ROI and TCO calculations
Question Description
Assignment Instructions and Requirements
First, download the required template for this assignment:
Scenario:
Your 504 Technologies client is thinking about buying tablets for her traveling
There will be other costs
A monthly connection fee of $5 per month will be charged by the internet provider .- Over
a period of five years, you estimate that each of the tablets will need a repair that costs an average of $50. - At the end of that five-year period, you estimate the resale value of each tablet to be 50% of its original value (rounded to the nearest whole dollar for this exercise).
Light Research:
You will need two sources for this assignment:
- Shop online for a tablet that costs between $150 and $350 (base price, not including tax or shipping). You may use any vendor’s site you wish; your professor must be able to view the site without logging in, however. For your calculations, round the cost to the nearest dollar.
- Find a suitable online source that explains Net Present Value.
Write and Calculate:
- Add your name and the date to the template’s cover page.
- Product Identification:
- Fill in the tablet product information as
indicated on page 2.
- Fill in the tablet product information as
- ROI Calculation:
- Base your answer on the purchase of all five
- Assume
the ROI is based on one year. - Use the base price of the tablets rounded to the nearest dollar, without adding tax, shipping, or other costs.
- Show your math
clearly, either in paragraph or equation form. Provide an explanation (labeling), not just the numbers. Round your final percentage to the nearest whole number.
- TCO Calculation:
- Base your answer on the purchase of just one
- The time
period for this is five years. - Again, use the base price of the tablet rounded to the nearest dollar.
- Make sure you include internet access, repairs, original costs, and resale value at the end of the time
period . Do not add tax or other potential costs. - Show your math
clearly, in equation, chart, or paragraph form. Provide an explanation, not just the numbers.
- NPV Explanation:
- Write 50–80 words explaining the concept of Net Present Value.
- Write this entirely in your own words. Do not copy or quote from your source.
- Additional Sources:
- Insert the URL to your NPV source. As this is a work document, in-text citation
is not required in the NPV paragraph.
- Insert the URL to your NPV source. As this is a work document, in-text citation
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