Choice X: Initial cost = -$50,000, Annual revenue = $13,400, Salvage value = $3000, Life = 3
Choice Y: Initial cost = -$85,000, Annual revenue = $43,000, Salvage value = $8000, Life = 6
What is the sum of the incremental cash flows, Y-X?
You need to repeat the cycle of X two times as the LCM of time periods is 6. The required sum is 194,600
Choice X | Net cash flow | Choice Y | Net cash flow | Increment Y-X | |||||
End of Year | Initial cost | Annual revenue | Salvage value | Initial cost | Annual revenue | Salvage value | |||
0 | -50000 | -50000 | -85000 | -85000 | -35000 | ||||
1 | 13400 | 13400 | 43000 | 43000 | 29600 | ||||
2 | 13400 | 13400 | 43000 | 43000 | 29600 | ||||
3 | -50000 | 13400 | 3000 | -33600 | 43000 | 43000 | 76600 | ||
4 | 13400 | 13400 | 43000 | 43000 | 29600 | ||||
5 | 13400 | 13400 | 43000 | 43000 | 29600 | ||||
6 | 13400 | 3000 | 16400 | 43000 | 8000 | 51000 | 34600 | ||
Sum | -13600 | 181000 | 194600 |
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