Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following project balances for a typical investment project with a service life
of four years:
n (end of year)
10
1
13
4
Cashflow
Amount
-$1,000
$100
$520
$460
$600
Project Balance
-$1,000
-$1,100
-$800
-$500
$0
Determine the interest rate used in computing the project balance.
Would the project of the previous question be acceptable at a MARR of 12%?
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Step 1
Given:
| n (end of the year) | Cashflow Amount | Project Balance |
| 0 | -1000 | -1000 |
| 1 | 100 | -1100 |
| 2 | 520 | -800 |
| 3 | 460 | -500 |
| 4 | 600 | 0 |
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