Costs associated with the manufacture of miniature high-sensitivity piezoresistive pressure transducers is $85,000 per year. A clever industrial engineer found that by spending $17,000 now to reconfigure the production line and reprogram two of the robotic arms, the cost will go down to $56,000 next year and $55,000 in years 2 through 5. Using an interest rate of 11% per year, determine the present worth of the savings due to the reconfiguration. The present worth of the savings is determined to be $| A recently hired chief executive officer wants to reduce future production costs to improve the company's earnings, thereby increasing the value of the company's stock. The plan is to invest $76,000 now and $54,000 in each of the next 4 years to improve productivity. By how much must annual costs decrease in years 5 through 15 to recover the investment plus a return of 14% per year? The annual cost decreases by $ Henry Mueller Supply Co. sells vibration control equipment for wind turbines exposed to harsh environmental factors. Annual cash flows for an 8-year period are shown in the table. Determine the future worth of the cash flows at an interest rate of 6% per year. 2 3 4 6 8 Year Revenue, 1250 $1000 Expenses 55 $1000 15 250 1250 250 1250 250 1250 1250 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 The future worth of the cash flows is $ CCW An A&E firm planning for a future expansion deposited $38,000 each year for 5 years into a sinking investment) fund that was to pay an unknown rate of return. If the account had a total of $455,000 immediately after the fifth deposit, what rate of return did the company make on these deposits? The rate of return that the company made was Check my w Calculate the present worth of 12 uniform payments of $10,800 that begin 1 year from now at an interest rate of 14% per year The present worth is 5 es)