Engineering Economy
Engineering Economy
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Author: Leland T Blank Professor Emeritus, Anthony Tarquin
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 57P
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Calculate the present worth.

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The value of MARR is indicated by ‘i’ and the time period is indicated by ‘n’. The value of n1 is 4. The present worth (PW) of the defender can be calculated as follows:

PWDefender=Market value+Estimated S(1(1+i)n)+(OE+(OEFirst costSn1)×Te)((1+i)n1i(1+i)n)=35,000+5,000(1(1+0.12)4)+(7,000+(7,00045,0005,0008)×0.35)((1+0.12)410.12(1+0.12)4)=35,000+5,000(0.6355)2,800(3.0373)=40,327

The present worth of the defender is -$40,327.

Depreciation (D) can be calculated using the following formula:

D=First cost×RR        (1)

Substitute the respective values in Equation (1) to calculate the depreciation in year 1 for the challenger.

D=24,000×0.3333=8,000

Depreciation for year 1 is $8,000.

The taxable income (TI) can be calculated using the following formula:

TI=OED        (2)

Substitute the respective values in Equation (2) to calculate the taxable income in year 1 for the challenger.

TI=8,0008,000=16,000

The taxable income for year 1 is -$16,000.

The tax (T) can be calculated using the following formula:

T=TI×Te        (3)

Substitute the respective values in Equation (3) to calculate the tax in year 1 for the challenger.

T=16,000×0.35=5,600

The tax for year 1 is -$5,600.

The cash flow after tax (CFAT) can be calculated using the following formula:

CFAT=OETax        (4)

Substitute the respective values in Equation (4) to calculate the CFAT in year 1 for the challenger.

CFAT=8,000(5,600)=2,400

CFAT for year 1 is -$2,400.

Table 1 shows the CFAT value for different years obtained using Equations (1), (2), (3), and (4). The carry forwarded tax is $1,750. This should include the first cost.

Table 1

YearOEP and SRRDTITaxCFAT
0 25,750    -25,750
1-8,000 0.33338,000-16,000-,5600-2,400
2-8,000 0.444510,668-18,668-6,534-1,466
3-8,000 0.14813,554-11,554-4,044-3,956
4-8,00000.07411,778-9,778-3,422-4,578

The present worth (PW) can be calculated as follows:

PW=CFAT0+CFAT1(1+i)1+CFAT2(1+i)2+CFAT3(1+i)3+CFAT4(1+i)4=25,750+2,400(1+0.12)1+1,466(1+0.12)2+3,956(1+0.12)3+4,578(1+0.12)3=25,750+2,4001.12+1,4661.2544+3,9561.40493+4,5781.57352=34,787

The present worth of the challenger is -$34,787. Since the present worth of the challenger is greater than the defender, select the challenger.

The present worth of defender and challenger can be calculated using spreadsheet as follows:

Engineering Economy, Chapter 17, Problem 57P

Since the present worth of the challenger is greater than the defender, select the challenger.

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