The Department of Energy is proposing new rules mandating either a 20% increase or a 35% increase in clothes washer efficiency in 3 years. The 20% increase is expected to add $100 to the current price of a washer, while the 35% increase will add $240 to the price. If the cost for energy is $80 per year with the 20% increase in efficiency and $65 per year with the 35% increase, which one of the two proposed standards is more economical on the basis of a future worth analysis at an interest rate of 10% per year? Assume a 15-year life for all washer models.
What will be an ideal response?
FW20% = -100(F/P,10%,15) – 80(F/A,10%,15)
= -100(4.1772) – 80(31.7725)
= $-2959.52
FW35% = -240(F/P,10%,15) – 65(F/A,10%,15)
= -240(4.1772) – 65(31.7725)
= $-3067.74
20% standard is slightly more economical
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