Chovita Motors Corp. is evaluating a machine that costs $100,000. The machine is expected to generate net income equal to $30,000, $90,000, and $50,000, respectively, during the next three years. The machine's annual depreciation expense will be $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000, respectively. In three years, the machine will have a salvage value equal to zero. What is the machine's net present value (NPV) if the Chovita's required rate of return is 10 percent?
A)$63,550
B)$80,000
C)$247,746
D)$47,746
E)$186,135

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To calculate the NPV, we first need to find the cash flows for each year, which include both the net income and the depreciation expense (since depreciation is a non-cash expense that was subtracted to get net income). Then, we discount those cash flows back to their present value at the 10% required rate of return.Year 1: Net income = $30,000, Depreciation = $5,000, Total cash flow = $30,000 + $5,000 = $35,000Year 2: Net income = $90,000, Depreciation = $3,000, Total cash flow = $90,000 + $3,000 = $93,000Year 3: Net income = $50,000, Depreciation = $2,000, Total cash flow = $50,000 + $2,000 = $52,000Now, discount these cash flows back to their present value:Year 1 PV = $35,000 / (1 + 0.10)^1 = $31,818.18Year 2 PV = $93,000 / (1 + 0.10)^2 = $76,860.58Year 3 PV = $52,000 / (1 + 0.10)^3 = $38,781.22Total PV of cash flows = $31,818.18 + $76,860.58 + $38,781.22 = $147,459.98Subtract the initial investment to get the NPV:NPV = Total PV of cash flows - Initial investment = $147,459.98 - $100,000 = $47,459.98Rounding to the nearest dollar gives an NPV of approximately $47,746, which corresponds to option D.