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| A precision lathe costs $13,500 and will cost $22,000 a year to operate and maintain. If the discount rate is 14% and the lathe will last for 5 years, what is the equivalent annual cost of the tool? (Enter your answer as positive value. Round your answer to the nearest cent. | 
| The equivalent annual cost $ | 
Net Present Value
| 
 Year  | 
 Annual cash flows ($)  | 
 Present Value Factor (PVF) at 14.00%  | 
 Present Value of annual cash flows ($) [Annual cash flow x PVF]  | 
| 
 1  | 
 (22,000)  | 
 0.877193  | 
 (19,298.25)  | 
| 
 2  | 
 (22,000)  | 
 0.769468  | 
 (16,928.29)  | 
| 
 3  | 
 (22,000)  | 
 0.674972  | 
 (14,849.37)  | 
| 
 4  | 
 (22,000)  | 
 0.592080  | 
 (13,025.77)  | 
| 
 5  | 
 (22,000)  | 
 0.519369  | 
 (11,426.11)  | 
| 
 TOTAL  | 
 3.433081  | 
 (75,527.78)  | 
|
Net Present Value (NPV) = Present Value of annual cash inflows – Initial Investment
= -$75,527.78 - $13,500
= -$89,027.78 (Negative)
Equivalent Annual Cost (EAC)
Equivalent Annual Cost (EAC) = Net Present Value / [PVIFA 14%, 5 Years]
= -$89,027.78 / 3.433081
= -$25,932.33 (Negative EAC)
Therefore, the Equivalent Annual Cost is $25,932.33 (Entered as positive value)
NOTE
The Formula for calculating the Present Value Factor is [1/(1 + r)n], Where “r” is the Discount/Interest Rate and “n” is the number of years.