Contemporary Engineering Economics 6th Edition by Chan Park

Exercise 33

A special-purpose machine tool set would cost $20,000. The tool set will be financed by a $10,000 bank loan repayable in two equal annual installments at 10% compounded annually. The tool is expected to provide annual (material) savings of $30,000 for two years and is to be depreciated by the MACRS three-year recovery period. The tool will require annual O M costs in the amount of $5,000. The salvage value at the end of the two years is expected to be $8,000. Assuming a marginal tax rate of 40% and MARR of 15%, what is the net present worth of this project You may use Table as a worksheet for your calculation.
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