an engineer proposes to spend $95,000 on a capital project to upgrade a package delivery system. The project is expected to have labor savings of $20,000 a year plus reduce scrap costs by $5,000 a year. There is expected to be no salvage value at the end of the equipment life, which is anticipated to be 7 years. MARR is

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an engineer proposes to spend $95,000 on a capital project to upgrade a package delivery system. The project is expected to have labor savings of $20,000 a year plus reduce scrap costs by $5,000 a year. There is expected to be no salvage value at the end of the equipment life, which is anticipated to be 7 years. MARR is 12%  What is the rate of return (ROR) for the worst case scenario?

 

   

 

Best case

worst case

Initial Cost

$95,000

$110,000

Labor Savings

$25,000

$15,000

Scrap Cost Reduction

$6,000

$4,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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