A portable concrete test instrument used in construction for evaluating and profiling concrete surfaces (MACRS-GD 5-year property class) is under consideration by a construction firm for $21,500. The instrument will be used for 6 years and be worth $3,000 at that time. The annual cost of use and maintenance will be $5,500. Alternatively, a mor automated instrument (same property class) available from the manufacturer costs $26,000, with use and maintenance costs of only $7,500 and salvage value after 6 years of $2,000. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and MARR is an after-tax 12%. Determine which alternative is less costly, based upon comparison of after-tax annual worth. Alternative 1 + Show the AW values used to make your decision: Alternative 1: $ -8835.96 Alternative 2: $ -11702.16 Carry all interim calculations to 5 decimal places and then round your final answer to the nearest dollar. The tolerance is ±10.

A portable concrete test instrument used in construction for evaluating and profiling concrete surfaces (MACRS-GD 5-year property class) is under consideration by a construction firm for $21,500. The instrument will be used for 6 years and be worth $3,000 at that time. The annual cost of use and maintenance will be $5,500. Alternatively, a mor automated instrument (same property class) available from the manufacturer costs $26,000, with use and maintenance costs of only $7,500 and salvage value after 6 years of $2,000. The marginal tax rate is 25%, and MARR is an after-tax 12%. Determine which alternative is less costly, based upon comparison of after-tax annual worth. Alternative 1 + Show the AW values used to make your decision: Alternative 1: $ -8835.96 Alternative 2: $ -11702.16 Carry all interim calculations to 5 decimal places and then round your final answer to the nearest dollar. The tolerance is ±10.

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