Engineering Economy
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Author: Sullivan
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Chapter 9, Problem 36FE
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Calculate the equivalent annual cost.
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A manufacturer purchased and installed a shrink-wrap machine 4 years ago at a cost of $4,000. A new machine is now needed, and one is available for $7,000 less a $1,000 trade-in allowance for the old machine. The market value of the old machine without trade-in on a new model is $500. Which of the four dollar values above is a sunk cost that is irrelevant in a pre-tax engineering economic analysis?
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A corporation purchased a machine for $60,000 three years ago. It had an estimated life of 10 years and an estimated salvage value of $9.200. The current BV of this machine is
$29,000. If the current MVof the machine is $36,500 and the effective income tax rate is 22%, what is the after-tax investment value of the machine? Use the outsider viewpoint.
Choose the correct answer below.
A. $28,400
OB. $38.150
OC. $29,680
OD. $34,850
OE $36,500
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Engineering Economy
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