A project with a life of 11 has an initial fixed asset investment of $35,280, an initial NWC investment of $3,360, and an annual OCF of –$53,760. The fixed asset is fully depreciated over the life of the project and has no salvage value. |
If the required return is 11 percent, what is the project's equivalent annual cost, or EAC? |
Year | Cashflows | PVF at 11% | Present value | |
0 | -38640 | 1 | -38640 | |
1 | -53760 | 0.900901 | -48432.4 | |
2 | -53760 | 0.811622 | -43632.8 | |
3 | -53760 | 0.731191 | -39308.8 | |
4 | -53760 | 0.658731 | -35413.4 | |
5 | -53760 | 0.593451 | -31903.9 | |
6 | -53760 | 0.534641 | -28742.3 | |
7 | -53760 | 0.481658 | -25894 | |
8 | -53760 | 0.433926 | -23327.9 | |
9 | -53760 | 0.390925 | -21016.1 | |
10 | -53760 | 0.352184 | -18933.4 | |
11 | -50400 | 0.317283 | -15991.1 | |
Present value of outflows | -371236 | |||
Divide: Annuity for 11 years | 6.20652 | |||
Equivalent Annual ccost | -59813.9 | |||
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