Caroline runs her own business selling horse related products (saddles, boots, bridles, etc.). She is considering investing $70,000 into an operating systems for security and data management for online ordering. After 8 years the equipment has a salvage value of $18,000. In the third year a major update is expected to cost $5,000. The operating costs per year are $2,000 for license and IT contracts.
a) Draw the cash flow diagram.
b) What is the present value the expected costs of the new security and data management system (including salvage value) using a 5% interest rate?