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below="" are="" in="" this="" year’s="" dollars="" (constant="" dollars),="" cost="" of="" the="" trucks="" today="" is="" $400,000.="" annual="" savings="" in="" this="" year’s="" constant="" dollars="" is="" $90,000.="" trucks="" will="" last="" for="" 4="" years="" and="" then="" will="" be="" sold="" for="" $100,000.="" the="" city="" can="" borrow="" money="" at="" a="" 7%="" discount="" rate="" to="" purchase="" the="" trucks.="" inflation="" (for="" the="" next="" 4="" years)="" is="" expected="" to="" average="" 3%.="" assuming="" the="" costs="" and="" benefits="" are="" incurred="" at="" the="" end="" of="" the="" year,="" should="" the="" city="" buy="" the="" trucks?="" 3.="" this="" assignment="" extends="" the="" garbage="" truck="" problem="" from="" prompt="" 2.="" two="" other="" lenders="" provide="" alternative="" scenarios.="" alternate="" lender="" 1="" suggests="" that="" the="" inflation="" rate="" will="" be="" 4%="" and="" offers="" an="" interest="" rate="" of="" 7.5%,="" while="" alternate="" lender="" 2="" suggests="" that="" the="" inflation="" rate="" will="" be="" 1%="" and="" offers="" an="" interest="" rate="" of="" 6.5%.="" for="" all="" three="" sources,="" the="" interest="" rates="" are="" guaranteed="" if="" the="" decision="" is="" made="" in="" the="" next="" 90="" days.="" which="" of="" the="" following="" decisions="" should="" be="" made="" and="" why?="" a.="" the="" usual="" lender="" should="" be="" used="" because="" she="" offers="" a="" positive="" npv.="" b.="" alternate="" lender="" 1="" should="" be="" used="" because="" he="" offers="" the="" highest="" npv.="" c.="" the="" garbage="" trucks="" shouldn’t="" be="" purchased="" because="" there="" is="" a="" possibility="" of="" a="" negative="" npv.="" d.="" alternate="" lender="" 2="" should="" be="" used="" because="" most="" scenarios="" have="" a="" positive="" npv="" and="" she="" offers="" the="" highest="" npv="" under="" each="" scenario.="" a="" back="" 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refurbishing="" the="" lighting="" system="" of="" its="" administration="" building.="" afier="" an="" initial="" investigation,="" the="" city="" procurement="" office="" has="" narrowed="" down="" the="" choices="" to="" the="" following="" two="" options:="" a.="" option="" 1="" is="" an="" ergolight="" system="" that="" costs="" $500,000="" to="" purchase="" and="" install.="" the="" energy="" cost="" for="" option="" 1="" is="" $20,000,="" and="" its="" maintenance="" cost="" is="" $2,000.="" grand="" canyon="" university"="" b.="" option="" 2="" is="" a="" conventional="" system="" that="" costs="" $100,000="" to="" purchase="" and="" install.="" the="" energy="" cost="" for="" option="" 2="" is="" $50,000,="" and="" its="" maintenance="" cost="" is="" $10,000.="" both="" systems="" are="" expected="" to="" last="" for="" 20="" years.="" assume="" that="" the="" discount="" rate="" is="" 4%="" and="" all="" future="" costs="" are="" paid="" at="" the="" end="" of="" the="" year.="" 3.="" which="" lighting="" system="" should="" the="" city="" select="" based="" on="" lcc="" considerations?="" aadnta="" 10.="" ca,="" ®="" €e="" mdoaozre="" 3="" b="" ars="" 95900="" *q="" ©="" word|="" xx="" |="" sw="" grand(="" x="" |="" |="" studen="" x="" |="" sonin="" x="" |="" @="" screen:="" x="" |="" @="" halo="" x="" |="" og="" gand="" x="" |="" @="" chenz="" x="" |="" @="" adme="" x="" @="" hao="" x="" bhi)="" x="" |="" +="" vo="" o_o|="" x="" cg="" @&="" halo.geu.edu/resource/2e55626d-a43a-4b68-8832-09950da36{7e="" q="">< %« » 0 module 19: capitalization and depreciation 1. what are the differences in how depreciation is treated by government and by companies in the private sector? 2. a city government purchases a new garbage truck for $120,000 this year. it is estimated that the truck will have a residual value of $20,000 and a useful economic life of 20 years. what would be the depreciation expense each year if the straight-line method were used. 3. why do organizations, government included, not capitalize all assets that last for more than one budgeting period, despite knowing that doing so would increase the accuracy of the accounting of assets and operations? 4. city hospital paid $500,000 for a picce of advanced diagnostic equipment. the total transportation and installation cost to make the equipment operational is $50,000. the staff-training cost to operate the new equipment is about $10,000. what should be the value of this capital asset? module 20: long-term financing 1. why do public organizations use municipal bonds to finance long-term capital projects? 2. a major urban center is planning to issue a $100 million, 20-year, semiannual-interest- paying municipal bond for the construction of a stadium, a. the interest rate is 5.875%, based on the economic and financial conditions of the city and city government. b. the design and issuance costs are estimated to be $10 million and 1%, respectively. c. what is the total interest paid if the city decides to adopt a level debt service structure? d. how much will the city still owe on this bond at the end of cach year? this assignment uses a rubric. please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. von are not reanired to suhmit this assionment ta t aneswrite ® @mbq xa 2 e 7 b ars 10000 wo %«="" »="" 0="" module="" 19:="" capitalization="" and="" depreciation="" 1.="" what="" are="" the="" differences="" in="" how="" depreciation="" is="" treated="" by="" government="" and="" by="" companies="" in="" the="" private="" sector?="" 2.="" a="" city="" government="" purchases="" a="" new="" garbage="" truck="" for="" $120,000="" this="" year.="" it="" is="" estimated="" that="" the="" truck="" will="" have="" a="" residual="" value="" of="" $20,000="" and="" a="" useful="" economic="" life="" of="" 20="" years.="" what="" would="" be="" the="" depreciation="" expense="" each="" year="" if="" 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center="" is="" planning="" to="" issue="" a="" $100="" million,="" 20-year,="" semiannual-interest-="" paying="" municipal="" bond="" for="" the="" construction="" of="" a="" stadium,="" a.="" the="" interest="" rate="" is="" 5.875%,="" based="" on="" the="" economic="" and="" financial="" conditions="" of="" the="" city="" and="" city="" government.="" b.="" the="" design="" and="" issuance="" costs="" are="" estimated="" to="" be="" $10="" million="" and="" 1%,="" respectively.="" c.="" what="" is="" the="" total="" interest="" paid="" if="" the="" city="" decides="" to="" adopt="" a="" level="" debt="" service="" structure?="" d.="" how="" much="" will="" the="" city="" still="" owe="" on="" this="" bond="" at="" the="" end="" of="" cach="" year?="" this="" assignment="" uses="" a="" rubric.="" please="" review="" the="" rubric="" prior="" to="" beginning="" the="" assignment="" to="" become="" familiar="" with="" the="" expectations="" for="" successful="" completion.="" von="" 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Answer To: Note to the Expert. Please do not worry about the basic words questions section in each module as...

Nitish Lath answered on Apr 28 2023
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Module 17
        Solution 2
            Year    0    1    2    3    4
            Cost of truck    -400000
            Annual savings        90000    92700    95481    98345

            Salvage value                    100000
            Total cash flows    -400000    90000    92700    95481    198345
            PVF @ 7%    1    0.9345794393    0.8734387283    0.8162978769    0.762895212
            Present Value    -400000    84112.1495327103    80967.7701109267    77940.9375834154    151316.778878508
            Net Present Value    -5662.3638944401
            The city should not buy the truck as it is having negative NPV.
        Solution 3
        Lender 1
            Year    0    1    2    3    4
            Cost of truck    -400000
            Annual savings        90000    93600    97344    101237.76
            Salvage value                    100000
            Total cash flows    -400000    90000    93600    97344    201238
            PVF @ 7.5%    1    0.9302325581    0.8653326122    0.8049605695    0.7488005298
            Present Value    -400000    83720.9302325581    80995.1325040563    78358.0816783428    150686.941299011
            Net Present Value    -6238.9142860318
        Lender 2
            Year    0    1    2    3    4
            Cost of truck    -400000
            Annual savings        90000    90900    91809    92727.09
            Salvage value                    100000
            Total cash flows    -400000    90000    90900    91809    192727
            PVF @ 6.5%    1    0.9389671362    0.8816592828    0.8278490918    0.7773230909
            Present...
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