A forklift will last for only 2 more years. It costs $5,000 a year to maintain. For $20,000 you can buy a new lift that can last for 10 years and should require maintenance costs of only $2,000 a year.

a-1.	Calculate the equivalent cost of owning and operating if the discount rate is 4% per year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Equivalent cost

$

a-2.

Should you replace the forklift?

	No
	Yes

b-1.	Calculate the equivalent cost of owning and operating if the discount rate is 12% per year? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Equivalent cost

$

b-2.

Should you replace the forklift?

	No
	Yes