Valuation fundamentals, Personal Finance Problem. Imagine that you are trying to evaluate the economics of purchasing an automobile. You expect the car to provide annual? after-tax cash benefits of $1,518 at the end of each year and assume that you can sell the car for? after-tax proceeds of $6,000 at the end of the planned 6?-year ownership period. All funds for purchasing the car will be drawn from your? savings, which are currently earning 6?% after taxes.
a. Identify the cash? flows, their? timing, and the required return applicable to valuing the car.
b. What is the maximum price you would be willing to pay to acquire the? car? Explain.