Barney Googal owns a garage and is contemplating purchasing a tire retreading machine for $12,820. After estimating costs and revenues, Barney projects a net cash inflow from the retreading machine of $2,700 annually for 7 years. Barney hopes to earn a return of 9% on such investments. What is the present value of the retreading operation

the present value is $13,588.97

Explanation:

The computation of the present value of the retreading operation is shown below:

As we know that

Present value = Future value ÷  (1 + rate of interest)^time period

= $2,700 ÷ 1.09^1 + $2,700 ÷ 1.09^2 + $2,700 ÷ 1.09^3 + $2,700 ÷ 1.09^4 + $2,700 ÷ 1.09^5 + $2,700 ÷ 1.09^6 + $2,700 ÷ 1.09^7

= $13,588.97

Hence, the present value is $13,588.97

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