Practice Capital Recovery Calculation - 2.5 | 19. Equipment Life and Replacement Analysis (Part 3) | Construction Engineering & Management - Vol 1
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Question 1

Easy

Define Equivalent Annual Cost (EAC).

💡 Hint: What does EAC facilitate in decision-making?

Question 2

Easy

What is a sunk cost?

💡 Hint: Think about costs from past decisions.

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Question 1

What is considered when estimating EAC?

  • Initial price
  • Salvage value
  • Operational costs
  • All of the above

💡 Hint: Think about everything that affects total costs.

Question 2

Can sunk costs affect your future investment decisions?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider what influence past costs have on present decisions.

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Question 1

You have an old loader purchased for $45,000 with a salvage value of $8,000. Operating costs begin at $3,500 per year, and increase by $500 annually. Compute the EAC for year 1 and year 2. Determine in which year the loader should ideally be replaced based on your findings.

💡 Hint: Be sure you understand how operating costs are increasing over the years.

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