2. A company has decided to replace its inspection machine with an advanced one. The advanced machine costs $15,000 and will have operating costs of $3,600 in the first year, increasing by $2,000 per year thereafter. The expected salvage value of the new machine is $6,000 at the end of the first year and will decline by 10% each year (with respect to the previous year). a. Find the missing values in the following table. Determine the economic life of the new machine. b. N CR (8%) OC (8%) Total Cost (8%) 10,200 3,600 13,800 ? ? ? 4332.36 5,495.82 ? ? 6,406.46 ? .......... 3086.31 7,293.42 10,379.73 12345 OPTIMAL N = ?
2. A company has decided to replace its inspection machine with an advanced one. The advanced machine costs $15,000 and will have operating costs of $3,600 in the first year, increasing by $2,000 per year thereafter. The expected salvage value of the new machine is $6,000 at the end of the first year and will decline by 10% each year (with respect to the previous year). a. Find the missing values in the following table. Determine the economic life of the new machine. b. N CR (8%) OC (8%) Total Cost (8%) 10,200 3,600 13,800 ? ? ? 4332.36 5,495.82 ? ? 6,406.46 ? .......... 3086.31 7,293.42 10,379.73 12345 OPTIMAL N = ?
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Transcribed Image Text:2. A company has decided to replace its inspection machine with an advanced one. The
advanced machine costs $15,000 and will have operating costs of $3,600 in the first year,
increasing by $2,000 per year thereafter. The expected salvage value of the new machine is
$6,000 at the end of the first year and will decline by 10% each year (with respect to the
previous year).
a.
Find the missing values in the following table.
Determine the economic life of the new machine.
b.
N
CR (8%)
OC (8%)
Total Cost (8%)
10,200
3,600
13,800
?
?
?
4332.36
5,495.82
?
?
6,406.46
?
..........
3086.31
7,293.42
10,379.73
12345
OPTIMAL N =
?
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