The international environmental management standard ISO 14000 requires that Oliver, the pollution control officer of BUCENG, must install suitable pollution control equipment. He is considering two of them, one based on the principle of neutralization and the other of precipitation. They cost Php 7,500,000 and Php 4,500,000 respectively; both are expected to last 5 years and have salvage values of Php 1,500,000 and Php 1,050,000 respectively. The chemical needed for the neutralization-based equipment costs Php 500,000 per year, while for the other Php 950,000 per year. Their annual maintenance costs are Php 5,000 and Php 7,500 respectively. Develop a cashflow table to help Oliver visually compare the data pertaining to the two alternatives.

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The international environmental management standard ISO 14000 requires that Oliver, the pollution control officer of BUCENG, must install suitable pollution control equipment. He is considering two of them, one based on the principle of neutralization and the other of precipitation. They cost Php 7,500,000 and Php 4,500,000 respectively; both are expected to last 5 years and have salvage values of Php 1,500,000 and Php 1,050,000 respectively. The chemical needed for the neutralization-based equipment costs Php 500,000 per year, while for the other Php 950,000 per year. Their annual maintenance costs are Php 5,000 and Php 7,500 respectively. Develop a cashflow table to help Oliver visually compare the data pertaining to the two alternatives.

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