H8. A piece of equipment has a capital investment of $1,140,000 and an annual operating expense of $115,500. The life of the equipment is 10 years, the effective income tax rate is 40%, and the after-tax MARR is 9% per year. The equipment qualifies for seven-year MACRS (GDS) properties. Perform after-tax PW analysis.

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H8. A piece of equipment has a capital investment of $1,140,000 and an annual operating expense of $115,500. The life of the equipment is 10 years, the effective income tax rate is 40%, and the after-tax MARR is 9% per year. The equipment qualifies for seven-year MACRS (GDS) properties. Perform after-tax PW analysis.

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Net present worth is defined as present value of the total cash flows over a period of time. In other words, it is the difference between the present value of cash inflow and cash outflow over a period of time. 

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