Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have become more popular in recent years, but do they make financial sense?

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Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have become more popular in recent years, but do they make financial sense? Suppose a typical 60-watt incandescent light bulb costs $.45 and lasts for 1,000 hours. A 15-watt CFL, which provides the same light, costs $3.40 and lasts for 12,000 hours. A kilowatt hour of electricity costs $.121, which is about the national average. A kilowatt-hour is 1,000 watts for 1 hour. If you require a 10 percent return and use a light fixture 500 hours per year, what is the equivalent annual cost of each light bulb?


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Fundamentals of corporate finance

ISBN: 978-0078034633

10th edition

Authors: Stephen Ross, Randolph Westerfield, Bradford Jordan

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