Jolly Roger Beverages Pty Ltd Is Considering Purchasing One of Two

Jolly Roger Beverages Pty Ltd is considering purchasing one of two new rum fermenting machines to use at its Nowra distillery.The MegaDistiller 3000 costs $390,000 and is expected to have operating costs $33,000 per year for five years at which time it is considered worthless.The LiteBrewer 409 costs $350,000 and is expected to have operating costs of $29,500 per year for four years at which time it is considered worthless.Both machines perform the same function.The appropriate discount rate for the company is 10%.Based on an NPV analysis what should Jolly Roger Beverages do?

A) The company should buy the MegaDistiller 3000.
B) The company should buy the LiteBrewer 409.
C) Both have negative NPVs and therefore both should be rejected.
D) We do not have any information on revenues and therefore cannot make a decision.