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If Thomas Martin uses an 8% before-tax MARR, when, if at all, should he replace the existing machinery with the new unit?
If the firm's after-tax interest rate is 9%, which alternative has the lower EAC and by how much?
VML Industries has need of specialized yarn manufacturing equipment for operations. Do after-tax present worth analysis to determine which option is preferred.
A plant can be purchased for $1,000,000 or it can be leased for $200,000 per year. What is the breakeven rate of return of purchase versus lease?
If funds cost 9% per year and differential inflation in fossil fuels will be 3% per year, how long will it take to recover the initial investment?
If inflation is assumed to have a constant 5% rate, what is the value (in year-1 dollars) of each of Joan's two investments at the end of the 30-year period?
If your time value of money is 12%, what is the PW of the payments in year-1 dollars if inflation is 0%? 3%? 6%? 9%?
State funds currently pay half of the costs for City U., while tuition pays the rest. What annual increase in tuition is required?
If inflation is 6% and Bob's interest rate is 15%, how much is the present cost (in year-1 dollars) for a 5-year contract? (Trips are in years 2 and 4.)
If inflation in the economy is 2%, what is the present worth in year-1 dollars of the savings over the next 5 years? 10 years? The interest rate is 10%.
What value does your savings account show after 40 years? What is the value in year-1 dollars?
The cost of garbage pickup in Green Valley is $4.5M for year 1. Estimate the cost in year 3 in year-1 dollars and in nominal dollars.
Discuss what is the value of the account at the end of year 20 in year-0 dollars? If the time value of money is 4%, what is the present worth?
Determine the nominal price of the machine. What is the PW of the machinery if the market rate of interest for Widget is 9%.
You place $4000 into an account paying 8% compounded annually. What is the account's value at the end of the 3 years in year-0 dollars?
What will its price be in nominal dollars at the end of 1 year? If inflation is 4.5% per year, what will the price be in year-0 dollars?
Felix Jones, a recent engineering graduate, expects a starting salary of $35,000 per year. What is the differential inflation rate in Felix's salary?
Explain how high inflation in a booming real estate market can benefit an engineer who sells a home 5 years after he buys it.
The expected rise in prices due to inflation over the next 6 years is expected to be 30%. Determine the average annual inflation rate over the 6-year period.
Assume inflation is 5% per year. What is the price tag in 6 years for an item that has a differential inflation rate of 4% that costs $400 today?
The ABC Block Company anticipates receiving $4000 per year from its investments over the next 5 years. Determine the present value of the cash flows.
If the average rate of inflation over the 70-year period has been 3%, what has been the average yearly rate of appreciation, adjusted for inflation?
Assume your salary is $35,000 in 1995 and $60000 in 2035. If inflation has averaged 2% per year what is real or differential inflation rate of salary increases?
If $1000 is invested in an account paying 6% compounded semiannually, what is the year-0 dollar value of the account at the end of the 5 years?
The product will be discontinued at the end of year 6. If the firm's interest rate is 10%, calculate the PW of the revenue stream.