A trust fund is to be established for providing the costs associated with a small engineering laboratory for the Engineering College. The following costs are required for the engineering laboratory: (1) The construction cost is$1,500,000and the initial equipment cost is$900,000; (2) The annual laboratory operating cost is$250,000for the first 3 years and$200,000thereafter; (3) The cost of equipment replacement is$350,000every 6 years, beginning 6 years from now. How much money is required in the trust fund now to build the engineering laboratory and maintain its perpetual operation and equipment replacement? The interest rate is 8%per year.

A trust fund is to be established for providing the costs associated with a small engineering laboratory for the Engineering College. The following costs are required for the engineering laboratory: (1) The construction cost is$1,500,000and the initial equipment cost is$900,000; (2) The annual laboratory operating cost is$250,000for the first 3 years and$200,000thereafter; (3) The cost of equipment replacement is$350,000every 6 years, beginning 6 years from now. How much money is required in the trust fund now to build the engineering laboratory and maintain its perpetual operation and equipment replacement? The interest rate is 8%per year.

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

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Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter17: Long-term Investment Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10E

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