Georgia Mills Company (GMC) purchase a milling machine, which it intends to use for the next five years, for $180,000. This machine is expected to save GMC $35,000 during the first operating year. Then, the annual savings are expected to decrease by 3% each subsequent year over the previous year due to increased maintenance costs. Assuming that GMC would operate the machine for an average of 5,000 hours per year and that the machine would have no appreciable salvage value at the end of the five year period, determine the equivalent dollar savings per operating hour at 15% interest compounded annually. OA $3.24 lost per hour OB $4.09 lost per hour OC $6.74 lost per hour OD $5.92 lost per hour

Georgia Mills Company (GMC) purchase a milling machine, which it intends to use for the next five years, for $180,000. This machine is expected to save GMC $35,000 during the first operating year. Then, the annual savings are expected to decrease by 3% each subsequent year over the previous year due to increased maintenance costs. Assuming that GMC would operate the machine for an average of 5,000 hours per year and that the machine would have no appreciable salvage value at the end of the five year period, determine the equivalent dollar savings per operating hour at 15% interest compounded annually. OA $3.24 lost per hour OB $4.09 lost per hour OC $6.74 lost per hour OD $5.92 lost per hour

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