. The Deadeye Distillery is opening a new production facility at Sweetwater Springs. Two types of stills are being considered.
Alternative |
Sourmasher |
Cornsqueezer |
1st Cost |
$10,000 |
$15,000 |
Useful Life |
4 yrs |
6 yrs |
Salvage Value |
0 |
$2000 |
Maintenance |
||
1st Year |
$800 |
$1000 |
Increase for each additional year |
$200 |
$ 400 |
If the stills are needed for 12 years, find the equivalent present value for each with an interest rate of 6%.
Data | Sourmasher | Cornsqueezer |
Life Yrs | 4 | 6 |
1st Cost | $10000 | $15000 |
Salvage Value | $0 | $2000 |
M&O Cost | $800 | $1000 |
M&O Gradient | $200 | $400 |
Sourmasher
Months | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10000 | 10000 | 10000 | |||||||||||
Maintainence | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 1400 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 1400 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 1400 | |
10000 | 800 | 1000 | 200 | 11400 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 11400 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 1400 | |
19666.42 |
Cornsqueezer
Months | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15000 | 15000 | ||||||||||||
Maintainence | 1000 | 1400 | 1800 | 2200 | 2600 | 3000 | 1000 | 1400 | 1800 | 2200 | 2600 | 3000 | |
2000 | 2000 | ||||||||||||
15000 | 1000 | 1400 | 1800 | 2200 | 2600 | 18000 | 1000 | 1400 | 1800 | 2200 | 2600 | 3000 | |
25441.19 |
As you can see from above calculations that the the cost is less for Masher.
Please comment if any doubts.
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