Blooper Industries must replace its magnoosium purification system. Quick & Dirty Systems sells a relatively cheap

purification system for $$12$ million. The system will last $3$ years. Do$-$lt$-$Right sells a sturdier but more expensive system for

$$14$ million; it will last for $4$ years. Both systems entail $$2$ million in operating costs; both will be depreciated straight$-$line

to a final value of zero over their useful lives; neither will have any salvage value at the end of its life. The firm's tax rate

is $30\%,$ and the discount rate is $12\%.$

a$.$ What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the cheap system?

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millions rounded to $2$ decimal places.

b$.$ What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the more expensive system?

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millions rounded to $2$ decimal places.

c$.$ Which system should Blooper install? Blooper Industries must replace its magnoosium purification system. Quick & Dirty Systems sells a relatively cheap purification system for $$12$ million. The system will last $3$ years. Do$-$It$-$Right sells a sturdier but more expensive system for $$18$ million; it will last for $9$ years. Both systems entail $$3$ million in operating costs; both will be depreciated straight$-$line to a final value of zero over their useful lives; neither will have any salvage value at the end of its life. The firm$$s tax rate is $30\%,$ and the discount rate is $11\%.$

What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the cheap system?

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What is the equivalent annual cost of investing in the more expensive system?

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Which system should Blooper install?