Dexter Company is considering purchasing equipment. The equipment will produce the following cash flows: Year 1 $120,000 Year 2 $200,000 Dexter requires a minimum rate of return of 10%. What is the maximum price Dexter should pay for this equipment?

Respuesta :

$274,381 is the maximum price Dexter should pay for this equipment

Solution:

Given ,

The equipment will produce the following cash flows:

Year 1           $120,000

Year 2          $200,000

Present value = Future inflows * Present value of discounting factor (10%,time period)

= [tex]\frac{120,000}{1.1}[/tex]  +  [tex]\frac{200,000}{(1.1)^{2} }[/tex]

= $274,381 (Approx)

$274,381 is the maximum price Dexter should pay for this equipment