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Transcribed Image Text:$300,000 is invested in processing equipment having a negligible salvage value regardless of the number of years used. Annual cost
savings of $45,000 occur the first year: thereafter, annual savings increase 15% per year. Based on a MARR of 15%, solve
mathematically for the DPBP. Assume a fractional number of years is feasible.
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