(Calculating EAC) The Templeton Manufacturing and Distribution Company of Tacoma, Washington, is contemplating the purchase of a new conveyor belt system for one of its regional distribution facilities. Both the alternatives it is considering will accomplish the same task, but the Eclipse model will cost substantially more than the Sabre model and will not have to be replaced for 10 years, whereas the Sabre model will need to be replaced in just 5 years. The costs of purchasing the two systems and the costs of operating them annually over their expected lives are as follows:

a. Templeton typically evaluates investments in plant improvements using a 12 percent required rate of return. What are the NPVs for the two systems?

b. Calculate the EACs for the two systems.

c. Based on your analysis of the two systems using both their NPVs and their EACs, which system do you recommend that the company pick? Why?

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Year Eclipse Sabre 0 (1,400,000) (800,000) 1 (25,000) (50,000) 23456 a (30,000) (50,000) (30,000) (60,000) (30,000) (60,000) (40,000) (80,000) (40,000) 7 (40,000) 8 (40,000) 9 (40,000) 10 (40,000)