Calculating present value [15-25 min]
Exacto, Inc., needs new manufacturing equipment. Two companies can provide similar equipment but under different payment plans:
Plan A: NKS offers to let Exacto pay $65,000 each year for six years. The payments include interest at 10% per year.
Plan B: Westernhome will let Exacto make a single payment of $50,000 at the end of six years. This payment includes both principal and interest at 10%.
Requirements
1. Calculate the present value of Plan A.
2. Calculate the present value of Plan B.
3. Exacto will purchase the equipment that costs the least, as measured by present value. Which equipment should Exacto select? Why?
We need at least 10 more requests to produce the solution.
0 / 10 have requested this problem solution
The more requests, the faster the answer.