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Unit 5.2-3
Present Worth Analysis
Dr. J. Michael Bennett, P. Eng., PMP,
UOIT,
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Maximize:
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Examples:
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PW1
PW2
Select
$-1500 $-500
$+2500 $-500
$-1200 $ +25
Alt 2
Alt 1
Alt 2
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Example 5.1
A firm is trying to decide
which of 2 machines to buy.
Both have useful lives of 5
years with no salvage value.
Machine A costs $1,000 and
will save $300 annually.
Machine B costs $1,350 and
will save $300 the first year,
$350 the second, $400 the 3rd
and so on, If the interest rate
is 7%, which should be
chosen?
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LCM
E.g., 10 year project life versus a 5 year project
life
Least common multiple is 10 years
Reformulate 5 year life to 10 year life:
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30
1
5
32
20
10
20
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30
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32
20
10
10
20
9
32
20
10
30
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