Item Option 1 Option 2
Life expectancy 13 years 9 years
Purchase costs (£105,000) (£135,000)
Installation costs (£15,000) (£15,000)
Annual maintenance and (£48,000) (£42,000)
operating costs
Non-annual repair frequency 4 years 3 years
Non annual repair cost (£9500) (£8,300)
Resale Value £25,000 £40,000
If the cost of borrowing money is 9% pa, respectively.
a) Draw the cash flow diagrams of the two options.
b) Conduct the necessary WLC calculations and state which option you would recommend
and why.