Mighty Cleaners, INC. must choose between two types of washing machines. Both Machines meet the companies requirements. Machine A costs $35,000 and is expected to last 3 years with operating costs of $3800 per year. Machine B costs $25000 and is expected to last 2 years with operating costs of $4000 per year. Assume a discount rate of 10%. Which machine should they purchase? What is the equivalent annual cost of this machine?
Statement showing Cash flows | Machine A | Machine B | ||||
Particulars | Time | PVF 10% | Amount | PV | Amount | PV |
Cash Outflows | - | 1.0000 | (35,000.00) | (35,000.00) | (25,000.00) | (25,000.00) |
Cash Outflows | 1.00 | 0.9091 | (3,800.00) | (3,454.55) | (4,000.00) | (3,636.36) |
Cash Outflows | 2.00 | 0.8264 | (3,800.00) | (3,140.50) | (4,000.00) | (3,305.79) |
Cash Outflows | 3.00 | 0.7513 | (3,800.00) | (2,855.00) | ||
Present value of Cash Outflows | (44,450.04) | (31,942.15) | ||||
PVF for 3 Years | 2.4869 | 1.7355 | ||||
EAC | (17,874.02) | (18,404.76) | ||||
They should purchase machine A since EAC is lower |
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