Annual-Eonlvalent Cost Challenger Holding Perlod Defender $3,000 $5,000 2 $2,500 $4,000 3 $3,200 $3,100 4 $4,500

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The annual-equivalent after-tax costs of retaining a defender over its three-year remaining life and the annual equivalent operating costs for its challenger over its four-year physical life are as follows:

Assume an MARR of 12% and determine the optimal replacement time for
the defender. Assume an infinite planning horizon and no technological change (cost) in the challenger. What would be your decision?
(a) Replace now
(b) Replace one year later
(c) Replace two years later
(d) Replace three years later

Annual-Eonlvalent Cost
Challenger
Holding Perlod
Defender
$3,000
$5,000
2
$2,500
$4,000
3
$3,200
$3,100
4
$4,500
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