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I don\'t understand which financial formula to plug into excel to calculate the

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Question

I don't understand which financial formula to plug into excel to calculate the answer. Please show me how I can solve for the following question in excel?

The city council of Morristown is considering the purchase of one new re truck. The options are Truck X and Truck Y. The appropriate nancial data are as follows:

Truck X                Truck Y

Capital investment                         $50,000                $64,000

Maintenance cost per year         $6,000                 $5,000

Useful life                                          6 years                 6 years

Reduction in re damage             $20,000                $22,000

per year              

The purchase is to be nanced by money borrowed at 12% per year. Which re truck should be purchased? The correct answer is Truck X.

Explanation / Answer

I don't understand which financial formula to plug into excel to calculate the