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Blossom Incorporated management is considering investing in two
alternative production systems. The systems are mutually exclusive,
and the cost of the new equipment and the resulting cash flows are
shown in the accompanying table. The firm uses a 9 percent discount
rate for production system projects.
Year | System 1 | System 2 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 |
-$15,900 | -$43,400 | |||||
1 |
15,900 | 31,700 | |||||
2 |
15,900 | 31,700 | |||||
3 |
15,900 | 31,700 |
Calculate NPV. (Enter negative amounts using negative
sign, e.g. -45.25. Do not round discount factors. Round answers to
2 decimal places, e.g. 15.25.)