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Chapter 6, Problem 28PS
Mutually exclusive investments and project lives. Econo-Cool air conditioners cost $300 to purchase, result in electricity bills of $150 per year, and last for five years. Luxury Air models cost $500, result in electricity bills of $100 per year, and last for eight years. The discount rate is 21%.
- a. What is the equivalent annual cost of the Econo-Cool model?
- b. What is the equivalent annual cost of the Luxury Air model?
- c. Which model is more cost-effective?
- d. Now you remember that the inflation rate is expected to be 10% per year for the foreseeable future. Redo parts (a) and (b).
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