A new garbage truck can be purchased for $64,000. Its expected useful life is six years at which time its market value will be zero. Annual receipts is expected to be $20,000 with expenses of $2,000 per year over the six-year study period. The company's MARR is 18%. a. What is the ROI? b. Determine if this is a good investment using Net Present Worth(NPW) method. What is its Net Annual Worth? с. d. Using IRR method, is this investment acceptable?

A new garbage truck can be purchased for $64,000. Its expected useful life is six years at which time its market value will be zero. Annual receipts is expected to be $20,000 with expenses of $2,000 per year over the six-year study period. The company's MARR is 18%. a. What is the ROI? b. Determine if this is a good investment using Net Present Worth(NPW) method. What is its Net Annual Worth? с. d. Using IRR method, is this investment acceptable?

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Chapter11: Capital Budgeting Decisions

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