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A five-year project has an initial fixed asset investment of $310,000, an initial NWC investment
of $30,000, and an annual OCF of -$29,000. The fixed asset is fully depreciated over the life
of the project and has no salvage value. If the required return is 11 percent, what is this
project’s equivalent annual cost, or EAC?
Initial Fixed Asset Investment = $310,000
Initial NWC Investment = $30,000
Useful Life = 5 years
Annual OCF = -$29,000
Required Return = 11%
NPV = -$310,000 - $30,000 - $29,000 * PVIFA(11%, 5) + $30,000 *
PVIF(11%, 5)
NPV = -$310,000 - $30,000 - $29,000 * 3.695897 + $30,000 *
0.593451
NPV = -$429,377.483
EAC = NPV / PVIFA(11%, 5)
EAC = -$429,377.483 / 3.695897
EAC = -$116,176.80