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use excel and show formulas A piece of equipment will cost $325,000 new, have a six year life and a salvage value of $100,000. Maintenance costs are $30,000 for year 1 and increase at the rate of 6% per year. Determine the annual cost of this machine if i=12%
Step 1: Cash flow table
Year | Initial cost | Salvage | Maintenance costs | Net cash flow |
0 | -325000 | -325000.00 | ||
1 | -30000 | -30000.00 | ||
2 | -31800 | -31800.00 | ||
3 | -33708 | -33708.00 | ||
4 | -35730.5 | -35730.48 | ||
5 | -37874.3 | -37874.31 | ||
6 | 100000 | -40146.8 | 59853.23 |
Step 2: Find NPV as
-415003.92 |
Step 3: Find Annual cost =
$100,939.63 |
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