Welch Corporation is planning an investment with the following characteristics (Ignore income taxes.): Useful life Yearly net cash inflow Salvage value Internal rate of return Required rate of return 11 years $ 40,000 $ 0 13% 9% Click here to view Exhibit 12B-1 and Exhibit 12B-2, to determine the appropriate discount factor(s) using the tables provided. The initial cost of the equipment is closest to: EXHIBIT 12B-1 Present Value of $1; 1+r) 1 Periods 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 0.962 0.952 0.943 0935 0.926 0.917 0909 0.901 0.893 0885 0.877 0.870 0862 0.855 0.847 0 840 0.833 0.826 0820 0.813 0.806 0800 2 0.925 0.907 0.890 0.873 0.857 0.842 0.826 0.812 0.797 0.783 0.769 0.756 0.743 0.731 0.718 0.706 0.694 0.683 0.672 0.661 0.650 0.640 3 0.889 0.864 0.840 0.816 0.794 0.772 0.751 0.731 0.712 0.693 0.675 0.658 0.641 0.624 0.609 0.593 0.579 0.564 0.551 0.537 0.524 0.512 4 0855 0.823 0.792 0763 0.735 0.708 0683 0.659 0.636 0613 0.592 0.572 0552 0.534 0.516 0499 0.482 0.467 0.451 0.437 0.423 0410 5 0.822 0.784 0.747 0.713 0.681 0.650 0.621 0.593 0.567 0.543 0.519 0.497 0.476 0.456 0.437 0.419 0.402 0.386 0.370 0.355 0.341 0.328 6 0.790 0.746 0.705 0.666 0.630 0.596 0.564 0.535 0.507 0.480 0.456 0.432 0.410 0.390 0.370 0.352 0.335 0.319 0.303 0.289 0.275 0.262 7 0.760 0.711 0.665 0623 0.583 0.547 0513 0.4820452 0425 0.400 0.376 0354 0.333 0.314 0296 0.279 0263 0249 0.235 0222 0210 8 0.731 0.677 0.627 0.582 0.540 0.502 0.467 0.434 0.404 0.376 0.351 0.327 0.305 0.285 0.266 0.249 0.233 0.218 0204 0.191 0.179 0.168 9 0.703 0.645 0.592 0.544 0.500 0.460 0.424 0.391 0.361 0.333 0.308 0.284 0.263 0.243 0.225 0.209 0.194 0.180 0.167 0.155 0.144 0.134 10 0676 0614 0558 0508 0.463 0422 0386 0352 0322 0295 0.270 0247 0227 0.208 0191 0176 01620149 01370126 0116 0107 11 0.650 0.585 0.527 0.475 0.429 0.388 0.350 0.317 0.287 0.261 0.237 0.215 0.195 0.178 0.162 0.148 0.135 0.123 0.112 0.103 0.094 0.086 12 0.625 0.557 0.497 0.444 0.397 0.356 0.319 0.286 0.257 0.231 0.208 0.187 0.168 0.152 0.137 0.124 0.112 0.102 0.092 0.083 0.076 0.069 13 0 601 0.530 0.469 0415 0.368 0.326 0290 0.258 0.229 0204 0182 0163 0145 01300116 0104 0.093 0.084 0075 0.068 0.061 0055 14 0.577 0.505 0.442 0.388 0.340 0.299 0.263 0.232 0.205 0.181 0.160 0.141 0.125 0.111 0.099 0.088 0.078 0.069 0.062 0.055 0.049 0.044 15 0.555 0.481 0.417 0.362 0.315 0.275 0.239 0.209 0.183 0.160 0.140 0.123 0.108 0.095 0.084 0.074 0.065 0.057 0.051 0.045 0.040 0.035 16 0534 0458 0394 0339 0292 0252 0218 0.188 0163 0141 0123 0107 0093 0.081 0.071 0062 0054 0.047 0042 0036 0.032 0028 17 0.513 0.436 0.371 0.317 0.270 0.231 0.198 0.170 0.146 0.125 0.108 0.093 0.080 0.069 0.060 0.052 0.045 0.039 0.034 0.030 0.026 0.023 18 0.494 0.416 0.350 0.296 0.250 0.212 0.180 0.153 0.130 0.111 0.095 0.081 0.069 0.059 0.051 0.044 0.038 0.032 0.028 0.024 0.021 0.018 19 0475 0.396 0.331 0277 0232 0194 0164 0138 0116 0098 0.083 0070 0060 0.051 0043 0037 0.031 0027 0023 0.020 0017 0014 20 0.456 0.377 0.312 0.258 0.215 0.178 0.149 0.124 0.104 0.087 0.073 0.061 0.051 0.043 0.037 0.031 0.026 0.022 0.019 0.016 0.014 0.012 21 0.439 0.359 0.294 0 242 0.199 0.164 0.135 0.112 0.093 0.077 0.064 0.053 0.044 0.037 0.031 0.026 0.022 0.018 0.015 0.013 0.011 0.009 22 0422 0.342 0278 0226 0184 0150 0123 0101 0.083 0068 0.056 0.046 0038 0.032 0.026 0022 0.018 0.015 0013 0.011 0.009 0007 23 0.406 0.326 0.262 0211 0.170 0.138 0.112 0.091 0.074 0.060 0.049 0.040 0.033 0.027 0.022 0.018 0.015 0.012 0.010 0.009 0.007 0.006 24 0.390 0.310 0.247 0.197 0.158 0.126 0.102 0.082 0.066 0.053 0.043 0.035 0.028 0.023 0.019 0.015 0.013 0.010 0.008 0.007 0.006 0.005 25 0375 0.295 0.233 0184 0.146 0116 0092 0.074 0.059 0047 0.038 0.030 0024 0.020 0.016 0013 0010 0009 0007 0.006 0.005 0.004 26 0.361 0.281 0.220 0.172 0.135 0.106 0.084 0.066 0.053 0.042 0.033 0.026 0.021 0.017 0.014 0.011 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 27 0.347 0.268 0.207 0.161 0.125 0.098 0.076 0.060 0.047 0.037 0.029 0.023 0.018 0.014 0.011 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 28 0333 0.255 0196 0150 0116 0090 0069 0054 0042 0033 0.026 0020 0016 0.012 0010 0008 0.006 0.005 0004 0.003 0.002 0002 29 0.321 0.243 0.185 0.141 0.107 0.082 0.063 0.048 0.037 0.029 0.022 0.017 0.014 0.011 0.008 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 30 0.308 0.231 0.174 0.131 0.099 0.075 0.057 0.044 0.033 0.026 0.020 0.015 0.012 0.009 0.007 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 0208 0142 0097 0067 0046 0032 0022 0.015 0011 0008 0.005 0.004 0003 0.002 0.001 0001 0.001 0.000 0000 0.000 0.000 0000 40 EXHIBIT 128-2 Present Value of an Annuity of $1 in Arrears; [-] 1 Periods 4% 5% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 0.962 0.952 0.943 0.935 0.926 0.917 0.909 0.901 0.893 0.885 0.877 0.870 0.862 0.855 0.847 0.840 0.833 0.826 0.820 0.813 0.806 0.800 2 1886 1859 1.833 1808 1783 1759 1736 1713 1690 1668 1647 1626 1605 1585 1566 1547 1.528 1509 1492 1474 1457 1440 3 2.775 2.723 2.673 2.624 2.577 2.531 2.487 2.444 2.402 2.361 2.322 2.283 2.246 2.210 2.174 2.140 2.106 2.074 2042 2.011 1.981 1.952 4 3.630 3.546 3.465 3.387 3.312 3.240 3.170 3.102 3.037 2.974 2.914 2.855 2.798 2.743 2.690 2.639 2.589 2.540 2.494 2.448 2.404 2.362 5 4.452 4.329 4.212 4.100 3.993 3.890 3791 3.696 3.605 3.517 3.433 3.352 3.274 3199 3.127 3.058 2.991 2.926 2.864 2.803 2.745 2.689 6 5.242 5.076 4.917 4.767 4623 4.486 4.355 4.231 4111 3.998 3.889 3.784 3.685 3.589 3.498 3.410 3.326 3.245 3167 3092 3.020 2.951 7 6.002 5.786 5.582 5.389 5.206 5.033 4.868 4.712 4.564 4.423 4.288 4.160 4.039 3.922 3.812 3.706 3.605 3.508 3.416 3.327 3.242 3.161 8 6.733 6.463 6.210 5.971 5.747 5.535 5.335 5.146 4.968 4.799 4.639 4.487 4.344 4.207 4.078 3.954 3.837 3.726 3.619 3.518 3.421 3.329 9 7435 7108 6.802 6.515 6.247 5.995 5759 5537 5328 5132 4.946 4772 4607 4451 4.303 4.163 4031 3.905 3786 3673 3.566 3.463 10 8.111 7722 7.360 7024 6.710 6.418 6.145 5.889 5.650 5.426 5.216 5.019 4.833 4.659 4.494 4.339 4.192 4.054 3.923 3.799 3.682 3.571 11 8.760 8.306 7.887 7.499 7.139 6.805 6.495 6.207 5.938 5.687 5.453 5.234 5.029 4.836 4.656 4.486 4.327 4.177 4.035 3.902 3.776 3.656 12 9.385 8.863 8.384 7.943 7536 7.161 6.814 6.492 6.194 5.918 5.660 5.421 5.197 4.988 4.793 4.611 4.439 4.278 4.127 3.985 3.851 3.725 13 9.986 9.394 8.853 8.358 7.904 7487 7103 6.750 6.424 6122 5.842 5.583 5.342 5 118 4.910 4715 4533 4.362 4.203 4053 3.912 3.780 14 10.563 9.899 9.295 8.745 8.244 7.786 7.367 6.982 6.628 6.302 6.002 5.724 5.468 5.229 5.008 4.802 4.611 4.432 4.265 4.108 3.962 3.824 15 11.118 10.380 9.712 9.108 8.559 8.061 7.606 7191 6.811 6.462 6.142 5.847 5.575 5.324 5.092 4.876 4.675 4.489 4.315 4.153 4.001 3.859 16 11.652 10.838 10.106 9.447 8.851 8.313 7.824 7379 6.974 6.604 6.265 5.954 5.668 5.405 5.162 4.938 4.730 4.536 4.357 4189 4.033 3.887 17 12.166 11.274 10.477 9.763 9.122 8.544 8.022 75497120 6.729 6.373 6.047 5.749 5.475 5.222 4.990 4.775 4.576 4.391 4.219 4059 3.910 18 12.659 11.690 10.828 10.059 9.372 8.756 8.2017.702 7.250 6.840 6.467 6.128 5.818 5.534 5.273 5.033 4.812 4.608 4.419 4.243 4.080 3.928 19 13.134 12.085 11.158 10.336 9.604 8.950 8.365 7.839 7366 6.938 6.550 6.198 5.877 5.584 5.316 5.070 4.843 4.635 4.442 4.263 4.097 3.942 20 13.590 12.462 11.470 10 594 9818 9129 8.514 7963 7469 7025 6623 6.259 5.929 5628 5353 5101 4870 4657 4460 4279 4110 3.954 21 14.029 12.821 11.764 10.836 10.017 9.292 8.649 8.075 7562 7102 6.687 6.312 5.973 5.665 5.384 5.127 4.891 4.675 4.476 4.292 4.121 3.963 22 14.451 13.163 12.042 11.061 10.201 9.442 8.772 8.176 7.645 7170 6.743 6.359 6.011 5.696 5.410 5.149 4.909 4.690 4.488 4.302 4.130 3.970 23 14.857 13.489 12.303 11.272 10371 9.580 8.883 8.266 7718 7230 6.792 6.399 6.044 5.723 5.432 5.167 4.925 4.703 4.499 4.311 4.137 3.976 24 15.247 13.799 12.550 11.469 10.529 9.707 8.985 8.348 7784 7.283 6.835 6.434 6.073 5.746 5451 5182 4.937 4.713 4.507 4.318 4143 3.981 25 15.622 14.094 12.783 11.654 10.675 9.823 9.077 8.422 7843 7330 6.873 6.464 6.097 5.766 5.467 5.1954.948 4.721 4.514 4.323 4147 3.985 26 15.983 14.375 13.003 11.826 10.810 9.929 9.161 8.488 7.896 7.372 6.906 6.491 6.118 5.783 5.480 5.206 4.956 4.728 4.520 4.328 4.151 3.988 27 16.330 14643 13.211 11.987 10 935 10.027 9237 8548 7943 7409 6.935 6.514 6136 5798 5492 5215 4964 4734 4.524 4332 4.154 3.990 28 16.663 14.898 13.406 12.137 11.051 10.116 9.307 8.602 7984 7.441 6.961 6.534 6.152 5.810 5.502 5.223 4.970 4.739 4.528 4.335 4157 3.992 29 16.984 15.141 13.591 12.278 11.158 10.198 9.370 8.650 8.022 7.470 6.983 6.551 6.166 5.820 5.510 5.229 4.975 4.743 4.531 4.337 4.159 3.994 30 17.292 15.372 13.765 12.40 11.258 10.274 9.427 8.694 8.055 7.496 7003 6.566 6.177 5.829 5.517 5.235 4.979 4.746 4.534 4.339 4.160 3.995 19 793 17159 15.046 13.332 11.925 10.757 9779 8.951 8.244 7634 7105 6.642 6233 5 871 5548 5.258 4997 4.760 4544 4347 4166 3.999 40 The initial cost of the equipment is closest to: Multiple Choice $400,100 $227,480 $237,830 Cannot be determined from the given information