An independent contractor for a transportation company needs to determine whether she should upgrade the vehicle she currently owns or trade her vehicle in to lease a new vehicle. If she keeps her vehicle, she will need to invest in immediate upgrades that cost $5,000 and it will cost $1,500 per year to operate at the end of year that follows. She will keep the vehicle for 4 years; at the end of this period, the upgraded vehicle will have a salvage value of $4,000. Alternatively, she could trade in her vehicle to lease a new vehicle. She estimates that her current vehicle has a trade-in value of $10,000 and that there will be $4,500 due at lease signing. She further estimates that it will cost $3,000 per year to lease and operate the vehicle. The independent contractor's MARR is 12%. Compute the EUAC of both the upgrade and lease alternatives using the insider perspective. EUAC(keep)$ _____ EUAC(lease)$ _____ What alternative should the independent contractor choose: a. either alternative is fine b. upgrade her current vehicle c. trade in her vehicle and lease a new one
An independent contractor for a transportation company needs to determine whether she should upgrade the vehicle she currently owns or trade her vehicle in to lease a new vehicle. If she keeps her vehicle, she will need to invest in immediate upgrades that cost $5,000 and it will cost $1,500 per year to operate at the end of year that follows. She will keep the vehicle for 4 years; at the end of this period, the upgraded vehicle will have a salvage value of $4,000. Alternatively, she could trade in her vehicle to lease a new vehicle. She estimates that her current vehicle has a trade-in value of $10,000 and that there will be $4,500 due at lease signing. She further estimates that it will cost $3,000 per year to lease and operate the vehicle. The independent contractor's MARR is 12%. Compute the EUAC of both the upgrade and lease alternatives using the insider perspective.
EUAC(keep)$ _____
EUAC(lease)$ _____
What alternative should the independent contractor choose: a. either alternative is fine b. upgrade her current vehicle c. trade in her vehicle and lease a new one
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