What must be the first cost of Alternative B to make the two alternatives equally attractive economically at an interest rate of 8% per year

The answer is "21,622.98".

Explanation:

In the given question some information is missing, which can be defined in the given attachment.

To calculate the first cost we first subtract B cost is to X.      

NPV = Cash Flow of the sum of PV amount  

The value of Option A or NPV = -24,575.88

The value of Option B or NPV:

The value of Option B or NPV = -X -2952.9

As demanded  

In Option B  the value of NPV = In Option A  the value of  NPV  

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.