Two investments involving a virtual mold apparatus for producing dental crowns qualify for different property classes. Investment A has a cost of $54,900, lasts 9 years with no salvage value, and costs $150,000 per year in operating expenses. It is in the 3-year property class. Investment B has a cost of $83,000.00, lasts 9 years with no salvage value, and costs $125,000 per year. Investment B. however, is in the 7-year property class. The company marginal tax rate is 25%, and MARR is an after-tax 10%. a. Based upon the use of MACRS-GDS depreciation, compare the AW of each alternative. AWA-S -119870.70 AWg-S -105776.24 Which should be selected? (Investment A; Investment B) Investment B b. What must be Investment B's cost of operating expenses for these two investments to be equivalent? $ 144314.98 Round your answer to 2 decimal places. The tolerance is ± 10.

Two investments involving a virtual mold apparatus for producing dental crowns qualify for different property classes. Investment A has a cost of $54,900, lasts 9 years with no salvage value, and costs $150,000 per year in operating expenses. It is in the 3-year property class. Investment B has a cost of $83,000.00, lasts 9 years with no salvage value, and costs $125,000 per year. Investment B. however, is in the 7-year property class. The company marginal tax rate is 25%, and MARR is an after-tax 10%. a. Based upon the use of MACRS-GDS depreciation, compare the AW of each alternative. AWA-S -119870.70 AWg-S -105776.24 Which should be selected? (Investment A; Investment B) Investment B b. What must be Investment B's cost of operating expenses for these two investments to be equivalent? $ 144314.98 Round your answer to 2 decimal places. The tolerance is ± 10.

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