A local delivery company has purchased a delivery truck for $15,000. The truck will be depreciated under MACRS as a five-year property. The truck's market value (or selling price) is expected to be $2,500 less each year. The O&M costs are expected to be $3.000 per year. The firm is in a 40% tax bracket, and its MARR is 15%. Compute the annual-equivalent cost for retaining the truck for a two-year period, which will be(a) $5,527       (b) $5.J75       (c) $5,362     (d) $5,014

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A local delivery company has purchased a delivery truck for $15,000. The truck will be depreciated under MACRS as a five-year property. The truck's market value (or selling price) is expected to be $2,500 less each year. The O&M costs are expected to be $3.000 per year. The firm is in a 40% tax bracket, and its MARR is 15%. Compute the annual-equivalent cost for retaining the truck for a two-year period, which will be
(a) $5,527       (b) $5.J75       (c) $5,362     (d) $5,014

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