An engineer has been offered an investment opportunitythat

Chapter 18, Problem 18.22

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An engineer has been offered an investment opportunitythat will require a cash outlay of$40,000 now for a cash inflow of $3500 for eachyear of investment. However, she must state nowthe number of years she plans to retain the investment.Additionally, if the investment is retainedfor 6 years, a lump-sum amount of $36,000 willbe returned to her; after 10 years, the lump-sumreturn is anticipated to be $49,000, and after15 years, it is estimated to be $55,000. Money iscurrently worth 10% per year. (a) Is the decisionsensitive to the retention period? If so, what investmentperiod is best? (b) Write the format ofthe spreadsheet function that will display thecorrect PW values.

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