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The Logan Publishing Corporation is contemplating the acquisition of a state of the art printing press.The following information is relevant:
The cost of the printing press is $180,000 \$ 180,000
The anticipated revenue from the printing press is $120,000 \$ 120,000 per year. The useful life of the car washis 12 years.
Anmul operating costs are expected to be:

 Salaries $40,000Utilities 10,000 Power usage 4,600 Supplies 6,400 Repars/maintenance12,000\begin{array}{ll}\text { Salaries } &\$ 40,000 \\\text {Utilities } & 10,000 \\\text { Power usage } &4,600\\\text { Supplies } & 6,400\\\text { Repars/maintenance} &12,000\\\end{array}

The firm uses straight-line depreciation
The salvage value for the car wash is zero.
The company's cutdf points are as follows:
\begin{array}{ll}\text { Payback } &4years \\\text {Accounting rate of return } & 16 \% \\\\text { Internal rate of retune } &16\%\\\\end{array}
Ignore income taxes.
Required:
a.  Compute the annual cash inflow \text { Compute the annual cash inflow }
b.  Compute the net present value \text { Compute the net present value }
c.  Compute internal rate of retun \text { Compute internal rate of retun }
d.  Compute the payback period \text { Compute the payback period }
e.  Compute the profitability index \text { Compute the profitability index }
f.  Should the printing press be purchased. \text { Should the printing press be purchased. }

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