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Equipment A
0 1 2 3
-200 -50 -50 -50
NPV -324.34
Equipment B 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-400 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20 -20
NPV -487.11
Method 1 Equialize the useful lives by replacing at the end of third year for Equipment A in this case
Equipment A
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
-200 -50 -50 -50
-200 -50 -50 -50
Cash flows -200 -50 -50 -250 -50 -50 -50
NPV -568.03
Method 2
Equivalent Annual Cost
Equipment A
Annuity F 2.486852
EAC -130.423
Equipment B
Annuity F 4.355261
EAC -111.843
0 1 2 3 4
-500 70 130 250 270
NPV 15.67
HPR -2.24%