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A company that manufactures magnetic flow meters expects to undertake a project that will have the cash flows estimated.
First cost, $ −820,000
Equipment replacement cost in year 2, $ −300,000
Annual operating cost, $/year −870,000
Salvage value, $ 250,000
Life, years 4
At an interest rate of 10% per year, what is the equivalent annual cost of the project? Find the AW value using tabulated factors. The equivalent annual cost of the project is $−
find the AW using the equation below
AW = -820000(A/P, 10%, 4) -300000(P/F, 10%, 2)(A/P, 10%, 4) - 870000 + 250000(A/F, 10%, 4)
= -820000 x 0.31547 - 300000 x 0.82645 x 0.31547 - 870000 + 250000 x 0.21547
= -1153034
Hence the annual worth is -11530341 and the equivalent annual cost is 1153034