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Assume a machine costs $404,000 and lasts four years before it is replaced. The operating cost is $47,000 a year. Ignore taxes. What is the equivalent annual cost if the required rate of return is 12.5 percent? (Hint: the EAC should account for both initial investment and annual operating costs)
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 $163,297  | 
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 $174,825  | 
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 $181,414  | 
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 $195,637  | 
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 $202,118  | 
| Calculation of EAC | ||||
| Particulars | Time | PVF @12.5% | Amount | PV | 
| Cash Outflows | - | 1.00 | 4,04,000.00 | 4,04,000.00 | 
| Cash Outflows | 1.00 | 0.8889 | 47,000.00 | 41,777.78 | 
| Cash Outflows | 2.00 | 0.7901 | 47,000.00 | 37,135.80 | 
| Cash Outflows | 3.00 | 0.7023 | 47,000.00 | 33,009.60 | 
| Cash Outflows | 4.00 | 0.6243 | 47,000.00 | 29,341.87 | 
| Present value of Cash Outflows | 5,45,265.05 | |||
| PVF for 4 Years | 3.0056 | |||
| EAC | 1,81,414.37 | |||
| So corrct answeris $181414 | ||||