Teduie company bought a new model of motor for its electric power generating plant in 2017. The useful life of the motor was 5 years and the investment was $30,000 in 2017's dollars. The following able shows the savings obtained through the project in actual dollars and the consumer price index humbers for the time period between 2017 and 2022: Price End of Year Savings Index 2017 250 $10,000 $12,100 $14,641 $19,326.1 $23,384.6 2018 250 2019 275 2020 302.5 2021 363 2022 399.3
Teduie company bought a new model of motor for its electric power generating plant in 2017. The useful life of the motor was 5 years and the investment was $30,000 in 2017's dollars. The following able shows the savings obtained through the project in actual dollars and the consumer price index humbers for the time period between 2017 and 2022: Price End of Year Savings Index 2017 250 $10,000 $12,100 $14,641 $19,326.1 $23,384.6 2018 250 2019 275 2020 302.5 2021 363 2022 399.3
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Transcribed Image Text:Teduie company bought a new model of motor for its electric power generating plant in 2017. The
useful life of the motor was 5 years and the investment was $30,000 in 2017's dollars. The following
table shows the savings obtained through the project in actual dollars and the consumer price index
numbers for the time period between 2017 and 2022:
Price
End of Year
Savings
Index
2017
250
2018
$10,000
250
$12,100
$14,641
$19,326.1
$23,384.6
2019
275
2020
302.5
2021
363
2022
399.3
If the inflation-free interest rate is 15%, determine whether the investment was worthwhile.
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