(Present Value Tables Are Needed

question 26

Multiple Choice

(Present value tables are needed.) Cleveland Cove Enterprises is evaluating the purchase of an elaborate hydraulic lift system for all of its locations to use for the boats brought in for repair. The company has narrowed their choices down to two: the B14 Model and the F54 Model. Financial data about the two choices follows. Using the net present value model, which alternative should the company select?

• A)Neither investment should be selected.
• B)The F54 Model should be selected.
• C)Both investments should be selected.
• D)The B14 Model should be selected.

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Definitions:

Price Elastic

Refers to the responsiveness of the quantity supplied or demanded of a good or service to a change in its price, often interchangeable with Price Elasticity of Demand or Supply depending on context.

Quantity Demanded

The total amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price level in a given market at a specific time period.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a change in price.

Demand Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.