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| Merry Industries is considering a new piece of equipment for a project lasting 10 years with details as shown below. The costs and benefits are expected to keep increasing with the inflation rate even when a new machine is put into operation. Taking these into account, what is the annual worth that the company can expect from the machine? | ||||||||||||||
| Initial cost | $245,000 | |
| MARR | 18% | p y c y | 
| Inflation rate | 6% | p y c y | 
| Life | 7 | years | 
| Project life | 10 | years | 
| Machine value today with life of 3 years | $76,500 | |
| Machine value today with life of 7 years | $143,500 | |
| First year costs | $65,200 | |
| First year benefits | $140,80 | 
$20,896
$28,678
$24,876
$32,865