The TerraMax truck currently being manufactured by Oshkosh Truck Co. is a driverless truck that is intended for military use. Such a truck frees person­nel to more effectively perform non-driving tasks, such as reading maps, scanning for roadside explo­sives, or scouting for the enemy. If such trucks can result in reduced injuries to military personnel amounting to $15 million 3 years from now, deter­mine the present worth of these benefits at an inter­est rate 10% per year, compounded semiannually.

What will be an ideal response?


P = 15,000,000(P/F,5%,6)
= 15,000,000(0.7462)
= $11,193,000

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