The Department of Defense uses an area cost factor (ACF) to compensate for variations in construction costs in different parts of the country and world. If a cold storage warehouse cost $1,150,000 in Rapid City, South Dakota, where the ACF is 0.95, and the cost of a similar facility built in Andros Island, The Bahamas, is $2,500,000, what is the ACF for Andros Island? The ACF for Andros Island is

The Department of Defense uses an area cost factor (ACF) to compensate for variations in construction costs in different parts of the country and world. If a cold storage warehouse cost $1,150,000 in Rapid City, South Dakota, where the ACF is 0.95, and the cost of a similar facility built in Andros Island, The Bahamas, is $2,500,000, what is the ACF for Andros Island? The ACF for Andros Island is

Essentials of Business Analytics (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran, Michael J. Fry, Jeffrey W. Ohlmann, David R. Anderson

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Chapter15: Decision Analysis

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