Furnace Furnace Furnace A $450,000 $400,000 Initial investment Annual revenues * Annual cost $300,000 $70,000 $8,000 $40,000 $80,000 $70,000 $13,000 $10,000 Salvage value Life of asset $35,000 15 years $50,000 15 years 15 years * Annual revenue and cost figures are increases over the "do nothing" alternative. Perform an incremental analysis of these alternatives using the IRR method for each increment of cash flows. The MARR is 12% per year. (6.4)
Furnace Furnace Furnace A $450,000 $400,000 Initial investment Annual revenues * Annual cost $300,000 $70,000 $8,000 $40,000 $80,000 $70,000 $13,000 $10,000 Salvage value Life of asset $35,000 15 years $50,000 15 years 15 years * Annual revenue and cost figures are increases over the "do nothing" alternative. Perform an incremental analysis of these alternatives using the IRR method for each increment of cash flows. The MARR is 12% per year. (6.4)
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![6-7. Fiesta Foundry is considering a new furnace that
will allow them to be more productive. Three alternative
furnaces are under consideration.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F91d3c6d1-2e92-4698-9599-afbee69bcc1e%2F71b800bb-c178-4dce-9eda-d7836dfce0a1%2Foyotn_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:6-7. Fiesta Foundry is considering a new furnace that
will allow them to be more productive. Three alternative
furnaces are under consideration.
![Furnace
Furnace
Furnace
A
$450,000 $400,000
$70,000
$8,000
$40,000
$300,000
$70,000
$13,000
$35,000
15 years
Initial investment
Annual revenues
$80,000
$10,000
Annual cost *
$50,000
Salvage value
Life of asset
15 years
15 years
* Annual revenue and cost figures are increases over the
"do nothing" alternative.
Perform an incremental analysis of these alternatives
using the IRR method for each increment of cash flows.
The MARR is 12% per year. (6.4)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F91d3c6d1-2e92-4698-9599-afbee69bcc1e%2F71b800bb-c178-4dce-9eda-d7836dfce0a1%2Fh1v2sk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Furnace
Furnace
Furnace
A
$450,000 $400,000
$70,000
$8,000
$40,000
$300,000
$70,000
$13,000
$35,000
15 years
Initial investment
Annual revenues
$80,000
$10,000
Annual cost *
$50,000
Salvage value
Life of asset
15 years
15 years
* Annual revenue and cost figures are increases over the
"do nothing" alternative.
Perform an incremental analysis of these alternatives
using the IRR method for each increment of cash flows.
The MARR is 12% per year. (6.4)
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