You are considering the purchase of one of two machines used in your manufacturing plant. machine a has a life of two years, costs $85 initially, and then $130 per year in maintenance costs. machine b costs $155 initially, has a life of three years, and requires $105 in annual maintenance costs. either machine must be replaced at the end of its life with an equivalent machine.

the discount rate is 11 percent and the tax rate is zero. calculate the eac. (negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

The blank is type of decision-maker who over analyzes information

In a team environment, a coordinator is? a person with expert knowledge or skills in a particular area the team needs. a good listener who works to resolve social problems among teammates. a leader who team members focus on their tasks. a good networker who likes to explore new ideas and possiblities.

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above