Blue Whale Moving and Storage recently purchased a warehouse building in Santiago. The manager has two good options for moving palletsof stored goods in and around the facility. Alternative 1 includes a 4000-pound capacity, electric forklift (P = $-30,000; n = 12 years; AOC =$-1000 per year; S = $8000) and 500 new pallets at $10 each. The forklift operator’s annual salary and indirect benefits are estimated at $32,000.Alternative 2 uses two electric pallet movers (“walkies”) each with a 3000-pound capacity (for each mover, P = $-2000; n = 4 years; AOC = $-150 per year; no salvage) and 800 pallets at $10 each. The two operators’ salaries and benefits will total $55,000 per year. For both options, new palletsare purchased now and every two years that the equipment is in use. (a) If the MARR is 8% per year, use tabulated factors to determine which alternative is better. (b) Rework using a spreadsheet solution.
Blue Whale Moving and Storage recently purchased a warehouse building in Santiago. The manager has two good options for moving pallets
of stored goods in and around the facility. Alternative 1 includes a 4000-pound capacity, electric forklift (P = $-30,000; n = 12 years; AOC =
$-1000 per year; S = $8000) and 500 new pallets at $10 each. The forklift operator’s annual salary and indirect benefits are estimated at $32,000.
Alternative 2 uses two electric pallet movers (“walkies”) each with a 3000-pound capacity (for each mover, P = $-2000; n = 4 years; AOC = $-150 per year; no salvage) and 800 pallets at $10 each. The two operators’ salaries and benefits will total $55,000 per year. For both options, new pallets
are purchased now and every two years that the equipment is in use. (a) If the MARR is 8% per year, use tabulated factors to determine which alternative is better. (b) Rework using a spreadsheet solution.
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