Econo-Cool air conditioners cost $1,400 to purchase, result in electricity bills of $700 per year, and last for 6 years. Luxury Air models cost $1,600, result in electricity bills of $230 per year, and last for 9 years. The discount rate is 21%. a. What
are the equivalent annual costs of the Econo-Cool and Luxury Air models? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Econo-cool costs $1,400 and lasts for 6 years. The annual rental fee with the same PV is $ The equivalent
annual cost of owning and running Econo-cool is $ Luxury Air costs $1,600, and lasts for 9 years. Its equivalent annual rental fee is found as $ The equivalent annual cost of owning and running Luxury Air is $ ——————————————————————————–
b. Which model is more cost-effective? Econo-cool Luxury Air c-1. Now you remember that the inflation rate is expected to be 10% per year for the foreseeable future. What are the equivalent annual costs of the Econo-Cool and Luxury Air models? (Do not round
intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Equivalent annual real cost to own Econo-cool $ Plus $700 (real operating cost) 700.00 ——————————————————————————– $ ——————————————————————————–
——————————————————————————– Equivalent annual real cost to own Luxury Air $ Plus $230 (real operating cost) 230.00 ——————————————————————————– $ ——————————————————————————–
——————————————————————————– ——————————————————————————– c-2. Which model is more cost-effective? Luxury Air Econo-cooL
