The Equivalent Annual Cost Method Is Useful in Determining

question 10

Multiple Choice

The equivalent annual cost method is useful in determining:

• A) which one of two machines to purchase if the machines are mutually exclusive, have differing lives, and are a one-time purchase.
• B) the operating cash flow for mutually exclusive projects ignoring any fixed asset acquisitions or dispositions.
• C) the minimum price that should be bid to earn a specified rate of return.
• D) which one of two investments to accept when the investments have differing required rates of return, differing costs, and will not be replaced once they wear out.
• E) which one of two machines should be purchased when the machines are mutually exclusive, have differing lives, and will be replaced at the end of their lives.

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