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Walt Wallace Construction Enterprises may buy a new dump truck with a 10-year li

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Question

Walt Wallace Construction Enterprises may buy a new dump truck with a 10-year life. Interest is 9%. The cash flows for two likely models are as follows:

Model

First Cost

Annual Operating Cost

Annual Income

Salvage Value

A

$50,000

$12,000

$19,000

$10,000

B

$80,000

$11,000

$22,000

$30,000

Using present worth analysis, which truck should the firm buy?

Neither Model A nor Model B

Either Model A or Model B

Model A

Model B

Model

First Cost

Annual Operating Cost

Annual Income

Salvage Value

A

$50,000

$12,000

$19,000

$10,000

B

$80,000

$11,000

$22,000

$30,000

Explanation / Answer

Model B