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You Are Trying to Pick the Least Expensive Car for Your

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You are trying to pick the least expensive car for your new delivery service. You have two choices: the Scion xA, which will cost $13,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of −$1,200 annually throughout the vehicle's expected life of three years as a delivery vehicle; and the Toyota Prius, which will cost $23,000 to purchase and which will have OCF of −$550 annually throughout that vehicle's expected five-year life. Both cars will be worthless at the end of their life. If you intend to replace whichever type of car you choose with the same thing when its life runs out, again and again out into the foreseeable future, and if your business has a cost of capital of 16 percent, what is the difference in the EAC of the two cars?

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Definitions:

Prisoners' Dilemma

A fundamental problem in game theory showing why two individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interest to do so.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept in game theory where players' strategies are in balance, and no player can benefit by changing their strategy unilaterally.

Dominant Firm Model

A market structure where one large firm controls the majority of the market share, influencing prices and output levels while smaller firms act as price takers.

Market Structure

Refers to the organization and characteristics of a market, including the degree of competition, number of firms, and the distribution of market shares.