Net Present Value Method—Annuity Briggs Excavation Company is planning an investment of $170,200 for a bulldozer. The bulldozer is expected to operate for 1,000 hours per year for five years. Customers will be charged $120 per hour for bulldozer work. The bulldozer operator costs $29 per hour in wages and benefits. The bulldozer is expected to require annual maintenance costing $10,000. The bulldozer uses fuel that is expected to cost $38 per hour of bulldozer operation. Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest Year 6% 10% 12% 15% 20% 1 0.943 0.909 0.893 0.870 0.833 2 1.833 1.736 1.690 1.626 1.528 3 2.673 2.487 2.402 2.283 2.106 4 3.465 3.170 3.037 2.855 2.589 5 4.212 3.791 3.605 3.352 2.991 6 4.917 4.355 4.111 3.784 3.326 7 5.582 4.868 4.564 4.160 3.605 8 6.210 5.335 4.968 4.487 3.837 9 6.802 5.759 5.328 4.772 4.031 10 7.360 6.145 5.650 5.019 4.192 a. Determine the equal annual net cash flows from operating the bulldozer. Use a minus sign to indicate cash outflows.   Briggs Excavation Equal Annual Net Cash Flow Cash inflows:           fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_2       $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_4         $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_6 Cash outflows:           fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_8     $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_10       fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_12         $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_14         fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_16       fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_18       $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_20 b. Determine the net present value of the investment, assuming that the desired rate of return is 6%. Use the present value of an annuity of $1 table above. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value. Present value of annual net cash flows $fill in the blank b80880fe8fe3046_1 Amount to be invested $fill in the blank b80880fe8fe3046_2 Net present value $fill in the blank b80880fe8fe3046_3 c. Should Briggs Excavation invest in the bulldozer, based on this analysis?  , because the bulldozer cost is   the present value of the cash flows at the minimum desired rate of return of 6%.

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Net Present Value Method—Annuity

Briggs Excavation Company is planning an investment of $170,200 for a bulldozer. The bulldozer is expected to operate for 1,000 hours per year for five years. Customers will be charged $120 per hour for bulldozer work. The bulldozer operator costs $29 per hour in wages and benefits. The bulldozer is expected to require annual maintenance costing $10,000. The bulldozer uses fuel that is expected to cost $38 per hour of bulldozer operation.

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year 6% 10% 12% 15% 20%
1 0.943 0.909 0.893 0.870 0.833
2 1.833 1.736 1.690 1.626 1.528
3 2.673 2.487 2.402 2.283 2.106
4 3.465 3.170 3.037 2.855 2.589
5 4.212 3.791 3.605 3.352 2.991
6 4.917 4.355 4.111 3.784 3.326
7 5.582 4.868 4.564 4.160 3.605
8 6.210 5.335 4.968 4.487 3.837
9 6.802 5.759 5.328 4.772 4.031
10 7.360 6.145 5.650 5.019 4.192

a. Determine the equal annual net cash flows from operating the bulldozer. Use a minus sign to indicate cash outflows.

 
Briggs Excavation
Equal Annual Net Cash Flow
Cash inflows:      
    fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_2  
    $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_4  
      $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_6
Cash outflows:      
    fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_8  
  $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_10    
  fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_12    
    $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_14  
      fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_16
      fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_18
      $fill in the blank 5052ecfe202bf9f_20

b. Determine the net present value of the investment, assuming that the desired rate of return is 6%. Use the present value of an annuity of $1 table above. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

Present value of annual net cash flows $fill in the blank b80880fe8fe3046_1
Amount to be invested $fill in the blank b80880fe8fe3046_2
Net present value $fill in the blank b80880fe8fe3046_3

c. Should Briggs Excavation invest in the bulldozer, based on this analysis?
 , because the bulldozer cost is   the present value of the cash flows at the minimum desired rate of return of 6%.

d. Determine the number of operating hours such that the present value of cash flows equals the amount to be invested. Round interim calculations and final answer to the nearest whole number.
fill in the blank b80880fe8fe3046_6 hours

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