Blooper Industries must replace its magnoosium purification system. Quick & Dirty Systems sells a relatively cheap purification system for $12 million. The system will last 3 years. Do-It-Right sells a sturdier but more expensive system for $20 million; it will last for 8 years. Both systems entail $2 million in operating costs; both will be depreciated straight-line to a final value of zero over their useful lives; neither will have any salvage value at the end of its life. The firm's tax rate is 30%, and the discount rate is 10%. a. What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the cheap system? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a positive value. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. b. What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the more expensive system? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a positive value. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. c. Which system should Blooper install? a. Equivalent annual cost b. Equivalent annual cost c. Which system should Blooper install? $ $ Do-It-Right 3.10 millions 4.12 millions

Blooper Industries must replace its magnoosium purification system. Quick & Dirty Systems sells a relatively cheap purification system for $12 million. The system will last 3 years. Do-It-Right sells a sturdier but more expensive system for $20 million; it will last for 8 years. Both systems entail $2 million in operating costs; both will be depreciated straight-line to a final value of zero over their useful lives; neither will have any salvage value at the end of its life. The firm's tax rate is 30%, and the discount rate is 10%. a. What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the cheap system? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a positive value. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. b. What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the more expensive system? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a positive value. Enter your answer in millions rounded to 2 decimal places. c. Which system should Blooper install? a. Equivalent annual cost b. Equivalent annual cost c. Which system should Blooper install? $ $ Do-It-Right 3.10 millions 4.12 millions

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter17: Long-term Investment Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1E: A firm has the opportunity to invest in a project having an initial outlay of $20,000. Net cash...

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