Below Are Two Potential Investment Alternatives Assume Straight-Line Depreciation in All Computations, and Ignore Income Taxes

Multiple Choice

Below are two potential investment alternatives: $\begin{array}{lrr}&D&F\\\text { Initial capital investment } & \$ 180,000 & \$ 270,000 \\\text { Estimated useful life } & 3 \mathrm{yrs} & 3 \mathrm{yrs} \text {. } \\\text { Estimated terminal salvage value } & -0- & -0 \text { - } \\\text { Estimated annual savings in cash } & & \\\quad \text { operating costs } & \$ 80,000 & \$ 120,000 \\\text { Minimum desired rate of return } & 10 \% & 12 \%\end{array}$ Assume straight-line depreciation in all computations, and ignore income taxes.The net-present value in investment A is _____.

A) $18,952
B) $123,652)
C) $75,000
D) $186,518