Answer:
Coffee Making Restaurant
If the restaurant buys a coffee making machine in perpetuity, the equivalent annual cost (EAC) of the machine will be:
Equivalent annual cost of the machine = $44,994
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Initial investment cost of machine = $143,000
Expected useful life = 6 years
Discount rate = 11%
Annual operating cost = $10,200
Before-tax salvage value = $10,500
Applicable tax rate = 25%
After-tax salvage value = $7,875
Annuity factor for 6 years at 11% = 4.231
Present value of costs:
Initial investment = $143,000 ($143,000 * 1)
Annual operating cost = 43,156 ($10,200 * 4.231)
Salvage value = (4,213) ($7,875 * 0.535)
Total costs = $190,369
Equivalent annual cost of the machine = $44,994 ($190,369/4.231)