The Atlantic Medical Clinic can purchase a new computer system that will save $8,000 annually in billing costs. The computer system will last for fourteen years and have no salvage value.
The Atlantic Medical Clinic can purchase a new computer system that will save $8,000 annually in billing costs. The computer system will last for fourteen years and have no salvage value.
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The Atlantic Medical Clinic can purchase a new computer system that will save $8,000
annually in billing costs. The computer system will last for fourteen years and have no salvage
value.
Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount
factor(s) using tables.
Required:
What is the maximum price (i.e., the price that exactly equals the present value of the annual
savings in billing costs) Atlantic Medical Clinic should be willing to pay for the new computer
system if the clinic's required rate of return is:
Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.
1. Eight percent
2. Twelve percent
Maximum Price](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F151b4214-5f13-4857-8401-70e638bcd6ca%2Ff0aa0c7f-763d-4fe8-9a84-523af4f0877a%2Fefmqqw_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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The Atlantic Medical Clinic can purchase a new computer system that will save $8,000
annually in billing costs. The computer system will last for fourteen years and have no salvage
value.
Click here to view Exhibit 14B-1 and Exhibit 14B-2, to determine the appropriate discount
factor(s) using tables.
Required:
What is the maximum price (i.e., the price that exactly equals the present value of the annual
savings in billing costs) Atlantic Medical Clinic should be willing to pay for the new computer
system if the clinic's required rate of return is:
Note: Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar amount.
1. Eight percent
2. Twelve percent
Maximum Price
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