One year ago, your company purchased a machine used in manufacturing for . You have learned that a new machine is available that offers many advantages; you can purchase it for today. It will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over 10 years, after which it has no salvage value. You expect that the new machine will contribute EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of per year for the next 10 years. The current machine is expected to produce EBITDA of per year. The current machine is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over a useful life of 11 years, after which it will have no salvage value, so depreciation expense for the current machine is per year. All other expenses of the two machines are identical. The market value today of the current machine is . Your company's tax rate is , and the opportunity cost of capital for this type of equipment is . Is it profitable to replace the year-old machine?
