In: Finance
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE PROJECTS WITH EQUAL
LIVES
A company is evaluating if it is convenient to make changes in its
accounting department. Its MARR is 15% per year. The current
expenses of the accounting department amount to $180,000 per year.
An option is to outsource the company’s accounting to an outside
company that will charge $150,000 per year. Another option is to
purchase a new accounting system and make a restructure of the
department which will result in savings of $65,000 per year. The
investment needed for the system and restructure is $120,000.
a) Using a study period of 10 years, what should the company do?
Use NPV
b) Using a study period of 5 years, what should the company do? Use
NPV