Equipment A: • The cost of equipment A is $100/ Hr • The volume per cycle is 4 CY / cycle The cycle time is 10 minutes • The equipment works 50 min / Hr Equipment B: • The cost of equipment A is $110/ Hr The volume per cycle is 6 CY/cycle The cycle time is 12.5 minutes The equipment works 50 min / Hr Which Equipment option has lower $ Cost per CY ?

Equipment A: • The cost of equipment A is $100/ Hr • The volume per cycle is 4 CY / cycle The cycle time is 10 minutes • The equipment works 50 min / Hr Equipment B: • The cost of equipment A is $110/ Hr The volume per cycle is 6 CY/cycle The cycle time is 12.5 minutes The equipment works 50 min / Hr Which Equipment option has lower $ Cost per CY ?

Solid Waste Engineering

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781305635203

Author:Worrell, William A.

Publisher:Worrell, William A.

Chapter9: Toward Integrated Resources Management—environmental, Political, And Economic Issues

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