he General Hospital is evaluating new office equipment offered by four companies. The useful life of the equipment is 4 years.     Company A Company B Company C Company D First cost $15,000 $18,000 $25,000 $20,000 Maintenance and operating cost (annual) 1,600 1,100 400 900 Annual benefit 8,000 9,000 13,000 11,000 Salvage value 3,000 3,500 6,000 4,500   The internal rate of return for Company A is close to

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he General Hospital is evaluating new office equipment offered by four companies. The useful life of the equipment is 4 years.

 

 

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

First cost

$15,000

$18,000

$25,000

$20,000

Maintenance and operating cost (annual)

1,600

1,100

400

900

Annual benefit

8,000

9,000

13,000

11,000

Salvage value

3,000

3,500

6,000

4,500

 

The internal rate of return for Company A is close to

 

Select one:

20%

25%

35%

30%

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