A car rental firm is considering how long it should keep a car which cost 1000. It

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A car rental firm is considering how long it should keep a car which cost £1000. It constructs the following cash forecast for the first five years of the car's life:

Possible life (in years)

o 234 5 Rental income p.a.

Repairs p.a.

Residual value

£

1000

£

1500 650

£

1500 200 600

£

1000 400 550

£

1500 800 500

£

1000 1000 400

(a) Make whatever assumptions you consider necessary and explain the length of time you would recommend the firm to keep the car.

(b) Explain and justifY the assumptions you made.

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Accounting An Introduction

ISBN: 193112

1st Edition

Authors: Arthur Hindmarch, Etc.

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