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You are evaluating two different cookie-baking ovens. The Pillsbury 707 costs $60,500, has a 5-year life, and has an annual OCF (after-tax) of –$10,700 per year. The Keebler CookieMunster costs $93,500, has a 7-year life, and has an annual OCF (after-tax) of –$8,700 per year. If your discount rate is 11 percent, what is each machine’s EAC?
| Pillsbury 707 | Keebler CookieMunster | ||||||||
| EAC | $ -27,069.49 | $ -28,542.11 | |||||||
| Working: | |||||||||
| Pillsbury 707 | Keebler CookieMunster | ||||||||
| Costs | $ 60,500 | $ 93,500 | |||||||
| Life in year | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| Annual OCF | $ -10,700 | $ -8,700 | |||||||
| Discount rate | 11% | ||||||||
| Pillsbury 707 : | |||||||||
| Present Value of annuity of 1 | = | (1-(1+0.11)^-5)/0.11 | |||||||
| = | 3.6959 | ||||||||
| EAC | = | (Cost /Present Value of annuity of 1)+Annual OCF | |||||||
| = | (-60500/3.6959)+ | $ -10,700 | |||||||
| = | $ -16,369.49 | + | $ -10,700 | ||||||
| = | $ -27,069.49 | ||||||||
| Keebler CookieMunster: | |||||||||
| Present Value of annuity of 1 | = | (1-(1+0.11)^-7)/0.11 | |||||||
| = | 4.7122 | ||||||||
| EAC | = | (Cost /Present Value of annuity of 1)+Annual OCF | |||||||
| = | (-93500/4.7122) | + | $ -8,700 | ||||||
| = | $ -19,842.11 | + | $ -8,700 | ||||||
| = | $ -28,542.11 | ||||||||