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You are trying to pick the least-expensive car for your new delivery service. Yo

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Question

You are trying to pick the least-expensive car for your new delivery service. You have two choices: the Scion xA, which will cost $15,500 to purchase and which will have OCF of –$1,500 annually throughout the vehicle’s expected life of three years as a delivery vehicle; and the Toyota Prius, which will cost $22,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of –$800 annually throughout that vehicle’s expected 4-year life. Both cars will be worthless at the end of their life. You intend to replace whichever type of car you choose with the same thing when its life runs out, again and again out into the foreseeable future.

If the business has a cost of capital of 12 percent, calculate the EAC. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

    

Scion's EAC $ Toyota's EAC $

Explanation / Answer

Considering 12 years time cycle to compare the EAC   Scion xA Toyota Prius Year PV factor @12% Purchase cost   OCF   Net Cash flow PV of Costs Purchase cost   OCF   Net Cash flow PV of Costs Year 1               0.893        15,500          1,500      17,000        15,179          22,000                800      22,800       20,357 Year 2               0.797          1,500         1,500          1,196                800            800             638 Year 3               0.712          1,500         1,500          1,068                800            800             569 Year 4               0.636        15,500          1,500      17,000        10,804                800            800             508 Year 5               0.567          1,500         1,500              851          22,000                800      22,800       12,937 Year 6               0.507          1,500         1,500              760                800            800             405 Year 7               0.452        15,500          1,500      17,000          7,690                800            800             362 Year 8               0.404          1,500         1,500              606                800            800             323 Year 9               0.361          1,500         1,500              541          22,000                800      22,800          8,222 Year 10               0.322        15,500          1,500      17,000          5,474                800            800             258 Year 11               0.287          1,500         1,500              431                800            800             230 Year 12               0.257          1,500         1,500              385                800            800             205 Total            6.1944    44,983.4    45,015.2 Annuity factor for EAC =            6.1944 EAC of ScionxA=44983.4/6.1944= $    7,261.94 EAC of Toyota Prius=45015.2/6.1944= $    7,267.10

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