Kamloops Gold Breakers (KGB) needs to acquire one of three crushers. KGB uses a discount rate of

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Kamloops Gold Breakers (KGB) needs to acquire one of three crushers. KGB uses a discount rate of 6% to evaluate investment decisions. The crushers have the following investment cash flows:
Kamloops Gold Breakers (KGB) needs to acquire one of three

Required:
(a) Use the shortest-common-period-of-time approach to determine which, if any, machine should be acquired.
(b) Use the equivalent-annual-annuity approach to determine which, if any, machine should be acquired.
(c) Did (a) and (b) give you the same decision?

Discount Rate
Depending upon the context, the discount rate has two different definitions and usages. First, the discount rate refers to the interest rate charged to the commercial banks and other financial institutions for the loans they take from the Federal...
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Financial Management for Decision Makers

ISBN: 978-0138011604

2nd Canadian edition

Authors: Peter Atrill, Paul Hurley

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