Sheep Ranch Golf Academy is evaluating new golf practice equipment. The "Dimple- Max" equipment costs $135,000, has a three-year life, and costs $15,700 per year to operate. The relevant discount rate is 12 percent. Assume that the straight-line depreciation method is used and that the equipment is fully depreciated to zero. Furthermore, assume the equipment has a salvage value of $19,500 at the end of the project's life. The relevant tax rate is 23 percent. All cash flows occur at the end of the year. What is the equivalent annual cost (EAC) of this equipment? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EAC $ 87.191.29

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Sheep Ranch Golf Academy is evaluating new golf practice equipment. The "Dimple-
Max" equipment costs $135,000, has a three-year life, and costs $15,700 per year to
operate. The relevant discount rate is 12 percent. Assume that the straight-line
depreciation method is used and that the equipment is fully depreciated to zero.
Furthermore, assume the equipment has a salvage value of $19,500 at the end of the
project's life. The relevant tax rate is 23 percent. All cash flows occur at the end of the
year. What is the equivalent annual cost (EAC) of this equipment? (A negative answer
should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and
round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)
EAC
$
87.191.29
Transcribed Image Text:Sheep Ranch Golf Academy is evaluating new golf practice equipment. The "Dimple- Max" equipment costs $135,000, has a three-year life, and costs $15,700 per year to operate. The relevant discount rate is 12 percent. Assume that the straight-line depreciation method is used and that the equipment is fully depreciated to zero. Furthermore, assume the equipment has a salvage value of $19,500 at the end of the project's life. The relevant tax rate is 23 percent. All cash flows occur at the end of the year. What is the equivalent annual cost (EAC) of this equipment? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and round your answer to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) EAC $ 87.191.29
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