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Q.5. Following table shows the EOY cash flows for two mutually exclusive alternatives (one must be chosen). The alternatives represent all-in-one (AIO) printers for office use applications. AIO Printer A AIO Printer B Capital investment, $ 6,000 10,000 Annual operating expenses, $ 1,500 1,200 Market value, $ 1,000 1,500 Useful life, years 5 7 The MARR is 15% per year. Determine (using FW method) which alternative should be selected if the analysis period is 7 years, the repeatability assumption does not apply, and a printer can be leased for $3,600 per year after the useful life of either printer is over.
| Analysis Period is 7 Years | ||
| Printer A | Printer B | |
| Investment | 6,000.00 | 10,000.00 |
| Opearating Expense | 1,500.00 | 1,200.00 |
| Salvage Value | 1,000.00 | 1,500.00 |
| Useful Life | 5.00 | 7.00 |
| MARR | 15.00% | 15.00% |
| FW | =-6000*(2.011357)-1500*(6.7424)-1000 | =-10000*(2.66002)-1200*(11.0068)-1500 |
| -23,182 | -41308.36 | |
| Lease for 2 Years | =3600*4.973081 | 0 |
| 17,903 | ||
| FW | -5,279 | |
| Printer A should be selected, since negative FW is less in Printer A |