An industrial firm can purchase a special machine for $70,000. A down payment of $5,000 is required,

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An industrial firm can purchase a special machine for $70,000. A down payment of $5,000 is required, and the unpaid balance can be paid off in five equal year-end installments at 9% interest. As an alternative, the machine can be purchased for $66,000 in cash. If the firm's is 10%, use the annual equivalent method to determine which alternative should be accepted.
MARR
Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return (MARR), or hurdle rate is the minimum rate of return on a project a manager or company is willing to accept before starting a project, given its risk and the opportunity cost of forgoing other...