able: Taxi Fleet) Metro Cab is considering replacement of its fleet of old taxicabs. To replace its fleet, Metro must spend $150,000 on new taxicabs. The new taxis will incur $5,000 of maintenance expenses per year. Alternatively, Metro could spend $20,000 today to refurbish its taxicabs and incur an additional $20,000 per year of maintenance expenses for the next three years. Metro would then have to buy new taxicabs for $150,000 at the end of three years, leading to lower maintenance expenses of $5,000 per year.            Using an interest rate of 10%, the net present value of the first three years is $____.   65,000   37,272.73   195,000   20,000

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Table: Taxi Fleet) Metro Cab is considering replacement of its fleet of old taxicabs. To replace its fleet, Metro must spend $150,000 on new taxicabs. The new taxis will incur $5,000 of maintenance expenses per year. Alternatively, Metro could spend $20,000 today to refurbish its taxicabs and incur an additional $20,000 per year of maintenance expenses for the next three years. Metro would then have to buy new taxicabs for $150,000 at the end of three years, leading to lower maintenance expenses of $5,000 per year.

 

  

 

 

 

Using an interest rate of 10%, the net present value of the first three years is $____.

 

65,000

 

37,272.73

 

195,000

 

20,000

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