Teduie company bought a new model of motor for its electric power generating plant in 2017. The useful life of the motor was 5 years and the investment was $30,000 in 2017's dollars. The following table shows the savings obtained through the project in actual dollars and the consumer price index numbers for the time period between 2017 and 2022: Price End of Year Savings Index 2017 250 $10,000 $12,100 $14,641 $19,326.1 $23,384.6 2018 250 2019 275 2020 302.5 2021 363 2022 399.3 If the inflation-free interest rate is 15%, determine whether the investment was worthwhile.

Teduie company bought a new model of motor for its electric power generating plant in 2017. The useful life of the motor was 5 years and the investment was $30,000 in 2017's dollars. The following table shows the savings obtained through the project in actual dollars and the consumer price index numbers for the time period between 2017 and 2022: Price End of Year Savings Index 2017 250 $10,000 $12,100 $14,641 $19,326.1 $23,384.6 2018 250 2019 275 2020 302.5 2021 363 2022 399.3 If the inflation-free interest rate is 15%, determine whether the investment was worthwhile.

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