1. Given the following conditions, calculate both the hourly ownership and operating costs: • A $900,000 single-engine scraper will be used 2,000 hours per year under average operating conditions. Tires for the scraper cost $100,000 and they last for 4,000 hours. The scraper will reach the end of its useful life with $150,000 salvage value. Interest (4%), taxes (3%), insurance (2%), and storage (1%). The flywheel horsepower of the scraper diesel engine is 500 HP. Diesel fuel costs $4.0/gallon. Operator wage is $50/hr including fringe benefits.
1. Given the following conditions, calculate both the hourly ownership and operating costs: • A $900,000 single-engine scraper will be used 2,000 hours per year under average operating conditions. Tires for the scraper cost $100,000 and they last for 4,000 hours. The scraper will reach the end of its useful life with $150,000 salvage value. Interest (4%), taxes (3%), insurance (2%), and storage (1%). The flywheel horsepower of the scraper diesel engine is 500 HP. Diesel fuel costs $4.0/gallon. Operator wage is $50/hr including fringe benefits.
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