A company that makes micro motion compact coriolis meters purchased a new packaging system for $600,000. The

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A company that makes micro motion compact coriolis meters purchased a new packaging system for $600,000. The estimated salvage value was $28,000 after 10 years. Currently the expected remaining life is 7 years with an AOC of $27,000 per year and an estimated salvage value of $40,000. The company is considering early replacement of the system with one that costs $370,000, has a 12-year economic service life, a $22,000 salvage value, and an estimated AOC of $50,000 per year. The MARR for the corporation is 12% per year.

(a) Determine the minimum trade-in value necessary now to make the replacement economically advantageous.

(b) Write the spreadsheet functions necessary to determine RV using Goal Seek.

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...
MARR
Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (MARR), or hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project a manager or company is willing to accept before starting a project, given its risk and the opportunity cost of forgoing other...
Corporation
A Corporation is a legal form of business that is separate from its owner. In other words, a corporation is a business or organization formed by a group of people, and its right and liabilities separate from those of the individuals involved. It may...
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Engineering Economy

ISBN: 978-0073523439

8th edition

Authors: Leland T. Blank, Anthony Tarquin

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