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Understanding Total Equivalent Cost

2.2 - Understanding Total Equivalent Cost

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the formula for calculating EAC?

💡 Hint: Remember, USCRF is used to spread the cost over the years.

Question 2 Easy

How do you calculate Present Worth?

💡 Hint: Focus on the future cash flow and the relevant factor.

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Question 1

What does EAC stand for?

Equivalent Active Cost
Equivalent Annual Cost
Equally Allocated Cost

💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of annual cost in financial assessments.

Question 2

True or False: The present worth factor is used to convert future cash flows to their present value.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider how future value relates to current value.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

A company invests 8,000,000 for 4 years with a 12% interest rate. What is the annual cost?

💡 Hint: Make sure to get the correct USCRF value from financial tables.

Challenge 2 Hard

If your machine has an O&M cost of 150,000 annually and a salvage value of 1,500,000 after 5 years, what is the total cost adjusted to present worth?

💡 Hint: Think through each cash flow step by step.

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