Engineering Economy 7th Edition by Leland Blank ,Anthony Tarquin

Exercise 22

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel is investigating whether it should replace some of its basic oxygen furnace equipment now or wait to do it later. The cost later (i.e., 3 years from now) is estimated to be $1,700,000. How much can the company afford to spend now, if its minimum attractive rate of return is 1.5% per month