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-An industrial firm uses an economic analysis to determine which of two machines

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Question

-An industrial firm uses an economic analysis to determine which of two machines to purchase. Each machine is capable of performing the same task in a given amount of time. Assume the MARR is 8%. Which machine should you select?

Machine X (explain why this is a correct answer)

Machine Y

-Determine the amount of money required to generate an infinite number of annual payments of $5000 each if the interest rate is 10% APR, compounded semi-annually?

$50,000

$48,780 (explain why this is the correct answer)

$55,000

$97,561

-I purchase an Audi for $65,000. If I receive a trade in allowance of $5,000 for my old car. What will be my monthly payments if the loan interest rate is 6% APR, compounded quarterly and the loan is for 6 years?

$833

$1,134

$994 (explain why this is the correct answer)

$1,076

Machine X Machine Y Initial Cost $6,000 $12,000 Project Life 7 years 13 years Salvage Value $0 $4,000 Annual Receipts $150 $175

Explanation / Answer

1)

PMT = PV*r / (1 - (1+r)-n)

PMT = FV*r / ((1+r)n - 1)

Annual cost = - Annual investment + annual receipts + Annual salvage

Annual Costs of X = (-6000*8% / (1-(1+8%)-7))+ 150 = -1002.43

Annual Costs of Y = (-12000*8% / (1-(1+8%)-13))+ 175 + (4000*8% / ((1+8%)13 -1))= -1157.17

X has the lower annual cost,hence prefer X

2)

Semi annual 10%

EAR = (1+10%/2)2 - 1 = 10.25%

Amount = 5000/10.25% = 48780.49

3)

Loan amount = 65000 - 5000 = 60000

n = 6*12 = 72 (months)

r = 6%/12 = 0.5% (monthly rate)

PMT = PV*r / (1 - (1+r)-n)

= 60000*0.5% / (1 - (1+0.5%)-72)

= 994.37