The lease cost for a specialized highway design software package is estimated to be $13,000 for each of years 1, 2, and 3 (future dollars). (a) Calculate the CV amount today (year 0) of each future cost estimate at the inflation rate of 6% per year. (b) Develop a spreadsheet and graph for inflation rates of 3%, 6%, and 8% per year that show the CV today.

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The lease cost for a specialized highway design
software package is estimated to be $13,000 for
each of years 1, 2, and 3 (future dollars). (a) Calculate
the CV amount today (year 0) of each future
cost estimate at the inflation rate of 6% per year.
(b) Develop a spreadsheet and graph for inflation rates
of 3%, 6%, and 8% per year that show the CV today.

 

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