A new municipal refuse collection vehicle can be purchased for $84,000. Its expected useful life is 6

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A new municipal refuse collection vehicle can be purchased for $84,000. Its expected useful life is 6 years, at which time the market value and book value will be zero. Before-tax cash flow (BTCF) will be+$18,000 per year over the 6-year life of the vehicle.
a. Use straight-line depreciation, an effective income tax rate of 40% and an after-tax MARR of 12% to determine the present worth of the investment.
b. What is the after-tax internal rate of return?
c. Is this vehicle a sound investment? Explain your answer.

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...
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Engineering Economy

ISBN: 978-0133439274

16th edition

Authors: William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling

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