Contemporary Engineering Economics 6th Edition by Chan Park

Exercise 53

You are considering two investment options. In option A, you have to invest $5,000 now and $1,000 three years from now. In option B, you have to invest $3,500 now, $1,500 a year from now, and $1,000 three years from now. In both options, you will receive four annual payments of $2,000 each. (You will get the first payment a year from now.) Which of these options would you choose based on (a) the conventional payback criterion, and (b) the present worth criterion, assuming 10% interest