Basics of Engineering Economy 2nd Edition by Anthony Tarquin,Leland Blank

Exercise 3

A biomedical engineer with Johnston Implants just received estimates for replacement equipment to deliver online selected diagnostic results to doctors performing surgery who need immediate information on the patient's condition. The cost is $200,000, the annual maintenance contract costs $5000, and the useful life (technologically) 5 years.
a. What is the alternative if this equipment is not selected What other information is necessary to perform an economic evaluation of the two
b. What type of cash flow series will these estimates form
c. What additional information is needed to convert the cash flow estimates to the other type of series