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White Oaks Properties builds strip shopping centers and small malls. The company

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Question

White Oaks Properties builds strip shopping centers and small malls. The company plans to replace its refrigeration, cooking, and HVAC equipment with newer models in one entire center built 9 years ago. 9 years ago, the original purchase price of the equipment was $725,000 and the operating cost has averaged $205,000 per year. Determine the equivalent annual cost of the equipment if the company can now sell it for $244,000. The company’s MARR is 24% per year.

The equivalent annual cost of the equipment is determined to be $

Explanation / Answer

The equivalent annual cost of the equipment = 725,000(A/P, 24%, 9) + 205,000 - 244,000(A/F, 24%, 9)

                              = 725,000(0.2805) + 205,000 - 244,000(0.0405)

                              = 203,362.5 + 205,000 - 9,882

                              = $398,480.5

The equivalent annual cost of the equipment is determined to be $398,480.5