Cascade Landscaping Service (CLS)has Decided to Purchase Computer-Aided Design (CAD)software

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Essay

Cascade Landscaping Service (CLS)has decided to purchase computer-aided design (CAD)software for landscape design.Describe the conditions under which each of the three business buying situations would take place.

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Definitions:

Present Value Factors

Multipliers used to calculate the present value of a future amount of money or stream of cash flows.

Compound Interest

Interest calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods.

Present Value Methods

Techniques used to determine the current worth of a future cash flow, stream of cash flows, or an investment, by discounting them at a specific rate.

Net Present Value

A financial metric that calculates the value of a project or investment in terms of its present value of net cash inflows minus the present value of its costs.