An asset costs $165,000 and will generate cash benefits of $42,000 at the end of each year

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An asset costs $165,000 and will generate cash benefits of $42,000 at the end of each year for six years. Salvage values are $75,000, $50,000, $40,000, $30,000 and $10,000 at the end of years 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. The required return is 7 percent. Assuming that this asset can be replicated.
Equivalent annuity if abandoned after 2 years ______________
Equivalent annuity if abandoned after 3 years ______________
Equivalent annuity if abandoned after 4 years ______________
Equivalent annuity if abandoned after 5 years ______________
Equivalent annuity if abandoned after 6 years ______________
When is the optimal time to abandon the investment?
Salvage Value
Salvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
Annuity
An annuity is a series of equal payment made at equal intervals during a period of time. In other words annuity is a contract between insurer and insurance company in which insurer make a lump-sum payment or a series of payment and, in return,...
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Intermediate Accounting

ISBN: 978-0176509736

10th Canadian Edition, Volume 1

Authors: Donald Kieso, Jerry Weygandt, Terry Warfield, Nicola Young,

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