1 2 Net Present Value Method Annuity Briggs Excavation Company Is Planning An Investment Of 207 600 For A Bulldozer 1 (31.55 KiB) Viewed 37 times
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1 2 Net Present Value Method -- Annuity Briggs Excavation Company is planning an investment of $207,600 for a bulldozer. The bulldozer is expected to operate for 2.000 hours per year for 10 years. Customers will be charged $120 per hour for bulldozer work. The bulldozer operator costs $38 per hour in wages and benefits. The bulldozer is expected to require annual maintenance costing $20,000. The bulldozer uses fuel that is expected to cost $50 per hour of bulldozer operation. Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest Year 6% 10% 12% 15% 20% 0.943 0.909 0.893 0.870 0.833 1.833 1.736 1.690 1.626 1.528 2.673 2.487 2.402 2.283 2.106 3.465 3.170 3.037 2.855 2.589 4.212 3.791 3.605 3.353 2.991 6 4.917 4.355 4.111 3.785 3.326 7 5.582 4.568 4.564 4.160 3.605 8 6.210 5.335 4.965 4.487 9 6.802 5.328 4.772 4,031 7.360 6.145 5.650 5.019 4.192 ... Determine the equal annunt net cash nown from operating the buldozer. Use a minus sign to indicate cash outhows 3 4 5 3.837 5.759 10 Briggs Excavation Company Equal Annual Net Cash Flows Cash inhows DO
a. Determine the equal annual net cash flows from operating the bulldozer. Use a minussion to indicate cash outflows. Briggs Excavation Company Equal Annual Net Cash Flows Cash inflows: I 1 o Cash outfiows: DLL 000
b. Determine the net present value of the investment, assuming that the desired rate of return is 15%. Use the present value of an annuity of $1 table above. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value. Present value of annual net cash flows Amount to be invested Net present value c. Should Briggs Excavation invest in the bulldozer, based on this analysis? Yes , because the bulldozer cost is less than the present value of the cash flows at the minimum desired rate of return of 15%. d. Determine the number of operating hours such that the present value of cash flows equals the amount to be invested. Round Interim calculations and final answer to the nearest whole number hours
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