Week 5 Discussion 2

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Business Finance

PAD 505: Public Budgeting And Finance

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"Cost-Benefit Analysis" Please respond to the following:

  • In a heavily debated City Council meeting, one year ago, Cobb County learned that by buying larger garbage trucks it could reduce labor cost for garbage removal. Note: All the dollar amounts below are in this year’s (present) dollars.
  • The cost of the trucks today (one year later) is $400,000.
  • The annual savings in this year’s dollars is $90,000.
  • The trucks will last for four years and then will be sold for $100,000.
  • The city can borrow money at a 7% discount rate to purchase the trucks.
  • Inflation for the next four years is expected to average 3%.
  • Assuming the cost and benefits are incurred at the end of the year, should the city buy the trucks?

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Explanation & Answer

Attached.

Year

0

Initial Outflow

1

2

3

4

NPV

-4, 00,000

Residual Value

1, 00, 000

Capital (outflow)/Inflow

-4, 00, 000

Annual Saving at current $

1, 00, 000
90,000

Inflation factor=1*(1+3%) ^n

90, 000

1.0300 1.0609 1.0927

Annual Saving

92,700 95,481

Free Cash Flow

-4, 00, 000

Discount Rate=1/...


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