You Are Trying to Pick the Least Expensive Car for Your

question 28

Multiple Choice

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 12 percent, what is the difference in the EAC of the two cars?

• A) $317.88
• B) $310.38
• C) $413.25
• D) $361.13

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Definitions:

Supply Increase

A rise in the quantity of a product or service that is available for purchase, which can affect market prices and demand levels.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded equals the quantity supplied, resulting in market equilibrium.

Surplus

An excess amount of something, often referring to goods, services, or resources that exceed what is needed or used.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded equals the quantity supplied, leading to a situation where there is no tendency for the price to change unless external factors intervene.