Chatham Automotive [should/should not] replace the forklifts now since the minimum total EAC for the electric forklifts is $ [blank] which is [lower/higher] than $ [blank], the minimum total EAC for the propane forklifts.
Chatham Automotive [should/should not] replace the forklifts now since the minimum total EAC for the electric forklifts is $ [blank] which is [lower/higher] than $ [blank], the minimum total EAC for the propane forklifts.
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Chatham Automotive [should/should not] replace the forklifts now since the minimum total EAC for the electric forklifts is $ [blank] which is [lower/higher] than $ [blank], the minimum total EAC for the propane forklifts.
![i = 8%
N
PER 8 GAA www ww ND NN NN NOONG GAWN
24
26
32
33
34
35
40
50
55
90
Single Payment
95
100
Compound
Amount
Factor
(F/P,i,N)
1.0800
1.1664
1.2597
1.3605
1.4693
1.5869
1.7138
1.8509
1.9990
2.1589
2.3316
2.5182
2.7196
2.9372
3.1722
3.4259
3.7000
3.9960
4.3157
4.6610
5.0338
5.4365
5.8715
6.3412
6.8485
7.3964
7.9881
8.6271
9.3173
10.063
60 101.26
65
148.78
70 218.61
75 321.20
80 471.95
693.46
1018.9
1497.1
2199.8
85
10.868
11.737
12.676
13.690
14.785
21.725
31.920
46.902
68.914
Present
Worth
Factor
0.54027
0.50025
0.46319
(P/F,i,N)
(A/F,i,N) (F/A,i,N)
0.92593
1.0000
1.0000
0.85734 0.48077
2.0800
0.79383
0.30803
3.2464
0.22192
4.5061
0.73503
0.68058
0.17046
5.8666
0.63017
0.13632
0.58349 0.11207
0.09401
0.08008
0.06903
0.42888
0.39711
0.36770
0.34046
0.31524
0.29189
0.27027
0.25025
0.23171
0.21455
0.13520
0.12519
0.11591
0.10733
0.09938
0.09202
0.08520
0.07889
0.07305
0.06763
Discrete Compounding, Discrete Cash Flows
Uniform Series
0.19866
0.01983
0.18394 0.01803
0.17032
0.01642
0.15770
0.01498
0.14602
0.01368
0.04603
0.03133
0.02132
0.01451
Sinking
Fund
Factor
0.00988
0.00672
0.00457
0.00311
0.06008
0.05270
0.04652
0.04130
0.03683
0.03298
0.02963
0.02670
0.02413
0.02185
0.01251
0.01145
0.01049
0.00962
0.00883
0.00811
0.00745
0.00685
0.00630
0.00580
0.00386
0.00259
Uniform
Series
Factor
0.00174
0.00118
7.3359
8.9228
10.637
12.488
14.487
16.645
18.977
21.495
24.215
27.152
30.324
33.750
37.450
41.446
45.762
50.423
55.457
60.893
66.765
73.106
79.954
87.351
95.339
103.97
113.28
123.35
134.21
145.95
158.63
172.32
259.06
386.51
573.77
848.92
0.00080 1253.2
0.00054
1847.2
0.00037
2720.1
0.00025 4002.6
0.00212
0.00017 5886.9
0.00144
0.00012 8655.7
0.00098
0.00008 12724.0
0.00067
0.00005
18702.0
0.00045 0.00004
27485.0
Capital
Recovery
Factor
(A/P,i,N)
1.0800
0.56077
0.38803
0.30192
0.25046
0.21632
0.19207
0.17401
0.16008
0.14903
0.14008
0.13270
0.12652
0.12130
0.11683
0.11298
0.10963
0.10670
0.10413
0.10185
0.09983
0.09803
0.09642
0.09498
0.09368
0.09251
0.09145
0.09049
0.08962
0.08883
0.08811
0.08745
0.08685
0.08630
0.08580
0.08386
0.08259
0.08174
0.08118
0.08080
0.08054
0.08037
0.08025
0.08017
0.08012
0.08008
0.08005
0.08004
Series
Present
Worth Factor
(P/A,i,N)
0.92593
1.7833
2.5771
3.3121
3.9927
4.6229
5.2064
5.7466
6.2469
6.7101
7.1390
7.5361
7.9038
8.2442
8.5595
8.8514
9.1216
9.3719
9.6036
9.8181
10.017
10.201
10.371
10.529
10.675
10.810
10.935
11.051
11.158
11.258
11.350
11.435
11.514
11.587
11.655
11.925
12.108
12.233
12.319
12.377
12.416
12.443
12.461
12.474
12.482
12.488
12.492
12.494
Arithmetic
Gradient
Series
Factor
(A/G,i,N)
0.00000
0.48077
0.94874
1.4040
1.8465
2.2763
2.6937
3.0985
3.4910
3.8713
4.2395
4.5957
4.9402
5.2731
5.5945
5.9046
6.2037
6.4920
6.7697
7.0369
7.2940
7.5412
7.7786
8.0066
8.2254
8.4352
8.6363
8.8289
9.0133
9.1897
9.3584
9.5197
9.6737
9.8208
9.9611
10.570
11.045
11.411
11.690
11.902
12.060
12.178
12.266
12.330
12.377
12.412
12.437
12.455](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9d8a02c0-58ec-4558-acfb-eab31f3ab667%2F0341455b-ea11-4283-9c37-3dae8ae6b32e%2Ffbtvli_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:i = 8%
N
PER 8 GAA www ww ND NN NN NOONG GAWN
24
26
32
33
34
35
40
50
55
90
Single Payment
95
100
Compound
Amount
Factor
(F/P,i,N)
1.0800
1.1664
1.2597
1.3605
1.4693
1.5869
1.7138
1.8509
1.9990
2.1589
2.3316
2.5182
2.7196
2.9372
3.1722
3.4259
3.7000
3.9960
4.3157
4.6610
5.0338
5.4365
5.8715
6.3412
6.8485
7.3964
7.9881
8.6271
9.3173
10.063
60 101.26
65
148.78
70 218.61
75 321.20
80 471.95
693.46
1018.9
1497.1
2199.8
85
10.868
11.737
12.676
13.690
14.785
21.725
31.920
46.902
68.914
Present
Worth
Factor
0.54027
0.50025
0.46319
(P/F,i,N)
(A/F,i,N) (F/A,i,N)
0.92593
1.0000
1.0000
0.85734 0.48077
2.0800
0.79383
0.30803
3.2464
0.22192
4.5061
0.73503
0.68058
0.17046
5.8666
0.63017
0.13632
0.58349 0.11207
0.09401
0.08008
0.06903
0.42888
0.39711
0.36770
0.34046
0.31524
0.29189
0.27027
0.25025
0.23171
0.21455
0.13520
0.12519
0.11591
0.10733
0.09938
0.09202
0.08520
0.07889
0.07305
0.06763
Discrete Compounding, Discrete Cash Flows
Uniform Series
0.19866
0.01983
0.18394 0.01803
0.17032
0.01642
0.15770
0.01498
0.14602
0.01368
0.04603
0.03133
0.02132
0.01451
Sinking
Fund
Factor
0.00988
0.00672
0.00457
0.00311
0.06008
0.05270
0.04652
0.04130
0.03683
0.03298
0.02963
0.02670
0.02413
0.02185
0.01251
0.01145
0.01049
0.00962
0.00883
0.00811
0.00745
0.00685
0.00630
0.00580
0.00386
0.00259
Uniform
Series
Factor
0.00174
0.00118
7.3359
8.9228
10.637
12.488
14.487
16.645
18.977
21.495
24.215
27.152
30.324
33.750
37.450
41.446
45.762
50.423
55.457
60.893
66.765
73.106
79.954
87.351
95.339
103.97
113.28
123.35
134.21
145.95
158.63
172.32
259.06
386.51
573.77
848.92
0.00080 1253.2
0.00054
1847.2
0.00037
2720.1
0.00025 4002.6
0.00212
0.00017 5886.9
0.00144
0.00012 8655.7
0.00098
0.00008 12724.0
0.00067
0.00005
18702.0
0.00045 0.00004
27485.0
Capital
Recovery
Factor
(A/P,i,N)
1.0800
0.56077
0.38803
0.30192
0.25046
0.21632
0.19207
0.17401
0.16008
0.14903
0.14008
0.13270
0.12652
0.12130
0.11683
0.11298
0.10963
0.10670
0.10413
0.10185
0.09983
0.09803
0.09642
0.09498
0.09368
0.09251
0.09145
0.09049
0.08962
0.08883
0.08811
0.08745
0.08685
0.08630
0.08580
0.08386
0.08259
0.08174
0.08118
0.08080
0.08054
0.08037
0.08025
0.08017
0.08012
0.08008
0.08005
0.08004
Series
Present
Worth Factor
(P/A,i,N)
0.92593
1.7833
2.5771
3.3121
3.9927
4.6229
5.2064
5.7466
6.2469
6.7101
7.1390
7.5361
7.9038
8.2442
8.5595
8.8514
9.1216
9.3719
9.6036
9.8181
10.017
10.201
10.371
10.529
10.675
10.810
10.935
11.051
11.158
11.258
11.350
11.435
11.514
11.587
11.655
11.925
12.108
12.233
12.319
12.377
12.416
12.443
12.461
12.474
12.482
12.488
12.492
12.494
Arithmetic
Gradient
Series
Factor
(A/G,i,N)
0.00000
0.48077
0.94874
1.4040
1.8465
2.2763
2.6937
3.0985
3.4910
3.8713
4.2395
4.5957
4.9402
5.2731
5.5945
5.9046
6.2037
6.4920
6.7697
7.0369
7.2940
7.5412
7.7786
8.0066
8.2254
8.4352
8.6363
8.8289
9.0133
9.1897
9.3584
9.5197
9.6737
9.8208
9.9611
10.570
11.045
11.411
11.690
11.902
12.060
12.178
12.266
12.330
12.377
12.412
12.437
12.455
![Chatham Automotive purchased new electric forklifts to move steel automobile parts two years ago. They cost $65,000
each, including the charging stand. In practice, it was found that they did not hold a charge as long as claimed by
the manufacturer, so operating costs are very high. As a result, their current salvage value is about $10,000.
Chatham is considering replacing them with propane models. New propane forklifts cost $57,000 each. After one year,
they have a salvage value of $40,000, and thereafter decline in value at a declining-balance depreciation rate of 20
percent, as does the electric model from this time on. The MARR is 8 percent. Operating costs for the electric model will
be $20,000 this year, rising by 13 percent per year. Operating costs for the propane model will initially be $12,000 over
the first year, rising by 13 percent per year. Should Chatham Automotive replace the forklifts now?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F9d8a02c0-58ec-4558-acfb-eab31f3ab667%2F0341455b-ea11-4283-9c37-3dae8ae6b32e%2Fa3zdcc8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Chatham Automotive purchased new electric forklifts to move steel automobile parts two years ago. They cost $65,000
each, including the charging stand. In practice, it was found that they did not hold a charge as long as claimed by
the manufacturer, so operating costs are very high. As a result, their current salvage value is about $10,000.
Chatham is considering replacing them with propane models. New propane forklifts cost $57,000 each. After one year,
they have a salvage value of $40,000, and thereafter decline in value at a declining-balance depreciation rate of 20
percent, as does the electric model from this time on. The MARR is 8 percent. Operating costs for the electric model will
be $20,000 this year, rising by 13 percent per year. Operating costs for the propane model will initially be $12,000 over
the first year, rising by 13 percent per year. Should Chatham Automotive replace the forklifts now?
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