Investment Alternatives for Decisions
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Mr. Kulonda, VP of Operations at McClain Manufacturing, has
to make a decision between two investment alternatives.
Investment A has an initial cost of $61,000, and investment B
has an initial cost of $74,000. The useful life of investment A is
6 years; the useful life of investment B is 7 years. Given a cost
of capital of 9% and the following cash flows for each
alternative, determine the most desirable investment alternative
according to the net present value criterion.
Investment A's
Cash Flow
Investment B's
cash Flow
Year
$19,000 $19,000 1
19,000 20,000 2
19,000 21,000 3
19,000 22,000 4
19,000 21,000 5
19,000 20,000 6
19,000 11,000 7
Please refer to the file attached and show the detailed calculations. Many thanks!
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Mr. Kulonda, VP of Operations at McClain Manufacturing, has to make a decision between two investment alternatives. Investment A has an initial cost of $61,000, and investment B
has an initial cost of $74,000. The useful life of investment A is 6 years; the useful life of investment B is 7 years. Given a cost of capital of 9% ...
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