A company is deciding whether to keep its presently owned vehicle for business purposes or purchase a more environmentally friendly electric. A modest new car will cost $55,000 with annual operating and maintenance costs of $1400 per year with a year 5 salvage value worth 41% of its original purchase price (which is its estimated service life). The presently owned car is fairly new and has a resale value now of $30,000, $23,000 one year from now, $19,000 two years from now, and $16,000 three years from now. Its operating costs are expected to be $1800 this year, and costs increasing by $300 per year. The presently owned car will not be kept longer than 3 years. Use annual worth calculations with i=10% to determine the ESL of defender and whether it should be replaced with the challenger.
A company is deciding whether to keep its presently owned vehicle for business purposes or purchase a more environmentally friendly electric. A modest new car will cost $55,000 with annual operating and maintenance costs of $1400 per year with a year 5 salvage value worth 41% of its original purchase price (which is its estimated service life). The presently owned car is fairly new and has a resale value now of $30,000, $23,000 one year from now, $19,000 two years from now, and $16,000 three years from now. Its operating costs are expected to be $1800 this year, and costs increasing by $300 per year. The presently owned car will not be kept longer than 3 years. Use annual worth calculations with i=10% to determine the ESL of defender and whether it should be replaced with the challenger.
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![A company is deciding whether to keep its presently owned vehicle for business purposes or
purchase a more environmentally friendly electric. A modest new car will cost $55,000 with
annual operating and maintenance costs of $1400 per year with a year 5 salvage value worth
41% of its original purchase price (which is its estimated service life).
The presently owned car is fairly new and has a resale value now of $30,000, $23,000 one year
from now, $19,000 two years from now, and $16,000 three years from now. Its operating costs
are expected to be $1800 this year, and costs increasing by $300 per year. The presently owned
car will not be kept longer than 3 years. Use annual worth calculations with i=10% to determine
the ESL of defender and whether it should be replaced with the challenger.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F4ea7ce3f-288f-4cd7-99a8-a1515bbcea05%2F61dd5649-1efd-4d7e-ab64-be14c3e17c21%2F11zawnp_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A company is deciding whether to keep its presently owned vehicle for business purposes or
purchase a more environmentally friendly electric. A modest new car will cost $55,000 with
annual operating and maintenance costs of $1400 per year with a year 5 salvage value worth
41% of its original purchase price (which is its estimated service life).
The presently owned car is fairly new and has a resale value now of $30,000, $23,000 one year
from now, $19,000 two years from now, and $16,000 three years from now. Its operating costs
are expected to be $1800 this year, and costs increasing by $300 per year. The presently owned
car will not be kept longer than 3 years. Use annual worth calculations with i=10% to determine
the ESL of defender and whether it should be replaced with the challenger.
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