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3-6. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash intlow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yield a 15% rate of teturn. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $82,000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,000 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 32,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the octual net present value of this investment? (Enter negative amount with a minus sign. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) 1. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not include the $407,000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot: 2-b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $82,000 more than estimated and direct labor couid only be reduced by 26,000 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 32,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash inflow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4 (a) for the automated equipment to yield a 15% rate of return. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Which of the following are intangible benents associated with the new automated equipment? (Select which of the following statements (is) are true by selecting an " X.) 1. Determine the annual net cost savings if the robot is purchased. (Do not include the $407,000 inventory reduction or the salvage value in this computation.) 2-a. Compute the net present value of the proposed investment in the robot. 2-b. Based on these data, would you recommend that the robot be purchased? 3-a. Assume that the robot is purchased. However, due to unforeseen problems, software and installation costs were $82.000 more than estimated and direct labor could only be reduced by 26,000 hours per year, rather than the original estimate of 32,000 hours. Assuming that all other cost data is accurate, what would a postaudit suggest is the actual net present value of this investment? 3-b. Does it appear that the company made a wise investment? 4-a. Which of the following are intangible benefits associated with the new automated equipment? 4-b. Based on your analysis in Requirement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash infiow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yleld a 15% rate of return. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Based on your analysis in Requlrement 3 above, compute for the president the minimum dollar amount of annual cash inflow that would be needed from the benefits in part 4(a) for the automated equipment to yield a 15% rate of return. (Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.) EXIIBTT 148-1 Prosent Value of 51 ; .1 EXIIBIT 14B2 Procent Value of an Annaiyy of S1 in Arrears: f1[1((1+r))21]