14. The mayor of Trenton is considering the purchase of a new computer system for the city's tax department. The system costs $84,000 and has an expected life of five years. The mayor estimates the following savings will result if the system is
14. The mayor of Trenton is considering the purchase of a new computer system for the city's tax department. The system costs $84,000 and has an expected life of five years. The mayor estimates the following savings will result if the system is
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14. The mayor of Trenton is considering the
purchase of a new computer system for the city's
tax department. The system costs $84,000 and has
an expected life of five years. The mayor estimates
the following savings will result if the system is
purchased:
Year or Period
ordinary annuity at 8%
$ 29,000
0.926
1
2
34,000 0.857
1.783
3 39,000 0.794 2.577
24,000 0.735 3.312
4
5 21,000 0.681 3.993
Trenton uses a 8% discount rate for capital-budgeting
decisions.
$21,920.
Savings PV of $1 at 8% PV of an
A salesperson from a different computer company
claims that his machine, which costs $94,000 and has
an estimated service life of four years, will generate
annual savings for the city of $35,000. If the discount
rate is 8%, the net present value of this system would
be:
$28,655.
$72,512.
0.926
$115,920.
None of the answers is correct.
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