Equivalent Annual Worth
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CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATES, AND USE AN INTEREST RATE OF 10% PER YEAR. THE EQUIVALENT ANNUAL WORTH OF ALTERNATIVE ''A'' IS CLOSEST TO ?
alternatives: ''A'' ''B''
A. $-25,130 First cost $ -50,000 -80,000
B. $-37,100 Annual cost $/year -20,000 -10,000
C. $-41,500 Salvage Value, $ 10,000 25,000
D. $-42,900 Life, years 3 6
Alternative ''B'' is closest to?
A. $-25,130
B. $-28,190
C. $-37,080
D. $-39,100
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We first need to find the Present Worth (PW) of the alternatives. For alternative A, the present worth is equal to -50,000-PW(20,000)+PW(10,000). The first cost is not to be discounted. The PW of annual cost can be found by using the PVIFA table since it is an ...
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