Replacement Decision

A company owns a machine (Defender) with a current market value of 5,000.Itcanbekeptforupto3moreyears.Theoperatingcostsforthenextthreeyearsareexpectedtobe5,000. It can be kept for up to 3 more years. The operating costs for the next three years are expected to be 4,000, 5,000,and5,000, and 6,000 respectively, with a salvage value of zero at the end of any year. A new machine (Challenger) has a calculated minimum Annual Worth (at its ESL) of $6,500/year. If the MARR is 10%, should the defender be replaced now?

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