The following data applies for example problems 8.1 through 8.3. A company is considering the purchase of either machine A or machine B. nitial cost estimated life salvage value machine A $80,000 20 years $20,000 $18,000 per year machine B $100,000 25 years $25,000 $15,000 per year for the first 15 years $20,000 per year for the next 10 years other costs The interest rate is 10%, and all cash flows may be treated as end-of-year cash lows. Assume that equivalent annual cost is the value of the constant annuity equal to the total cost of a project. The equivalent annual cost of machine B is most nearly (A) $21,000
The following data applies for example problems 8.1 through 8.3. A company is considering the purchase of either machine A or machine B. nitial cost estimated life salvage value machine A $80,000 20 years $20,000 $18,000 per year machine B $100,000 25 years $25,000 $15,000 per year for the first 15 years $20,000 per year for the next 10 years other costs The interest rate is 10%, and all cash flows may be treated as end-of-year cash lows. Assume that equivalent annual cost is the value of the constant annuity equal to the total cost of a project. The equivalent annual cost of machine B is most nearly (A) $21,000
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![The following data applies for example problems 8.1 through 8.3. A company is
considering the purchase of either machine A or machine B.
machine A
machine B
initial cost
$80,000
20 years
$20,000
$18,000 per year
$100,000
25 years
$25,000
$15,000 per year for the first 15 years
$20,000 per year for the next 10 years
estimated life
salvage value
other costs
The interest rate is 10%, and all cash flows may be treated as end-of-year cash
flows. Assume that equivalent annual cost is the value of the constant annuity
equal to the total cost of a project. The equivalent annual cost of machine B is
most nearly
(A) $21,000
(B) $21,500
(C) $23,000
(D) $26,500](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F696c4907-7c25-4365-9706-490dcd9ad786%2Fe10bbdb8-fb25-4829-9393-30169af75be9%2Fngdx89q_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The following data applies for example problems 8.1 through 8.3. A company is
considering the purchase of either machine A or machine B.
machine A
machine B
initial cost
$80,000
20 years
$20,000
$18,000 per year
$100,000
25 years
$25,000
$15,000 per year for the first 15 years
$20,000 per year for the next 10 years
estimated life
salvage value
other costs
The interest rate is 10%, and all cash flows may be treated as end-of-year cash
flows. Assume that equivalent annual cost is the value of the constant annuity
equal to the total cost of a project. The equivalent annual cost of machine B is
most nearly
(A) $21,000
(B) $21,500
(C) $23,000
(D) $26,500
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