The cost of upgrading a section of Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National Park is $2.1 million. Resurfacing and other maintenance are expected to cost $400,000 every 6 years. What is the capitalized cost of the road at an interest rate of 13% per year? The capitalized cost is determined to be $

Three different plans were presented to the Ahbhalet Corporation for operating an identity-theft scanning system. Plan A involves renewable 1-year contracts with payments of $1.1 million at the beginning of each year. Plan B is a 2-year contract that requires four payments of $360,000 each, with the first one made now and the other three at 6-month intervals. Plan C is a 3-year contract that entails payment of $3.5 million now and the second payment of $0.5 million 2 years from now. Assuming that the company could renew any of the plans under the same payment conditions, determine which plan is best on the basis of a PW analysis at a MARR of 6% per year compounded semiannually. The present worth of plan A is $ The best plan on the basis of the present worth analysis is plan B the present worth of plan B is $ and the present worth of plan C is $

Biomet Implants is planning new online patient diagnostics for surgeons while they operate. The new system will cost $300,000 to install in an operating room, $5000 annually for maintenance, and have an expected life of 4 years. The revenue per system is estimated to be $80,000 in year 1 and to increase by $10,000 per year through year 4. Determine if the project is economically justified using PW analysis and an MARR of 10% per year. $-18,470 not justified $-18,475 not justified $-18,477 not justified $-18,479 not justified O No correct answer

ABC Beverage, LLC, purchases its 355-ml cans in large bulk from Wald-China Can Corporation. The finish on the anodized aluminum surface is produced by mechanical finishing technologies called brushing or bead blasting. Engineers at Wald are switching to more efficient, faster, and cheaper machines to supply ABC. Use the estimates and MARR = 8% per year to select between the two alternatives.     Brush Alternative Bead Blasting Alternative P $-400,000 $-400,000 n 6 years large Salvage Value $50,000 no value  AOC Nonlabor $-60,000 in year 1, decreasing by $2500 annually starting in year 2 $-70,000 per year