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A company that manufactures magnetic membrane switches is investigating three production options that have the estimated...
A company that manufactures magnetic membrane switches is investigating three production options that have the estimated cash flows below in millions of dollars if the interest rate of 15% per year, what is the annual worth of the In-house option in millions of dollars?
|
In-house |
License |
Contract |
|
|
First cost, $ |
-30 |
-3 |
0 |
|
Annual operating cost, $ per year |
-5 |
-0.2 |
-2 |
|
Annual income, $ per year |
14 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
|
Salvage value, $ |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Life, years |
10 |
∞ |
5 |
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Answer #1
In house
First cost , I = - $ 30
Operating cost = - $ 5
Annual income = $ 14
Annual cash flow = $ 14 - 5 = $ 9
Salvage value, S = $ 7
Useful life, n = 10
million
Annual worth of in house option = $ 3.37 million.
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Although it is not asked but I have calculated the AW of License as well as Contract.
Now calculating AW of License
million
Annual worth of contact = $ 0.5 million
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