10.CB Electronix must buy a piece of equipment to place electronic components on the printed circuit boards it assembles. The proposed equipment has a 10-year life with no scrap value. The supplier has given CB several purchase alternatives. The first is to purchase the equipment for $850,000. The second is to pay for the equipment in 10 equal installments of $125,000 each, starting one year from now. The third is to pay $90,000 now and $105,000 at the end of each year for the next 10 years. Complete parts(a) and(b) below.

Part 2

a. Which alternative should CB choose if its MARR is 11 percent peryear? Use anIRRcomparison approach.