Your County has asked you to analyze the purchase of some dump trucks. Each truck wil cost $45,000 and have an operating and maintaining cost that starts at $15,000 the first year and increases by $ 2,000 per year. Assume the salvage value at the end of year is $9,000 and the interest rate is 12%. Estimate the equivalent annual cost of each truck.

Your County has asked you to analyze the purchase of some dump trucks. Each truck wil cost $45,000 and have an operating and maintaining cost that starts at $15,000 the first year and increases by $ 2,000 per year. Assume the salvage value at the end of year is $9,000 and the interest rate is 12%. Estimate the equivalent annual cost of each truck.

Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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