A diesel engine uses Type A filter and high-grade lubricating oil costing $5.50 per liter. With this filter, the oil and filter have to be changed every 500 hours of operation, and 5 liters of oil have to be added every 100 hours. This filter cost $148 a piece. Eighty liter of oil fill the engine. Another type, filter B, costing $120 may be used with a lower grade oil costing $4.80 per liter. However, if this filter is used, the oil and filter have to be changed every 300 hours, and 10 liters are added after each 150 hours the engine is used. Which type of filter and oil would you recommend?
A diesel engine uses Type A filter and high-grade lubricating oil costing $5.50 per liter. With this filter, the oil and filter have to be changed every 500 hours of operation, and 5 liters of oil have to be added every 100 hours. This filter cost $148 a piece. Eighty liter of oil fill the engine. Another type, filter B, costing $120 may be used with a lower grade oil costing $4.80 per liter. However, if this filter is used, the oil and filter have to be changed every 300 hours, and 10 liters are added after each 150 hours the engine is used. Which type of filter and oil would you recommend?
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![A diesel engine uses Type A filter and high-grade lubricating oil
costing $5.50 per liter. With this filter, the oil and filter have to be
changed every 500 hours of operation, and 5 liters of oil have to be
added every 100 hours. This filter cost $148 a piece.
Eighty liter of oil fill the engine.
Another type, filter B, costing $120 may be used with a lower grade
oil costing $4.80 per liter. However, if this filter is used, the oil and
filter have to be changed every 300 hours, and 10 liters are added
after each 150 hours the engine is used.
Which type of filter and oil would you recommend?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F8c0bf01c-7ee5-41e1-8903-091e8e82e731%2F0ed58ddc-0e00-4a9b-9433-031e5706e0ef%2Fdnvq0zh_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A diesel engine uses Type A filter and high-grade lubricating oil
costing $5.50 per liter. With this filter, the oil and filter have to be
changed every 500 hours of operation, and 5 liters of oil have to be
added every 100 hours. This filter cost $148 a piece.
Eighty liter of oil fill the engine.
Another type, filter B, costing $120 may be used with a lower grade
oil costing $4.80 per liter. However, if this filter is used, the oil and
filter have to be changed every 300 hours, and 10 liters are added
after each 150 hours the engine is used.
Which type of filter and oil would you recommend?
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