Net Present Value MethodAnnuity

Jones Excavation Company is planning an investment of $280,000 for a bulldozer. The bulldozer is expected to operate for 1,000 hours per year for seven years. Customers will be charged $150 per hour for bulldozer work. The bulldozer operator costs $35 per hour in wages and benefits. The bulldozer is expected to require annual maintenance costing $10,000. The bulldozer uses fuel that is expected to cost $46 per hour of bulldozer operation.

Present Value of an Annuity of $1 at Compound Interest
Year	6%	10%	12%	15%	20%
1	0.943	0.909	0.893	0.870	0.833
2	1.833	1.736	1.690	1.626	1.528
3	2.673	2.487	2.402	2.283	2.106
4	3.465	3.170	3.037	2.855	2.589
5	4.212	3.791	3.605	3.353	2.991
6	4.917	4.355	4.111	3.785	3.326
7	5.582	4.868	4.564	4.160	3.605
8	6.210	5.335	4.968	4.487	3.837
9	6.802	5.759	5.328	4.772	4.031
10	7.360	6.145	5.650	5.019	4.192

a. Determine the equal annual net cash flows from operating the bulldozer.

Jones Excavation Company
Equal Annual Net Cash Flows
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Cash outflows:
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b. Determine the net present value of the investment, assuming that the desired rate of return is 12%. Use the present value of an annuity of $1 table above. Round to the nearest dollar. If required, use the minus sign to indicate a negative net present value.

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c. Should Jones invest in the bulldozer, based on this analysis? , because the bulldozer cost is the present value of the cash flows at the minimum desired rate of return of 12%.

d. Determine the number of operating hours such that the present value of cash flows equals the amount to be invested. Round interim calculations and final answer to the nearest whole number. fill in the blank 07422ffff054f8a_6 hours