A retail outlet is being designed in a strip mall in Nebraska. For this outlet, the installed fiberglass insulation to protect against heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer will cost an estimated $115,000. The annual savings in energy due to the insulation will be $18,000 at EOY one in the 7-year life of the outlet, and these savings will increase by 15% each year thereafter. If the annual interest rate is 20%, is the cost of the proposed amount of insulation justified? Click the icon to view the interest and annuity table for discrete compounding when i= 15% per year. Click the icon to view the interest and annuity table for discrete compounding when /= 20% per year. The present equivalent of energy savings is $. (Round to the nearest dollar.) Is the cost of the proposed amount of insulation justified? O Yes No

A retail outlet is being designed in a strip mall in Nebraska. For this outlet, the installed fiberglass insulation to protect against heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer will cost an estimated $115,000. The annual savings in energy due to the insulation will be $18,000 at EOY one in the 7-year life of the outlet, and these savings will increase by 15% each year thereafter. If the annual interest rate is 20%, is the cost of the proposed amount of insulation justified? Click the icon to view the interest and annuity table for discrete compounding when i= 15% per year. Click the icon to view the interest and annuity table for discrete compounding when /= 20% per year. The present equivalent of energy savings is $. (Round to the nearest dollar.) Is the cost of the proposed amount of insulation justified? O Yes No

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

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Chapter19: Capital Investment

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