Development firm has bought a new laboratory equipment

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The Smith and Jones Research and Development firm has bought a new laboratory equipment (MACRS-GDS 3-year property class) to be used in a research project that will last 3 years. The cost of equipment is $750,000 but require bringing a technician to install the equipment and train the personal with an additional cost of $75,000. The equipment’s supplier will buy back the equipment at the end of the project for $50,000. The O&M costs per year incurred by the equipment are $70,000. The firm signed a contract with the DOD that states that they will receive a one lump-sum of $Y at the end of the life of the research project that will generate a rate of return of 8%. The firm will finance the equipment with a loan at 6% interest rate per year, and considering that the firm will not generate any revenue until the end of year 3, the bank has agreed that principal and accrued interest will be paid at the end of year three. Determine the value of Y$ that will generate the ATCF rate of return as stated in the contract.

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