Question:A company buys a machine for $25,000. The annual cost of
maintaining the machine is $500...
Question
A company buys a machine for $25,000. The annual cost of
maintaining the machine is $500...
A company buys a machine for $25,000. The annual cost of
maintaining the machine is $500 per year for the first 5 years (End
of Year 1 thru End of Year 5) and then it increases to $750 for the
next 5 years (Year 6 thru Year 10). Consider all cash flows to be
end of year cash flows. For an interest rate of 8% per year
compounded yearly, find the annual maintenance cost of the machine
and the present worth of the total cost.
The question pertains to the PV calculation of the maintainence
cost. The discount rate mentioned for present value calculations is
8%. The solution is as follows: