Two mutually exclusive alternatives are being considered. The MARR is 15% per year. General inflation is 5.5%/year. Based on the data below, perform an appropriate analysis to select the most economical alternative. State your assumptions.

Parameter	Alternative A	Alternative B
Initial Investment	$ 150,000	$ 240,000
Annual revenue (actual $)	$ 39,000	$ 50,000
Annual Cost (actual $)	$5000 in year 1 increasing by $500 each year for remaining years	$ 6,000
Market value at end of useful life (year 0$)	$ 25,000	$ 40,000
Useful life, years	6	8