A company that manufactures high-speed

Chapter 18, Problem 18.2

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A company that manufactures high-speed submersiblerotary-indexing spindles is consideringan upgrade of production equipment to reducecosts over the next 5 years. The company can invest$80,000 now, 1 year from now, or 2 yearsfrom now. Depending on when the investment ismade, the savings will vary. The saving estimatesare $26,000, $31,000, or $37,000 per year if theinvestment is made now, 1 year from now, or 2years from now, respectively. The company willonly invest if the ROR is at least 20% per year. Using a future worth analysis, determine if thetiming of the investment will affect the return requirementand, if so, when the investment shouldbe made. Solve by (a) hand, and (b) spreadsheet.

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