Three companies have prov Item Company A Company B Company C Capital Investment $100,000 $150,000 $125,000 Useful Life (Months) 96 144 120 Market Value $40,000 0 $30,000 Net Annual Cash $45,000 $500,000 $35,000 Flow 12% MARR 12% 12% What is the AW for each of the 3 estimates? It is thought useful life is the estimate which has the greatest volatility. If the pessimistic estimate is 8 years and the optimistic estimate is 12 years what is the worst and best case conditions for AW and which proposal would you recommend?
Three companies have prov Item Company A Company B Company C Capital Investment $100,000 $150,000 $125,000 Useful Life (Months) 96 144 120 Market Value $40,000 0 $30,000 Net Annual Cash $45,000 $500,000 $35,000 Flow 12% MARR 12% 12% What is the AW for each of the 3 estimates? It is thought useful life is the estimate which has the greatest volatility. If the pessimistic estimate is 8 years and the optimistic estimate is 12 years what is the worst and best case conditions for AW and which proposal would you recommend?
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![Three companies have provided estimates for a proposed project:
Item
Company A
Company B
Company C
Capital Investment
$100,000
$150,000
$125,000
Useful Life (Months)
96
144
120
Market Value
$40,000
0
$30,000
Net Annual Cash
$45,000
$500,000
$35,000
Flow
12%
MARR
12%
12%
What is the AW for each of the 3 estimates? It is thought useful life is the estimate which has the greatest volatility. If the
pessimistic estimate is 8 years and the optimistic estimate is 12 years what is the worst and best case conditions for AW and
which proposal would you recommend?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff970b35b-aa36-41ef-81f3-17e9d5e8a08e%2Ffc0f3b53-1f41-4e7b-9d06-faf57b669ea8%2F189vmdr_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Three companies have provided estimates for a proposed project:
Item
Company A
Company B
Company C
Capital Investment
$100,000
$150,000
$125,000
Useful Life (Months)
96
144
120
Market Value
$40,000
0
$30,000
Net Annual Cash
$45,000
$500,000
$35,000
Flow
12%
MARR
12%
12%
What is the AW for each of the 3 estimates? It is thought useful life is the estimate which has the greatest volatility. If the
pessimistic estimate is 8 years and the optimistic estimate is 12 years what is the worst and best case conditions for AW and
which proposal would you recommend?
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