Oil from a specific type of marine microalgae can be converted into biodiesel that may serve as an alternate transportable fuel for automobiles and trucks. If lined ponds are used to grow the algae, the construction cost is $10 million and the M&O cost is estimated at $2.1 million per year. Alternatively, if long plastic tubes are used for growing the algae, the initial cost will be higher at $21 million, but less contamination will render the M&O cost lower at $0.3 million per year. At an interest rate of 15% per year and a 5-year project period, which system is better-ponds or tubes? Use a present worth analysis. The present worth of lined ponds is $ million and that of plastic tubes is $ (Click to select) are used to grow algae. million.

The El Dorado Star is the only newspaper in El Dorado, New Mexico. Certainly, the Star competes with The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the New York Times for national news reporting, but the Star offers readers stories of local interest, such as local news, weather, high-school sporting events, and so on. The El Dorado Star faces the revenue and cost schedules shown in the spreadsheet that follows: A template for the spreadsheet is provided in the Course Materials.  You may download my template or create your own.  Since we are using dollars and cents, be sure to go out two decimal places on your calculations.  Add columns to show, respectively, marginal cost (MC), marginal revenue (MR), and total profit.   Two firms, Small and Large, compete by price. Each can choose either a low price or a high price. The following payoff table shows the profit (in thousands of dollars) each firm would earn in each of the four possible decision situations:   a)  Is there a dominant strategy for…

The El Dorado Star is the only newspaper in El Dorado, New Mexico. Certainly, the Star competes with The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the New York Times for national news reporting, but the Star offers readers stories of local interest, such as local news, weather, high-school sporting events, and so on. The El Dorado Star faces the revenue and cost schedules shown in the spreadsheet that follows: A template for the spreadsheet is provided in the Course Materials. You may download my template or create your own. Since we are using dollars and cents, be sure to go out two decimal places on your calculations. Add columns to show, respectively, marginal cost (MC), marginal revenue (MR), and total profit. What is the total fixed cost for the El Dorado Star? Explain how you arrived at this conclusion.

Calculate a Goal Value Standard using the following information:   A x B x (C x D) = Item Value A= 1- food cost % B= Number Sold C= Selling Price D= 1 – (food cost % + variable cost %)   Food Cost % = 35%, Selling Price= $8.00, Number Sold= 125, Variable Cost %= 25%

The landfill for Wellsburg has an area of 30 acres available for receiving waste from the city of 40,000 people who generate 36,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year. If the fixed cost of the landfill is $425,000 per year and the operating cost is $14 per ton, how much must the landfill charge per ton of MSW to break even? The landfill charge per ton of MSW to break even is determined to be $

The capital investment cost for a switchgrass-fueled ethanol plant with a capacity of 250.000 gallons per year is $6.6 million. The costcapacity factor for this particular plant technology is 0.62 for capacities ranging from 200.000 gallons per year to 600.000 gallons per year. What is the estimated capital investment for a similar ethanol plant with a capac of 550.000 gallons per year? The estimated capital investment for a similar ethanol plant with a capacity of 550,000 gallons per year is $ (Round to the nearest ten thousands)

The cost of a health care project is $5000 per year. The project will start immediately and will run for a total of eight years. Somebody tells you that the total cost of the project is approx. $37360. This person time discounted using a rate of 1% per year time discounted using a rate of 2% per year time discounted using a rate of 3% per year time discounted using a rate of 4% per year

The Department of Defense uses area cost factors (ACFs) to compensate for differences in construction costs in different parts of the country and world. The ACF for Andros Island in the Bahamas is 1.70 while the ACF for Rapid City, South Dakota, is 0.93. If a cold storage processing warehouse costs $1,350,000 in Rapid City, what is the estimated cost of the same facility on Andros Island?