Equivalent annual annuity method

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Equivalent annual annuity method (alternatively known as EAA method) is a method that calculates the annual payments that a project will provide if it is an annuity. When comparing projects with unequal lives, the one with the higher equivalent annual annuity EAA should be chosen.


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According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),

Equivalent annual annuity method (EAA method). A method that calculates the annual payments that a project will provide if it is an annuity. When comparing projects with unequal lives, the one with the higher equivalent annual annuity EAA should be chosen.

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