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Assume an equipment costs $325,000 and lasts five years before it is replaced. The operating cost is $37,800 a year. Ignore taxes. What is the equivalent annual cost if the required rate of return is 14 percent? (Hint: Find the NPV of the equipment cost and annual operating cost, then solve for the EAC)
Statement showing Cash flows | ||||
Particulars | Time | PVF 14% | Amount | PV |
Cash Outflows | - | 1.00 | (325,000.00) | (325,000.00) |
Cash Outflows | 1.00 | 0.8772 | (37,800.00) | (33,157.89) |
Cash Outflows | 2.00 | 0.7695 | (37,800.00) | (29,085.87) |
Cash Outflows | 3.00 | 0.6750 | (37,800.00) | (25,513.92) |
Cash Outflows | 4.00 | 0.5921 | (37,800.00) | (22,380.63) |
Cash Outflows | 5.00 | 0.5194 | (37,800.00) | (19,632.14) |
Present value of Cash Outflows | (454,770.46) | |||
PVF for 3 Years | 3.4331 | |||
EAC = 454,770.46/3.4331 | (132,467.15) |