The City of Columbia is trying to attract a new manufacturing business to the area. It has

Question:

The City of Columbia is trying to attract a new manufacturing business to the area. It has offered to install and operate a water pumping plant to provide service to the proposed plant site. This would cost $50,000 now, plus $5000 per year in operating costs for the next 10 years, all measured in year-O dollars. To reimburse the city, the new business must pay a fixed uniform annual fee, A, at the end of each year for 10 years. In addition, it is to pay the city $50,000 at the end of 10 years. It has been agreed that the city should receive a 3% rate of return, after taking an inflation rate, f, of 7% into account. Determine the amount of the uniform annual fee. (Answer: $12,100
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!

Step by Step Answer:

Related Book For  book-img-for-question

Engineering Economic Analysis

ISBN: 9780195168075

9th Edition

Authors: Donald Newnan, Ted Eschanbach, Jerome Lavelle

Question Posted: