Appledale Dairy is considering upgrading an old ice-cream maker. Upgrading is available at two levels: moderate and extensive. Moderate upgrading costs $6500 now and yields annual savings of $3300 in the first year, $3000 in the second year, $2700 in the third year, and so on. Extensive upgrading costs $10 550 and saves $7600 in the first year. The savings the decrease by 20 percent each year thereafter. If the upgraded icecream maker will last for seven years, which upgrading optio is better? Use a present worth comparison. Appledale's MARR is 8 percent. • MAK I.

Appledale Dairy is considering upgrading an old ice-cream maker. Upgrading is available at two levels: moderate and extensive. Moderate upgrading costs $6500 now and yields annual savings of $3300 in the first year, $3000 in the second year, $2700 in the third year, and so on. Extensive upgrading costs $10 550 and saves $7600 in the first year. The savings the decrease by 20 percent each year thereafter. If the upgraded icecream maker will last for seven years, which upgrading optio is better? Use a present worth comparison. Appledale's MARR is 8 percent. • MAK I.

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter8: Cost Analysis

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