Contemporary Engineering Economics 6th Edition by Chan Park

Exercise 19

You are considering purchasing a dump truck. The truck will cost $75,000 and have operating and maintenance costs that start at $18,000 the first year and increases by $2,000 per year. Assume that the salvage value at the end of five years is $22,000 and interest rate is 12%. What is the equivalent annual cost of owning and operating the truck