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economics question
"A company is considering entering into a new marketing campaign. If it engages in this marketing campaign, it must pay $9,000 immediately and $7,000 each at the end of year 1 and year 2. The company believes its annual revenues due to the marketing campaign will be $11,000 at the end of year 1, $9,000 at the end of year 2, and $6,000 at the end of year 3. What is the annual equivalent worth of this marketing campaign over the next three years? The interest rate is 4.2% compounded annually."
Equivalent annual worth = Equivalent annual benefit - Equivalent annual cost | ||||||||||
Equivalent annual benefit = Present value of future benefits / 3 = $24149.04 / 3 = $8,049.68 | ||||||||||
Year | Benefit | Discount factor @ 4.2% | Present Value | |||||||
0 | $0.00 | 1 | $0.00 | |||||||
1 | $11,000.00 | 0.959693 | $10,556.62 | |||||||
2 | $9,000.00 | 0.92101 | $8,289.09 | |||||||
3 | $6,000.00 | 0.883887 | $5,303.32 | |||||||
Present value of future benefits | $24,149.04 | |||||||||
Equivalent annual cost = Present value of future costs / 3 years = $22164.92 / 3 = $7,388.31 | ||||||||||
Year | Costs | Discount factor @ 4.2% | Present Value | |||||||
0 | $9,000.00 | 1 | $9,000.00 | |||||||
1 | $7,000.00 | 0.959693 | $6,717.85 | |||||||
2 | $7,000.00 | 0.92101 | $6,447.07 | |||||||
3 | $0.00 | 0.883887 | $0.00 | |||||||
Present value of future costs | $22,164.92 | |||||||||
Equivalent annual worth = Equivalent annual benefit - Equivalent annual cost = $8,049.68 - $7,388.31 = $661.37 | ||||||||||