Answer:
The benefit cost ratio is 1.564
Explanation:
The benefit-cost ratio is the ratio of the present value of benefits to the present value of costs. It is thus calculated as follows.
Benefit-cost ratio = Present value of benefits / Present value of costs
Present value of costs = $20,000 + $2,500 (P/A, 10%, 10 years)
= $20,000 + $15,361
= $35,361
Present value of benefits = $9,000 (P/A, 10%, 10 years)
= $9,000 x 6.145
= $55,305
Benefit-cost ratio = $55,305 / $35,361
= 1.564
