The Three Stages partnership is considering three long-term
capital investment proposals. Each investment has a useful life of
five years. Relevant data on each project are as follows:
Project Main
Project Odyssey
Project Duo
Capital investment:
$159,000
$169,600
$210,000
Annual net income:
Year 1
$13,780
$19,080
$28,620
2
13,780
18,020
23,320
3
13,780
16,960
22,260
4
13,780
12,720
13,780
5
13,780
9,540
12,720
Total
$68,900
$76,320
$100,700
Depreciation is calculated by the straight-line method and there is
no salvage value....