A highway construction firm purchased a particular earthmoving machine 3 years ago for $125,000. The salvage value at the end of 8 years was estimated to be 35% of first cost. The firm earns an average annual gross revenue of $105,000 with the machine and the average annual operatingcosts have been and are expected to be $65,000. The firm now has the opportunity to sell the machine for $70,000 and subcontract the work normally done by the machine over the next 5 years. If the subcontracting is done, the average annual gross revenue will remain $105,000 but the subcontractor charges $85,000/end-of-year for these services. If a 15% rate of return before taxes is desired, use a cash flow approach to determine by the annual worth method whether or not the firm should subcontract.
A highway construction firm purchased a particular earthmoving machine 3 years ago for $125,000. The salvage value at the end of 8 years was estimated to be 35% of first cost. The firm earns an average annual gross revenue of $105,000 with the machine and the average annual operating
costs have been and are expected to be $65,000. The firm now has the opportunity to sell the machine for $70,000 and subcontract the work normally done by the machine over the next 5 years. If the subcontracting is done, the average annual gross revenue will remain $105,000 but the subcontractor charges $85,000/end-of-year for these services. If a 15%
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