A subway system is considering buying automated ticket machines. Machines would cost 300k and result in savings of 365k over…
A subway system is considering buying automated ticket machines. Machines would cost 300k and result in savings of 365k over 5yrs. Reduces human ticket sellers.
Additional information here: This is the annual savings; patron can use credit or debit cards and reduces amount of human ticket sellers. If the cost of capital is 8%, should the city purchase the ticket selling machines? Justify your answer
Year 1 Cost savings: 50k
Year 2 Cost savings: 60k
Year 3 Cost savings: 75k
Year 4 Cost savings: 90k
Year 5 Cost savings: 90k
Year 5 Cost savings: 90k
