ENGINEERING ECO ALANYSIS W/STUDY GUIDE
ENGINEERING ECO ALANYSIS W/STUDY GUIDE
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780190072537
Author: NEWNAN
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 8, Problem 35P

(a)

To determine

To construct:A choice table for interest tables from 0% to 100%

(a)

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Answer to Problem 35P

From table below, from 0% to 6%, Plan B should be preferred. Between 7% to 12% Plan C should be preferred. Beyond that Plan A should be selected

Explanation of Solution

NPV of Plan A =83,00050,000+26,500(P/A,i,15)+50,000(P/F,i,15)

NPV of Plan B =195,00050,000+39,750(P/A,i,15)+50,000(P/F,i,15)

NPV of Plan C =115,00050,000+31,200(P/A,i,15)+50,000(P/F,i,15)

Choice table for interest from 0% to 100%

    Interest rate(P/A,i,15)(P/F,i,15)Plan APlan BPlan C
    0% 15.00 1.00 314,500 401,250 353,000
    1% 13.87 0.86 277,491 349,203 310,657
    2% 12.85 0.74 244,656 302,909 273,048
    3% 11.94 0.64 215,448 261,626 239,557
    4% 11.12 0.56 189,400 224,719 209,657
    5% 10.38 0.48 166,112 191,642 182,896
    6% 9.71 0.42 145,238 161,925 158,885
    7% 9.11 0.36 126,482 135,162 137,289
    8% 8.56 0.32 109,588 111,001 117,818
    9% 8.06 0.27 94,335 89,139 100,220
    10% 7.61 0.24 80,531 69,311 84,279
    11% 7.19 0.21 68,008 51,287 69,805
    12% 6.81 0.18 56,623 34,867 56,634
    13% 6.46 0.16 46,248 19,874 44,621
    14% 6.14 0.14 36,772 6,156 33,640
    15% 5.85 0.12 28,100 (6,422) 23,583
    16% 5.58 0.11 20,146 (17,979) 14,351
    17% 5.32 0.09 12,835 (28,619) 5,859
    18% 5.09 0.08 6,103 (38,434) (1,967)
    19% 4.88 0.07 (110) (47,505) (9,194)
    20% 4.68 0.06 (5,855) (55,905) (15,880)
    21% 4.49 0.06 (11,176) (63,697) (22,078)
    22% 4.32 0.05 (16,114) (70,938) (27,833)
    23% 4.15 0.04 (20,705) (77,678) (33,186)
    24% 4.00 0.04 (24,981) (83,964) (38,175)
    25% 3.86 0.04 (28,970) (89,835) (42,832)
    26% 3.73 0.03 (32,698) (95,328) (47,185)
    27% 3.60 0.03 (36,187) (100,474) (51,262)
    28% 3.48 0.02 (39,458) (105,303) (55,086)
    29% 3.37 0.02 (42,528) (109,841) (58,677)
    30% 3.27 0.02 (45,416) (114,112) (62,055)
    31% 3.17 0.02 (48,134) (118,137) (65,237)
    32% 3.08 0.02 (50,697) (121,934) (68,238)
    33% 2.99 0.01 (53,117) (125,523) (71,073)
    34% 2.90 0.01 (55,405) (128,918) (73,753)
    35% 2.83 0.01 (57,571) (132,134) (76,291)
    36% 2.75 0.01 (59,623) (135,183) (78,697)
    37% 2.68 0.01 (61,571) (138,078) (80,981)
    38% 2.61 0.01 (63,421) (140,830) (83,151)
    39% 2.55 0.01 (65,180) (143,449) (85,215)
    40% 2.48 0.01 (66,854) (145,942) (87,180)
    41% 2.42 0.01 (68,450) (148,320) (89,053)
    42% 2.37 0.01 (69,973) (150,589) (90,840)
    43% 2.31 0.00 (71,426) (152,757) (92,547)
    44% 2.26 0.00 (72,816) (154,829) (94,179)
    45% 2.21 0.00 (74,145) (156,812) (95,740)
    46% 2.17 0.00 (75,417) (158,712) (97,235)
    47% 2.12 0.00 (76,637) (160,532) (98,668)
    48% 2.08 0.00 (77,806) (162,279) (100,042)
    49% 2.04 0.00 (78,929) (163,956) (101,361)
    50% 2.00 0.00 (80,007) (165,567) (102,628)
    51% 1.96 0.00 (81,043) (167,117) (103,847)
    52% 1.92 0.00 (82,040) (168,607) (105,019)
    53% 1.88 0.00 (83,000) (170,042) (106,147)
    54% 1.85 0.00 (83,925) (171,425) (107,234)
    55% 1.82 0.00 (84,816) (172,758) (108,282)
    56% 1.78 0.00 (85,675) (174,044) (109,293)
    57% 1.75 0.00 (86,505) (175,286) (110,269)
    58% 1.72 0.00 (87,306) (176,485) (111,211)
    59% 1.69 0.00 (88,080) (177,644) (112,121)
    60% 1.67 0.00 (88,828) (178,764) (113,002)
    61% 1.64 0.00 (89,552) (179,848) (113,853)
    62% 1.61 0.00 (90,253) (180,897) (114,678)
    63% 1.59 0.00 (90,931) (181,913) (115,476)
    64% 1.56 0.00 (91,589) (182,898) (116,249)
    65% 1.54 0.00 (92,226) (183,852) (116,999)
    66% 1.51 0.00 (92,844) (184,778) (117,726)
    67% 1.49 0.00 (93,443) (185,676) (118,431)
    68% 1.47 0.00 (94,025) (186,548) (119,116)
    69% 1.45 0.00 (94,590) (187,394) (119,781)
    70% 1.43 0.00 (95,139) (188,217) (120,427)
    71% 1.41 0.00 (95,672) (189,016) (121,054)
    72% 1.39 0.00 (96,191) (189,793) (121,665)
    73% 1.37 0.00 (96,695) (190,549) (122,258)
    74% 1.35 0.00 (97,186) (191,285) (122,836)
    75% 1.33 0.00 (97,663) (192,001) (123,398)
    76% 1.32 0.00 (98,128) (192,698) (123,946)
    77% 1.30 0.00 (98,581) (193,377) (124,479)
    78% 1.28 0.00 (99,023) (194,039) (124,998)
    79% 1.27 0.00 (99,453) (194,684) (125,505)
    80% 1.25 0.00 (99,872) (195,312) (125,998)
    81% 1.23 0.00 (100,282) (195,926) (126,480)
    82% 1.22 0.00 (100,681) (196,524) (126,950)
    83% 1.20 0.00 (101,070) (197,108) (127,408)
    84% 1.19 0.00 (101,450) (197,678) (127,856)
    85% 1.18 0.00 (101,822) (198,235) (128,293)
    86% 1.16 0.00 (102,184) (198,779) (128,720)
    87% 1.15 0.00 (102,539) (199,310) (129,137)
    88% 1.14 0.00 (102,885) (199,829) (129,544)
    89% 1.12 0.00 (103,223) (200,337) (129,943)
    90% 1.11 0.00 (103,554) (200,833) (130,332)
    91% 1.10 0.00 (103,878) (201,318) (130,713)
    92% 1.09 0.00 (104,194) (201,793) (131,086)
    93% 1.08 0.00 (104,504) (202,258) (131,451)
    94% 1.06 0.00 (104,807) (202,712) (131,808)
    95% 1.05 0.00 (105,104) (203,158) (132,157)
    96% 1.04 0.00 (105,395) (203,593) (132,499)
    97% 1.03 0.00 (105,680) (204,020) (132,834)
    98% 1.02 0.00 (105,958) (204,438) (133,163)
    99% 1.01 0.00 (106,232) (204,848) (133,484)
    100% 1.00 0.00 (106,499) (205,250) (133,799)

(b)

To determine

To select:the best alternative at expected rate of return of 10%

(b)

Expert Solution
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Answer to Problem 35P

Best alternative at expected rate of return of 10%isPlan A having highest NPV of $84,279.

Explanation of Solution

As per the choice table above, at expected rate of return of 10% Plan C has highest NPV of $84,279 as compared to other plans; hence Plan C should be preferred.

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