In: Civil Engineering
A new piece of equipment costs $25,000. The annual cost of using the equipment is projected to be $1000. Annual maintenance costs are expected to be $400 the first year, increasing by $75/yr each year after that. The effective annual interest rate is 5%. Using correct equivalence notation, write out (but do not solve) the equation that would be used to find the equivalent annual cost of purchasing the equipment for its 20-year lifespan.