Consider a Manufacturing Firm That Contemplates Buying a Lathe with an Annual

question 17

Multiple Choice

Consider a manufacturing firm that contemplates buying a lathe with an annual MRP of $1000 (beginning one year from now) .Suppose the interest rate is 5% per year.If the lathe is obsolete after the fourth MRP is generated,the maximum the firm is prepared to pay now for the lathe is

• A)$3019.52.
• B)$3546.40.
• C)$3723.24.
• D)$3910.51.
• E)$4000.

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